Universitatea Craiova vs Petrolul Ploiesti

1 August 2026 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2026/27 · Referee Marian Barbu

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Steven Nsimba 1’, 18’
  • Ștefan Baiaram 48’
  • Simon Elisor 65’

Match summary

Universitatea Craiova won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Petrolul Ploiesti. Universitatea Craiova led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Steven Nsimba put Universitatea Craiova ahead in the first minute and Nsimba made it 2-0 in the 18th minute. In the second half, Ștefan Baiaram made it 3-0 with a header in the 48th minute and Simon Elisor made it 4-0 in the 65th minute.

Shots finished 26-8 to Universitatea Craiova, with 11 on target for Universitatea Craiova and 2 for Petrolul Ploiesti.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
26 Shots 8
11 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 2
92 Attacks 58
54 Dangerous attacks 28
577 Passes 347
87.5% Pass accuracy 79.0%
17 Tackles 12
15 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 2
3 Offsides 4

Key events

Universitatea Craiova Petrolul Ploiesti
Kick-off
Steven NsimbaRight foot shot1-0 (Universitatea Craiova)
1’
Corner
7’
Steven NsimbaRight foot shot2-0 (Universitatea Craiova)
18’
Steven NsimbaFoul
18’
Corner
27’
Ștefan BaiaramShot on target
40’
Half-time2-0
46’
Mario IonițăPaul Papp
Simon ElisorSteven Nsimba
46’
46’
D. IsraelCalal Huseinov
Second half underway
Ștefan BaiaramHeader3-0 (Universitatea Craiova)
48’
Carlos MoraShot on target
50’
Nicușor BancuShot on target
58’
Monday EtimȘtefan Baiaram
61’
Luca BăsceanuDavid Matei
61’
64’
R. D. JerdeaDavid Paraschiv
64’
R. MartinsBreston Malula
Simon ElisorLeft foot shot4-0 (Universitatea Craiova)
65’
A. CicâldăuNicușor Bancu
69’
72’
Shot on target
Corner
72’
Simon ElisorShot on target
73’
Alexandru CrețuAnzor Mekvabishvili
75’
Nikola StevanovićShot on target
75’
Corner
75’
Luca BăsceanuShot on target
76’
79’
Lukáš ZimaArgument
Shot on target
80’
81’
Corner
83’
Mark ȚuțuLéo Teixeira
85’
Corner
87’
Dan N'LunduluFoul
90+4’
Alejandro BranShot on target
Full-time4-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Petrolul Ploiesti attacking Universitatea Craiova attacking 
1’ Steven Nsimba (Universitatea Craiova), open play, goal 4’ Carlos Mora (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 7’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, blocked 9’ Samuel Teles (Universitatea Craiova), set piece, off target 11’ Nicușor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 12’ Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 18’ Steven Nsimba (Universitatea Craiova), open play, goal 23’ Carlos Mora (Universitatea Craiova), set piece, off target 27’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, blocked 32’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 40’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, saved 42’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 48’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, goal 50’ Dan N'Lundulu (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, off target 50’ Carlos Mora (Universitatea Craiova), open play, saved 53’ David Matei (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 58’ Nicușor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), open play, saved 58’ Simon Elisor (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 60’ Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), open play, blocked 62’ Dan N'Lundulu (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, off target 65’ Simon Elisor (Universitatea Craiova), open play, goal 72’ Unknown (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, saved 73’ Simon Elisor (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, saved 75’ Nikola Stevanović (Universitatea Craiova), open play, saved 76’ Nikola Stevanović (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, off target 76’ Luca Băsceanu (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, saved 80’ Unknown (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 80’ Unknown (Universitatea Craiova), direct free kick, saved 82’ Tiberiu Căpuşă (Petrolul Ploiesti), from a corner, off target 83’ Mario Ioniță (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, off target 85’ Alejandro Bran (Petrolul Ploiesti), from a corner, blocked 85’ Dan N'Lundulu (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, blocked 89’ Monday Etim (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 90+4’ Alejandro Bran (Petrolul Ploiesti), direct free kick, saved 1’ Steven Nsimba (Universitatea Craiova), open play, goal 4’ Carlos Mora (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 7’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, blocked 9’ Samuel Teles (Universitatea Craiova), set piece, off target 11’ Nicușor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 12’ Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 18’ Steven Nsimba (Universitatea Craiova), open play, goal 23’ Carlos Mora (Universitatea Craiova), set piece, off target 27’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, blocked 32’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 40’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, saved 42’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 48’ Ștefan Baiaram (Universitatea Craiova), open play, goal 50’ Dan N'Lundulu (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, off target 50’ Carlos Mora (Universitatea Craiova), open play, saved 53’ David Matei (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 58’ Nicușor Bancu (Universitatea Craiova), open play, saved 58’ Simon Elisor (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 60’ Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), open play, blocked 62’ Dan N'Lundulu (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, off target 65’ Simon Elisor (Universitatea Craiova), open play, goal 72’ Unknown (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, saved 73’ Simon Elisor (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, saved 75’ Nikola Stevanović (Universitatea Craiova), open play, saved 76’ Nikola Stevanović (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, off target 76’ Luca Băsceanu (Universitatea Craiova), from a corner, saved 80’ Unknown (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 80’ Unknown (Universitatea Craiova), direct free kick, saved 82’ Tiberiu Căpuşă (Petrolul Ploiesti), from a corner, off target 83’ Mario Ioniță (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, off target 85’ Alejandro Bran (Petrolul Ploiesti), from a corner, blocked 85’ Dan N'Lundulu (Petrolul Ploiesti), open play, blocked 89’ Monday Etim (Universitatea Craiova), open play, off target 90+4’ Alejandro Bran (Petrolul Ploiesti), direct free kick, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Universitatea Craiova 3-4-3 Starting XI
Sava
Rus
Stevanović
Screciu
Bancu 69’
Teles
Mekvabishvili 75’
Mora
Baiaram 61’
Matei 61’
Nsimba 2 46’
Petrolul Ploiesti 5-4-1 Starting XI
Zima
Căpuşă
Zaian
Papp 46’
Malula 64’
Dumitrescu
Teixeira 83’
Huseinov 46’
Bran
Paraschiv 64’
N'Lundulu

Player stats

Players15 players
Răzvan Sava
90′ – – – – – – –
Adrian Rus
90′ – – – – – – –
Nikola Stevanović
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Vladimir Screciu
90′ – – – – – – –
Carlos Mora
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Samuel Teles
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Anzor Mekvabishvili Taken off
75′ – – 2 – – – –
Nicușor Bancu
69′ – – 2 – – – –
David Matei Taken off
61′ – – 1 – – – –
Steven Nsimba Taken off
46′ 2 – 2 – – –
Ștefan Baiaram Taken off
61′ 1 – 6 – – – –
Simon Elisor Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Luca Băsceanu Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 – – – –
Monday Etim Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 – – – –
Alexandru Crețu Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
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 Craiova DWDWL
Petrolul Ploiesti DDLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Petrolul Ploiesti 0-4 Universitatea Craiova, 19 Jan 26 Next meeting: Petrolul Ploiesti vs Universitatea Craiova, 05 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Universitatea Craiova vs Petrolul Ploiesti meetings

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