Romania - Liga IData current as of 06 August 2026

CS U Craiova vs Argeș: match statistics

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CS U Craiova vs Argeș: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

CS U Craiova play Argeș in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 9 August 2026.

Current form

CS U Craiova: 2-0-1, 2.00 points/match. Argeș: 2-0-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

CS U Craiova scores 3.00 and concedes 1.67 goals per match. Argeș scores 0.67 and concedes 0.67. League average: 2.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: CS U Craiova 33%, Argeș 0%. Over 2.5: CS U Craiova 100%, Argeș 0%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

CS U Craiova has higher xG: 1.86 vs 1.66. CS U Craiova: 16.0 shots per match, Argeș: 15.0.

Match halves

CS U Craiova: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 2.33. Argeș: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

CS U Craiova: 76-90+ (3 goals). Argeș: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.71 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 3-0-1. Average goals 2.25, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.64)
(3.60)
(5.01)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

3Goals scored / match0.67
CS U CraiovaArgeș
1.67Goals conceded / match0.67
CS U CraiovaArgeș
60%Average possession47%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
6.67Shots on target / match5
CS U CraiovaArgeș

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16Shots per match15
CS U CraiovaArgeș
6.67Shots on target5
CS U CraiovaArgeș
18.8%Shot conversion4.4%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
60%Possession47%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
1.86xG for1.66
CS U CraiovaArgeș
1.2xG against1.08
CS U CraiovaArgeș

Shooting quality

CS U Craiova: DominantArgeș: Attacking
CS U CraiovaArgeș
Accuracy (shots on target)42%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.450.13

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

CS U Craiova
WLW
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.7xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 100%
Argeș
LWW
Season result split
67% W0% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

CS U Craiova is 348% better for: goals scored per match.

3 goals / match - CS U Craiova · 0.67 goals / match - Argeș

Argeș is 149% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.67 goals / match - CS U Craiova · 0.67 goals / match - Argeș

CS U Craiova scoring profile: strong

CS U Craiova scores in 100% of matches (3 of 3 matches), while Argeș keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 matches).

Argeș scoring profile: mixed

Argeș scores in 67% of matches (2 of 3 matches), while CS U Craiova keeps a clean sheet in 67% (2 of 3 matches).

9Goals scored (season)2
CS U CraiovaArgeș
5Goals conceded (season)2
CS U CraiovaArgeș
4.67Average goals in match1.33
CS U CraiovaArgeș
9Goals scored (last 5)2
CS U CraiovaArgeș
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
CS U CraiovaArgeș

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal67%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%2 goals0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%3 goals0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%4 goals0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș

How often they concede at least...

33%1 goal33%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
33%2 goals33%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
33%3 goals0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
33%4 goals0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
33%Scored in both halves0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
33%BTTS - last 50%
CS U CraiovaArgeș

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time33%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
CS U CraiovaArgeș

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

CS U Craiova - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Argeș - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1.33
CS U CraiovaArgeș
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.33
CS U CraiovaArgeș
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
CS U CraiovaArgeș
1.33Average goals (1st half)1
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%Clean sheet before half-time67%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%No goal before half-time67%
CS U CraiovaArgeș

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)1.67
CS U CraiovaArgeș
2.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
CS U CraiovaArgeș
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0
CS U CraiovaArgeș
3.33Average goals (2nd half)0.33
CS U CraiovaArgeș
67%Clean sheet after half-time100%
CS U CraiovaArgeș
0%No goal after half-time67%
CS U CraiovaArgeș

CS U Craiova - second-half results

67% W0% R33% P
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Argeș - second-half results

33% W67% R0% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 67%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.7

Defence stays stable across the full match.

CS U Craiova - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.332.00
Goals scored / match0.72.3
Goals conceded / match0.71.0
Average goals in match1.33.3
1 goal67%100%
2 goals67%100%
3 goals0%67%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal67%0%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 33% leading - 33% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 67% won - 0% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Argeș - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.331.67
Goals scored / match0.30.3
Goals conceded / match0.70.0
Average goals in match1.00.3
1 goal67%33%
2 goals33%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet67%100%
No goal67%67%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 33% leading - 33% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 67% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

CS U Craiova
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Argeș
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
17%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

CS U Craiova

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.66
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.67
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
147%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
249%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.7
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Argeș

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.99
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
33%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga I).

Teams vs league

CS U CraiovaLigaArgeș
Average goals in match 4.672.71 1.33
Both teams scored 33%46% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%50% 0%
Clean sheets 67%27% 67%
Goal before half-time 67%75% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%75% 33%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.71
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
2.04
Home goals / match
0.67
Away goals / match
+204%
Home attack advantage
+67%
Home defence advantage
+67%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): CS U Craiova 3 - 0 - 1 Argeș. Average goals 2.25, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do CS U Craiova and Argeș play?

CS U Craiova face Argeș on 9 August 2026 in Liga I. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between CS U Craiova and Argeș?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches CS U Craiova won 3, Argeș won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.25 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before CS U Craiova vs Argeș?

CS U Craiova score 3.00 goals per game on average and Argeș 0.67. The Liga I average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 33% of CS U Craiova's matches and 0% of Argeș's.

What form are CS U Craiova and Argeș in?

Over the last 5 games CS U Craiova have a 2-0-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Argeș 2-0-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for CS U Craiova vs Argeș?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for CS U Craiova vs Argeș: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.