Universitatea Cluj vs Universitatea Craiova

26 April 2025 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2024/25 · Referee Rares George Vidican

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Mamadou Thiam 59’
Gjoko Zajkov 75’ (og)

Alexandru Mitriță 20’

Match summary

Universitatea Cluj came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Universitatea Craiova. Universitatea Craiova led 1-0 at half-time.

Alexandru Mitriță put Universitatea Craiova ahead in the 20th minute, Mamadou Thiam equalised in the 59th minute, and Zajkov's own goal won it from a corner in the 75th minute.

Key events

Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Craiova

0’

M. RadoiManagerArgument

Kick-off

Mamadou ThiamShot on target

4’

20’

Alexandru MitrițăRight foot shot

0-1

Dorinel OanceaFoul

24’

Iulian CristeaFoul

38’

45’

Vladimir ScreciuFoul

Half-time0-1

Dan NistorOvidiu Bic

46’

Second half underway

53’

Anzor MekvabishviliShot on target

54’

Carlos MoraTime wasting

Mamadou ThiamRight foot shot

1-1

59’

Dorin CodreaFoul

61’

Andrej FábryDorinel Oancea

62’

Alexandru ChipciuFoul

63’

64’

Denil MaldonadoJuraj Badelj

68’

Alexandru MitrițăSimulation

Gjoko ZajkovOwn goal

2-1

75’

80’

Jovo LukićTakuto Oshima

Gabriel SimionFoul

82’

Issouf MacalouDorin Codrea

86’

Dan NistorFoul

87’

Vasile MogoșCarlos Mora

87’

Lyes HouriAnzor Mekvabishvili

88’

Nicușor BancuArgument

Lucas MasoeroArgument

88’

Bogdan MitreaLucas Masoero

90+3’

Full-time2-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Universitatea Craiova attacking Universitatea Cluj attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Lineups

Universitatea Cluj 4-3-1-2 Starting XI

Universitatea Craiova 4-3-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Edvinas Gertmonas	90′	1	1	17	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Dorinel Oancea Taken off	62′	2	3	–	3	–	32	2	–	–
Lucas Masoero Taken off	89′	–	1	–	–	–	35	–	–	–
Iulian Cristea	90′	2	–	1	5	3	40	1	–	–
Alexandru Chipciu	90′	2	2	–	6	–	44	3	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Gabriel Simion	90′	–	–	30	–	–	5	–	5	1	–
Dorin Codrea Taken off	86′	–	–	50	–	–	3	3	5	5	1
Andrei Artean	90′	–	–	35	1	–	2	2	6	2	–	–
Ovidiu Bic Taken off	45′	–	–	17	2	–	–	1	2	2	2	–
Dan Nistor Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	15	–	–	–	1	1	2	1
Andrej Fábry Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
Issouf Macalou Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Mamadou Thiam	90′	1	–	4	2	–	–	1	7	1	36	–
Vladislav Blănuță	90′	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	7	1	19	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Laurenţiu Popescu	90′	1	2	20	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Gjoko Zajkov	90′	1	1	–	5	2	28	1	–	–	–
Juraj Badelj Taken off	64′	–	–	1	2	–	18	–	–	–	–
Vladimir Screciu	90′	1	1	2	7	3	47	1	–	–
Denil Maldonado Came on as a substitute	26′	–	1	–	3	3	12	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Carlos Mora Taken off	87′	–	–	36	–	–	6	1	11	–	2
Nicușor Bancu	90′	–	–	44	1	–	1	–	6	–	1
Takuto Oshima Taken off	80′	–	–	30	–	–	2	–	6	1	2	–
Anzor Mekvabishvili Taken off	87′	–	–	41	–	–	4	–	6	2	–	–
Ștefan Baiaram	90′	–	–	31	–	–	2	2	7	–	3	–
Alexandru Mitriță	90′	1	–	12	3	–	–	–	6	2	3
Vasile Mogoș Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	4	–	–	2	1	2	–	–	–
Lyes Houri Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	4	–	–	1	–	3	–	2	–

Forwards2 players


Alisson Safira	90′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	5	–	12	–
Jovo Lukić Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	4	–

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

Universitatea Cluj L W L L W

Universitatea Craiova W W L D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Universitatea Craiova 3-0 Universitatea Cluj, 14 Mar 25 Next meeting: Universitatea Craiova 2-1 Universitatea Cluj, 28 Jul 25 All Universitatea Cluj 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.