Universitatea Craiova

2nd in the league on 32 points from 14 games played. Squad, fixtures, expected XI and performance record.

Form

Last 6 results, most recent last.

DWWWWW

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Win/draw/lose are the estimated probabilities for Universitatea Craiova, not for the home side. Open a fixture for the full breakdown and the market’s prices.

Previous fixtures

Full match history on file for Universitatea Craiova, most recent first.

DateOpponentScoreResultCompetitionShots
05 Nov 26 Home Egnatia 2–0 W Conference League 19 (9 on target)
01 Nov 26 Home Botosani 2–1 W Romanian SuperLiga 9 (2 on target)
26 Oct 26 Away Sepsi OSK 5–0 W Romanian SuperLiga 25 (12 on target)
22 Oct 26 Away Inter d'Escaldes 3–1 W Conference League 16 (7 on target)
18 Oct 26 Home Farul Constanta 2–0 W Romanian SuperLiga 16 (7 on target)
15 Oct 26 Home Getafe 1–1 D Conference League 12 (4 on target)
11 Oct 26 Away Csikszereda 1–0 W Romanian SuperLiga 24 (8 on target)
19 Sep 26 Home FCSB 5–0 W Romanian SuperLiga 24 (11 on target)
13 Sep 26 Away Corvinul Hunedoara 1–0 W Romanian SuperLiga 11 (5 on target)
07 Sep 26 Home Universitatea Cluj 4–0 W Romanian SuperLiga 18 (7 on target)

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Season Statistics

Games Played: 14

PPG ?Points per game this season (win = 3, draw = 1, loss = 0), with the win/draw/loss split behind it.

2.29PPG
  • Win · 10 (71%)
  • Draw · 2 (14%)
  • Loss · 2 (14%)

Clean Sheets ?How often this team has kept a clean sheet (conceded zero goals) this season.

CS
  • Yes · 8 (57%)
  • No · 6 (43%)

BTTS ?Both Teams To Score: how often this team's matches have seen both sides get on the scoresheet this season.

BTTS
  • Yes · 5 (36%)
  • No · 9 (64%)

O/U 2.5 Goals ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 2.5 total goals this season.

2.5Goals
  • Over · 8 (57%)
  • Under · 6 (43%)

O/U 9.5 Corners ?How often this team's matches have finished with more (Over) or fewer (Under) than 9.5 total corners this season.

9.5Corners
  • Over · 3 (21%)
  • Under · 11 (79%)
Scored / game 2.43 League avg: 1.34
Conceded / game 0.71 League avg: 1.34
Goals avg 3.14 League avg: 2.68
Yellow cards avg 1.71 League avg: 2.20
Corners avg 4.43 League avg: 4.69
Home advantage ?How many more points per game Universitatea Craiova earns at home than away, over its last two seasons or so of matches. +0.76 League avg: +0.50
Squad size 29 League avg: 32

Lineup & availability

Universitatea Craiova 3-4-3 Predicted XI
Popescu
Romanchuk
Screciu
Stevanović
Bancu
Mora
Cicâldău
Băluță
Rădulescu
Baiaram
Al-Hamlawi

Out / doubtful

None reported.

How they play

Each line runs across the 13 clubs of the league, from up to the last 19 league games of each. A marker at either end means the most or least of that measure.

Universitatea Craiova
  • Open play side
  • Keeps the ball
  • Crosses and headers

Universitatea Craiova rank 13th of 13 for set piece reliance and 3rd of 13 for possession.

All-time record

Recent form (Last 6)

2nd in the league · 32 pts

ResultsPPG
Overall WWWWWW 3.00
Home LWWWWW 2.50
Away LDDWWW 1.83

Career Overall

Overall Home Away
Win % 52% 63% 41%
Goals/game (both sides) 2.63 2.65 2.61
Scored/game 1.63 1.84 1.41
Conceded/game 1.00 0.81 1.20
Both teams scored 52% 49% 55%
Clean sheets 35% 43% 26%
Failed to score 18% 12% 25%
xG/game 1.42 1.49 1.35
xG against/game 0.88 0.75 1.02
npxG/game 1.31 1.36 1.26
Led at half-time 36% 42% 31%
Comebacks (trailed at HT, won) 20% 35% 14%

Historic Bets

Universitatea Craiova’s 5 most frequent betting markets, based on its entire match history on file.

