Universitatea Craiova vs Mainz

27 November 2025 · Conference League · Matchday 4 · 2025/26 · Referee Dario Bel

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Assad Al-Hamlawi 67’ (pen)

Match summary

Universitatea Craiova beat Mainz 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Assad Al-Hamlawi put Universitatea Craiova ahead from the penalty spot in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Universitatea Craiova created 1.05 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Mainz's 0.41 from 9.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
8 Shots 9
2 Shots on target 1
1 Corners 6
383 Passes 501
75.5% Pass accuracy 81.2%
21 Tackles 12
17 Fouls 18
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Universitatea Craiova Mainz
0’
B. HenriksenManagerArgument
Kick-off
12’
Stefan BellFoul
Ștefan BaiaramShot on target
18’
24’
Lasse RiessRobin Zentner
Adrian RusFoul
41’
Ștefan BaiaramArgument
45+4’
Half-time0-0
46’
Kacper PotulskiStefan Bell
Second half underway
57’
Nadiem AmiriHandball
62’
Paul NebelArnaud Nordin
62’
Jae-sung LeeBen Bobzien
Monday EtimȘtefan Baiaram
64’
Assad Al-HamlawiSteven Nsimba
65’
Assad Al-HamlawiPenalty1-0 (Universitatea Craiova)
67’
Nicușor BancuFoul
72’
73’
Kaishu SanoLennard Maloney
Alexandru CrețuTudor Băluță
83’
Samuel TelesAlexandru Cicâldău
83’
86’
Kacper PotulskiShot on target
90+1’
Kacper PotulskiVAR: Goal given
Pavlo IsenkoTime wasting
90+2’
Nikola StevanovićAnzor Mekvabishvili
90+5’
Full-time1-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 0.41 67’ Assad Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), 1-0 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 0.41 67’ Assad Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), 1-0 Al-Hamlawi 67’
Universitatea Craiova 1.05 xGMainz 0.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mainz attacking Universitatea Craiova attacking 
67’ Assad Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 19’ Arnaud Nordin (Mainz), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 40’ Steven Nsimba (Universitatea Craiova), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ William Bøving (Mainz), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Ben Bobzien (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Assad Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Kacper Potulski (Mainz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Monday Etim (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ William Bøving (Mainz), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Assad Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Andreas Hanche Olsen (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ William Bøving (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Tudor Băluță (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Vasile Mogoș (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Assad Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 19’ Arnaud Nordin (Mainz), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 40’ Steven Nsimba (Universitatea Craiova), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 21’ William Bøving (Mainz), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Ben Bobzien (Mainz), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Assad Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 86’ Kacper Potulski (Mainz), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 77’ Monday Etim (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ William Bøving (Mainz), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Silvan Widmer (Mainz), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Assad Al-Hamlawi (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Andreas Hanche Olsen (Mainz), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 74’ William Bøving (Mainz), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Tudor Băluță (Universitatea Craiova), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 40’ Vasile Mogoș (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Universitatea Craiova 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Isenko
Romanchuk
Rus
Screciu
Bancu
Mogoș
Mekvabishvili 90’
Băluță 83’
Baiaram 64’
Cicâldău 83’
Nsimba 65’
Mainz 3-4-3 Starting XI
Zentner 24’
Kohr
Bell 46’
Olsen
Widmer
Maloney 73’
Amiri
Veratschnig
Bobzien 62’
Bøving
Nordin 62’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Pavlo Isenko
90′ 1 0 19 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Oleksandr Romanchuk
90′ – 3 – 2 1 46 – – – –
Adrian Rus
90′ 4 2 2 8 4 49 1 – –
Vladimir Screciu
90′ 4 – 1 9 3 59 1 – – –
Midfielders8 players
Vasile Mogoș
90′ – – 30 – – 3 1 8 4 2 –
Anzor Mekvabishvili Taken off
89′ – – 41 – – 2 – 3 2 – –
Tudor Băluță Taken off
83′ – – 27 2 – 2 – 3 1 – –
Nicușor Bancu
90′ – – 42 1 – 3 1 6 3 2
Alexandru Cicâldău Taken off
83′ – – 21 – – – – 4 1 4 –
Ștefan Baiaram Taken off
64′ – – 21 – – 1 1 7 – 4
Samuel Teles Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 5 1 – – – 2 – – –
Alexandru Crețu Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards3 players
Steven Nsimba Taken off
65′ – – 1 – 0.07 – – 5 1 13 –
Monday Etim Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 – 0.04 – – 4 – 4 –
Assad Al-Hamlawi Came on as a substitute
25′ 1 – 3 1 0.85 – 1 3 1 6 –
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

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Mainz WWW

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results from Bzzoiro Sports Data.