Universitatea Craiova vs Botosani

24 January 2026 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2025/26 · Referee Marcel Birsan

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • A. Cicâldău 65’
  • M. Etim 83’

Match summary

Universitatea Craiova won 2-0 at home to Botosani. It was goalless at half-time.

A. Cicâldău put Universitatea Craiova ahead in the 65th minute and M. Etim made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Universitatea Craiova created 1.36 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Botosani's 0.40 from 8.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
10 Shots 8
2 Shots on target 3
3 Corners 4
503 Passes 308
81.5% Pass accuracy 72.1%
17 Tackles 22
14 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 4
1 Offsides 5

Key events

Universitatea Craiova Botosani
F. CoelhoManagerArgument
0’
0’
L. F. GrozavuManagerArgument
Kick-off
4’
D. DiawFoul
16’
M. PavlovićFoul
20’
C. PetroShot on target
Ș. BaiaramArgument
29’
Half-time0-0
46’
A. DumiterŞ. Bodişteanu
T. BăluțăN. Stevanović
46’
Second half underway
57’
A. FridayA. G. Cîmpanu
57’
M. BordeianuH. Ongenda
A. MekvabishviliFoul
59’
M. EtimȘ. Baiaram
64’
A. CicâldăuLeft foot shot1-0 (Universitatea Craiova)
65’
71’
M. KovtalyukM. Pavlović
73’
M. KovtalyukArgument
76’
A. FridayFoul
A. Al-HamlawiS. Nsimba
78’
S. TelesA. Mekvabishvili
78’
79’
M. BordeianuShot on target
80’
A. ȚigănașuD. Diaw
M. EtimRight foot shot2-0 (Universitatea Craiova)
83’
88’
S. MailatShot on target
L. BasceanuD. Matei
90+1’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.40 65’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), 1-0 65’ 83’ M. Etim (Universitatea Craiova), 2-0 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.36 0.40 65’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), 1-0 Cicâldău 65’ 83’ M. Etim (Universitatea Craiova), 2-0 Etim 83’
Universitatea Craiova 1.36 xGBotosani 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Botosani attacking Universitatea Craiova attacking 
83’ M. Etim (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 65’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 54’ D. Matei (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 23’ D. Matei (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ S. Mailat (Botosani), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Unknown (Botosani), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ O. Romanchuk (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ V. Screciu (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ C. Petro (Botosani), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ C. Petro (Botosani), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 63’ A. Ferreira (Botosani), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ M. Bordeianu (Botosani), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ A. Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ S. Mailat (Botosani), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ R. Creț (Botosani), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ M. Etim (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 65’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 54’ D. Matei (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 23’ D. Matei (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 42’ S. Mailat (Botosani), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 90+1’ Unknown (Botosani), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ O. Romanchuk (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ V. Screciu (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ C. Petro (Botosani), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ C. Petro (Botosani), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 63’ A. Ferreira (Botosani), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ M. Bordeianu (Botosani), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 5’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ A. Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ S. Mailat (Botosani), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ A. Cicâldău (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ R. Creț (Botosani), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Universitatea Craiova 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Isenko
Stevanović 46’
Screciu
Romanchuk
Mekvabishvili 78’
Mora
Matei 90’
Cicâldău
Bancu
Nsimba 78’
Baiaram 64’
Botosani 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Anestis
Pavlović 71’
Miron
Diaw
Creț
Ferreira
Petro
Cîmpanu 57’
Ongenda 57’
Mailat
Bodişteanu 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
P. Isenko
90′ 3 0 27 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
N. Stevanović Taken off
45′ 1 2 – 2 1 50 1 – – –
V. Screciu
90′ 2 1 – 4 1 60 – – – –
O. Romanchuk
90′ 1 5 – 4 3 77 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
A. Mekvabishvili Taken off
78′ – – 41 – – 1 4 3 2 1 –
C. Mora
90′ – – 38 1 – 4 3 7 3 – –
D. Matei Taken off
89′ – – 30 – – 3 – 5 2 – –
A. Cicâldău
90′ 1 – 50 3 – – – 4 1 1 –
N. Bancu
90′ – – 50 1 – 2 – 4 – – –
T. Băluță Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 24 1 – 1 2 2 – – –
S. Teles Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 7 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards4 players
S. Nsimba Taken off
78′ – 1 – – – – 1 7 5 19 –
Ș. Baiaram Taken off
64′ – – – – – – 2 5 4 18 –
M. Etim Came on as a substitute
26′ 1 – 1 1 0.57 – – 4 1 7 –
A. Al-Hamlawi Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – 1 – 5 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

Universitatea Craiova DDWWW
Botosani WDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Botosani 1-1 Universitatea Craiova, 31 Aug 25 Next meeting: Universitatea Craiova 2-1 Botosani, 01 Nov 26  All Universitatea Craiova vs Botosani 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.