UTA Arad vs Universitatea Craiova

12 July 2025 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2025/26 · Referee Marian Barbu

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

Valentin Costache 81’ (pen)
Dmytro Pospelov 90+4’
Roman Alin 90+13’

Oleksandr Romanchuk 13’
Ștefan Baiaram 19’ (pen)
Andrei Ivan 49’

Match summary

UTA Arad and Universitatea Craiova shared the points in a 3-3 draw. Universitatea Craiova led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Oleksandr Romanchuk put Universitatea Craiova ahead with a header in the 13th minute and Ștefan Baiaram made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 19th minute. In the second half, Andrei Ivan made it 0-3 in the 49th minute, Valentin Costache pulled one back to make it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 81st minute, Dmytro Pospelov made it 2-3 with a header in stoppage time, and Roman Alin equalised in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: UTA Arad created 2.26 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots, Universitatea Craiova 1.96 from 13.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%

21 Shots 13

6 Shots on target 4

4 Corners 3

341 Passes 404

76.5% Pass accuracy 76.0%

13 Tackles 19

11 Fouls 12

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Offsides 2

Key events

UTA Arad Universitatea Craiova

Kick-off

Ovidiu Popescu

5’

13’

Oleksandr RomanchukHeader

0-1

15’

Nikola Stevanović

18’

Ștefan BaiaramVAR: No penalty

19’

Ștefan BaiaramPenalty

0-2

Alexandru Benga

33’

37’

Mihnea RădulescuShot on target

45+1’

Samuel Teles

Half-time0-2

Mark ȚuțuDenis Taroi

46’

Denis HrezdacOvidiu Popescu

46’

Dmytro Pospelov

47’

Second half underway

49’

Andrei IvanRight foot shot

0-3

Roman AlinShot on target

49’

Roman AlinShot on target

55’

62’

Florin GașparMihnea Rădulescu

62’

Alexandru CrețuLyes Houri

63’

Anzor MekvabishviliSamuel Teles

Andrea PadulaFlavius Iacob

67’

68’

Darius FălcușanOleksandr Romanchuk

Valentin CostachePenalty

1-3

81’

85’

Alexandru Crețu

88’

Jovan MarkovićAndrei Ivan

Florent PouloloAlexandru Benga

90+2’

Marinos TzionisShot on target

90+3’

Dmytro PospelovHeader

2-3

90+4’

Roman AlinRight foot shot

3-3

90+13’

Full-time3-3

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.

UTA Arad 2.26 xGUniversitatea Craiova 1.96 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Universitatea Craiova attacking UTA Arad attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

UTA Arad 4-3-3 Starting XI

Universitatea Craiova 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Dejan Iliev	90′	1	3	20	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Flavius Iacob Taken off	67′	4	2	–	4	–	19	–	–	–	–
Dmytro Pospelov	90′	3	1	–	5	2	37	2	1	–	–
Alexandru Benga Taken off	89′	1	3	–	4	3	24	2	–	–	–
Din Alomerovic	90′	–	2	–	5	–	41	1	–	–	–
Mark Țuțu Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	2	1	28	1	–	–	–
Andrea Padula Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	–	3	–	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Benjamin Van Durmen	90′	–	–	43	2	–	2	1	4	2	1	–
Ovidiu Popescu Taken off	45′	–	–	17	–	–	–	–	3	2	1	–
Roman Alin	90′	1	1	36	4	–	–	–	2	1	2	–
Denis Taroi Taken off	45′	–	–	10	–	–	1	–	2	–	–	–
Valentin Costache	90′	1	–	13	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Denis Hrezdac Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Marinos Tzionis	90′	–	–	3	1	0.35	–	1	7	3	24	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Silviu Lung Jr.	90′	4	3	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Nikola Stevanović	90′	2	–	–	6	4	37	2	–	–	–
Vasile Mogoș	90′	–	1	–	3	3	50	–	–	–	–
Oleksandr Romanchuk Taken off	68′	2	–	–	2	–	29	–	1	–	–
Darius Fălcușan Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	–	1	1	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Mihnea Rădulescu Taken off	62′	–	–	25	1	–	2	–	4	2	1	–
Tudor Băluță	90′	–	–	41	–	–	3	5	5	1	–	–
Samuel Teles Taken off	63′	–	–	37	–	–	2	1	5	2	1	–
Nicușor Bancu	90′	–	–	53	3	–	1	3	5	–	–	–
Lyes Houri Taken off	62′	–	2	25	3	–	1	–	4	1	3	–
Ștefan Baiaram	90′	1	–	32	2	–	–	–	6	1	3	–
Florin Gașpar Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	6	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–
Alexandru Crețu Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–
Anzor Mekvabishvili Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	11	–	–	4	–	4	2	–	–

Forwards2 players


Andrei Ivan Taken off	88′	1	–	2	1	0.47	–	–	5	2	13	–
Jovan Marković Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	–	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.

Form going into the game

UTA Arad D L W W D

Universitatea Craiova L L D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: UTA Arad 1-2 Universitatea Craiova, 25 Nov 24 Next meeting: Universitatea Craiova 1-2 UTA Arad, 09 Nov 25 All UTA Arad 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.