  1. 1 To Score 81.6% Based on 223 matches on file · Romanian SuperLiga average 69.9% +12 pts
  2. 2 Over 2.5 Cards in the Match 79.4% Based on 63 matches on file · Romanian SuperLiga average 78.7% +1 pts
  3. 3 To Win or Draw (Double Chance) 76.2% Based on 223 matches on file · Romanian SuperLiga average 63.7% +13 pts
  4. 4 Team Over 3.5 Shots on Target 76.2% Based on 63 matches on file · Romanian SuperLiga average 58.7% +18 pts
  5. 5 Over 1.5 Goals in the Match 73.5% Based on 223 matches on file · Romanian SuperLiga average 69.3% +4 pts

Universitatea Craiova betting trends at a glance Above average

Over 223 matches on file, Universitatea Craiova's most frequent betting market is To Score, which has landed 81.6% of the time. Over 2.5 Cards in the Match (79.4%) and To Win or Draw (Double Chance) (76.2%) follow, with Team Over 3.5 Shots on Target and Over 1.5 Goals in the Match completing the top 5.

The standout against the average Romanian SuperLiga side is Team Over 3.5 Shots on Target: 76.2% for Universitatea Craiova against 58.7% league wide, 18 percentage points higher.

Overall, 3 of 5 of Universitatea Craiova's top markets land more often than they do for the typical Romanian SuperLiga club, by more than chance would explain, so they look like real tendencies for Universitatea Craiova.

These are past frequencies, not predictions. A market that lands often is usually already priced short by bookmakers, so a high strike rate does not make it a profitable bet. Use the figures to see what is normal for Universitatea Craiova, then compare them with the odds on offer.

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Squad

Goalkeepers 4

# Player SavesCSMinsStarts
1
A. Maxim Alexandru Maxim
- - - -
21
L. Popescu Laurenţiu Popescu
20 6 720 8
77
P. Isenko Pavlo Isenko
- - - -
90
R. Sava Răzvan Sava
5 1 468 6

CS clean sheets · Mins minutes played

Defenders 6

# Player TklIntDuelsCSFlsYelMinsStarts
3
O. Romanchuk Oleksandr Romanchuk
17 11 32 7 6 2 902 9
5
B. Roux Baptiste Roux
1 3 2 2 3 0 101 1
6
V. Screciu Vladimir Screciu
18 13 50 9 4 0 920 12
24
N. Stevanović Nikola Stevanović
19 7 58 7 7 1 1039 13
28
A. Rus Adrian Rus
2 0 5 1 2 1 119 3
31
R. R. Webster Ronaldo Webster
1 3 5 1 1 0 93 2

Tkl tackles · Int interceptions · Duels duels won · CS clean sheets · Fls fouls committed · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Midfielders 12

# Player AstxAKPGoalsTklYelMinsStarts
4
A. Crețu Alexandru Crețu
0 - 2 0 5 2 233 3
8
T. Băluță Tudor Băluță
3 - 11 0 25 2 949 11
11
N. Bancu Nicușor Bancu
4 - 38 0 22 3 999 11
16
J. Lameira João Lameira
0 - 7 2 20 2 712 7
17
C. Mora Carlos Mora
4 - 21 0 24 0 934 10
18
M. Rădulescu Mihnea Rădulescu
1 - 1 0 3 0 51 -
20
A. Cicâldău Alexandru Cicâldău
3 - 27 2 12 0 819 9
22
A. Iamandache Alexandru Iamandache
- - - - - - - -
23
S. Teles Samuel Teles
0 - 4 1 10 2 497 7
27
D. Barbu David Barbu
- - - - - - - -
29
L. Băsceanu Luca Băsceanu
1 - 5 0 3 1 344 3
39
S. Serban Sebastian Șerban
- - - - - - - -

Ast assists · xA expected assists · KP key passes · Tkl tackles · Yel yellow cards · Mins minutes played

Forwards 7

# Player GoalsxGShotsSoTAstMinsStarts
7
S. Nsimba Steven Nsimba
2 - 12 5 0 437 4
9
A. Al-Hamlawi Assad Al-Hamlawi
7 - 34 16 0 523 8
10
Ș. Baiaram Ștefan Baiaram
1 - 16 4 4 546 6
12
M. Etim Monday Etim
2 - 12 6 2 488 7
19
H. Tavares Heriberto Tavares
0 - 3 1 0 161 1
22
S. Elisor Simon Elisor
8 - 11 10 0 262 2
30
D. Matei David Matei
1 - 26 12 2 862 12

xG expected goals · SoT shots on target · Ast assists · Mins minutes played

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Squad data (name, position, shirt number, photo) is from Bzzoiro Sports Data. Season stat columns that source does not carry show as ‘-’ rather than a misleading zero.

