CS U Craiova vs. U Craiova 1948: Preview and betting tips

The top Romanian football league will offer a city clash between rivals CS Universitatea Craiova and FC U Craiova 1948. Both teams were ranked among the university teams until they were promoted to the top Romanian league, Liga 1.

CS Universitatea Craiova has been active in the top Romanian league since the 2014/2015 season. They are currently in fifth place with 39 points. Out of 25 matches, they have won 11, drawn 6 and lost 8. Their score is 45::28.

Out of their last five matches they managed to win twice, draw twice and lose once. From these matches they took away a score of 10::6. However, if we take away the 6::1 win, they have a negative score of 4::5.

City rivals FC U Craiova 1948 are newcomers to the Romanian top flight, having managed to get promoted from the second league last summer. They are currently only in thirteenth place out of sixteen teams.

The league position is not a comfortable one, but they have been experiencing good form recently. Out of their last five games they have managed to win twice, draw twice and lose once. Their record stands at 8:7.

Both teams have been experiencing games lately in which goals have been falling on both sides and we can expect the same in this match. There is a big difference in the table position between these teams, but the form in recent matches is the same.

The home team loses points against weaker opponents, while the away team can rob points from teams that are better placed in the table. We can expect a tight contest between the city rivals, with both teams asserting themselves.