Rapid Bucharest vs Universitatea Craiova

29 March 2025 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2024/25 · Referee Istvan Kovacs

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

Gjoko Zajkov 55’ (og)

Anzor Mekvabishvili 18’
Alexandru Mitriță 90+4’

Match summary

Universitatea Craiova beat Rapid Bucharest 2-1 on the road, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Universitatea Craiova led 1-0 at half-time.

Anzor Mekvabishvili put Universitatea Craiova ahead in the 18th minute, Zajkov's own goal equalised with a header in the 55th minute, and Alexandru Mitriță won it in stoppage time.

Key events

Rapid Bucharest Universitatea Craiova

Claudiu PetrilaArgument

0’

M. ȘumudicăManagerArgument

0’

Kick-off

Cătălin VulturarShot on target

9’

18’

Anzor MekvabishviliRight foot shot

0-1

Tobias ChristensenShot on target

21’

26’

Ștefan BaiaramShot on target

33’

Anzor MekvabishviliShot on target

45’

Lyes HouriShot on target

Half-time0-1

Răzvan OneaCristian Manea

46’

Second half underway

49’

Nicușor BancuShot on target

Kader KeïtaFoul

53’

Cătălin VulturarFoul

54’

Gjoko ZajkovOwn goal

1-1

55’

Mattias KäitKader Keïta

60’

Borisav BurmazElvir Koljić

60’

Alex DobreShot on target

63’

65’

Anzor MekvabishviliShot on target

73’

Basilio NdongVasile Mogoș

Răzvan OneaShot on target

75’

Juraj BadeljShot on target

77’

Jovo LukićAlisson Safira

Mattias KäitFoul

77’

Claudiu MicovschiChristopher Braun

78’

Takuto OshimaAnzor Mekvabishvili

81’

Mihai CăpățînăLyes Houri

Borisav BurmazShot on target

84’

86’

Takuto OshimaFoul

Rareș PopClaudiu Petrila

86’

90+4’

Alexandru Mitriță

90+4’

Alexandru MitrițăRight foot shot

1-2

Full-time1-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Universitatea Craiova attacking Rapid Bucharest attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Rapid Bucharest 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Universitatea Craiova 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Marian Aioani	90′	6	2	20	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Cristian Manea Taken off	45′	1	–	–	2	–	23	–	–	–	–
Denis Ciobotariu	90′	2	1	1	4	–	52	–	–	–	–
Alexandru Paşcanu	90′	3	1	–	5	2	41	1	–	–	–
Christopher Braun Taken off	78′	5	–	–	7	–	22	1	–	–	–
Răzvan Onea Came on as a substitute	45′	2	–	–	3	–	16	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Kader Keïta Taken off	60′	–	–	32	–	–	1	3	2	2	1
Cătălin Vulturar	90′	–	–	26	–	–	–	3	4	5	4
Alex Dobre	90′	–	–	39	3	–	–	–	8	–	3	–
Tobias Christensen	90′	–	–	45	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Claudiu Petrila Taken offSent off	86′	–	–	30	3	–	1	–	2	2	–
Mattias Käit Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	12	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Claudiu Micovschi Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rareș Pop Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	2	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Elvir Koljić Taken off	60′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	–	10	–
Borisav Burmaz Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	1	1	–	–	1	2	1	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Laurenţiu Popescu	90′	5	1	26	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Vasile Mogoș Taken off	73′	2	1	–	5	2	33	–	–	–	–
Gjoko Zajkov	90′	–	–	–	1	1	40	1	–	–	–
Juraj Badelj	90′	–	–	2	2	2	53	–	–	–	–
Vladimir Screciu	90′	1	2	1	6	3	41	–	–	–	–
Basilio Ndong Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	3	1	11	–	–	1	–

Midfielders7 players


Nicușor Bancu	90′	–	–	42	4	–	–	2	3	5	–	–
Anzor Mekvabishvili Taken off	78′	1	–	42	1	–	–	1	2	–	2	–
Lyes Houri Taken off	81′	–	–	47	–	–	2	–	7	1	3	–
Ștefan Baiaram	90′	–	–	32	–	–	4	–	8	–	2	–
Alexandru Mitriță	90′	1	–	40	2	–	1	–	6	1	3
Takuto Oshima Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Mihai Căpățînă Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Alisson Safira Taken off	77′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	5	–	17	–
Jovo Lukić Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Rapid Bucharest W W D L D

Universitatea Craiova W D W L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Rapid Bucharest 1-0 Universitatea Craiova, 25 Jan 25 Next meeting: Universitatea Craiova 1-2 Rapid Bucharest, 02 May 25 All Rapid Bucharest vs Universitatea Craiova meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.