Season Player Statistics

Goals

  1. S. Elisor 1 2 – 8 2
  2. A. Al-Hamlawi 0 2 1 7 8
  3. O. Romanchuk 1 1 0 3 9

Shots on target

  1. A. Al-Hamlawi 1 2 1 16 8
  2. D. Matei 1 4 1 12 12
  3. S. Elisor 2 2 – 10 2

Total shots

  1. A. Al-Hamlawi 1 2 2 34 8
  2. A. Cicâldău 2 5 0 31 9
  3. D. Matei 2 5 1 26 12

Most carded

  1. A. Crețu – – – 2Y 1R 3
  2. N. Bancu 0 0 1 3Y 11
  3. O. Romanchuk 0 0 0 2Y 9

Most fouls committed

  1. T. Băluță 1 0 6 15 11
  2. N. Bancu 0 1 2 15 11
  3. J. Lameira – 1 1 15 7

Most tackles

  1. T. Băluță 4 1 5 25 11
  2. C. Mora 0 1 2 24 10
  3. D. Matei 2 3 2 22 12

Most interceptions

  1. T. Băluță 2 2 2 18 11
  2. V. Screciu 0 2 2 13 12
  3. O. Romanchuk 1 2 0 11 9

Most duels won

  1. C. Mora 5 5 6 65 10
  2. N. Stevanović 4 1 8 58 13
  3. V. Screciu 0 9 3 50 12

Most blocked shots

  1. O. Romanchuk 1 0 0 6 9
  2. T. Băluță 0 0 0 4 11
  3. N. Stevanović 0 0 0 3 13

Most key passes

  1. N. Bancu 2 4 2 38 11
  2. A. Cicâldău 3 5 1 27 9
  3. C. Mora 1 2 2 21 10

Head to head

Universitatea Craiova’s record against every other Romanian SuperLiga club, in table order, across all league meetings on file.

OpponentPWDLLast meetingNext meeting
Dinamo Bucharest 13832 Dinamo Bucharest 5-1 Universitatea Craiova 25 Jul 26 28 Nov 26
Rapid Bucharest 19874 Rapid Bucharest 1-1 Universitatea Craiova 31 Aug 26 23 Jan 27
Petrolul Ploiesti 9621 Universitatea Craiova 4-0 Petrolul Ploiesti 01 Aug 26 05 Dec 26
Universitatea Cluj 13652 Universitatea Craiova 4-0 Universitatea Cluj 07 Sep 26 30 Jan 27
Farul Constanta 17728 Universitatea Craiova 2-0 Farul Constanta 18 Oct 26 20 Feb 27
FCSB 195410 Universitatea Craiova 5-0 FCSB 19 Sep 26 10 Feb 27
Corvinul Hunedoara 1100 Corvinul Hunedoara 0-1 Universitatea Craiova 13 Sep 26 06 Feb 27
CFR Cluj 20776 CFR Cluj 0-0 Universitatea Craiova 08 May 26 08 Nov 26
UTA Arad 11632 Universitatea Craiova 4-0 UTA Arad 18 Jul 26 22 Nov 26
Arges Pitesti 11704 Universitatea Craiova 0-1 Arges Pitesti 09 Aug 26 12 Dec 26
Sepsi OSK 13922 Sepsi OSK 0-5 Universitatea Craiova 26 Oct 26 27 Feb 27
Botosani 11452 Universitatea Craiova 2-1 Botosani 01 Nov 26 06 Mar 27
Otelul Galati 7331 Otelul Galati 1-1 Universitatea Craiova 16 Aug 26 19 Dec 26
Voluntari 9432 Universitatea Craiova 3-1 Voluntari 23 Aug 26 15 Jan 27
Csikszereda 3300 Csikszereda 0-1 Universitatea Craiova 11 Oct 26 13 Feb 27

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Season by season

Where Universitatea Craiova finished in each completed Romanian SuperLiga season on file.

SeasonPositionPGDPts
2025/26 1st of 16 Champions 40 +32 50
2024/25 3rd of 16 40 +19 40
2023/24 3rd of 16 40 +13 44
2022/23 4th of 16 40 +11 40
2021/22 3rd of 16 40 +39 48

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