FC Botosani vs Universitatea Craiova

1 - 1

🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadionul Municipal 🧑‍⚖️ Adrian Viorel Cojocaru 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

FC Botosani 9 · Universitatea Craiova 1

Referee Stats

Adrian Viorel Cojocaru

7 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.14
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	57%
Home wins	0%
Draws	43%
Away wins	57%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Shots were tight (11-13).
Universitatea Craiova controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

FC Botosani (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-3

Goals For / Against

35 / 20

Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.85

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Universitatea Craiova (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-8-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.25 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.60

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Superliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.85

PPG

1.60

1.75

1.25

1.00

47%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

53%

40%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

FC Botosani rank9th

Universitatea Craiova rank1st

FC Botosani points42

Universitatea Craiova points60

FC Botosani: #9 · 42 pts · GD +8

14 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Universitatea Craiova: #1 · 60 pts · GD +26

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Botosani last 5 home

L L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals4-5

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Universitatea Craiova last 5 away

D W D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals10-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC Botosani trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

Universitatea Craiova trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 7%

Scoring reliability

FC Botosani score at home73%

FC Botosani clean sheet at home33%

Universitatea Craiova score away73%

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

FC Botosani score first40%

FC Botosani win after scoring first83%

Universitatea Craiova score first53%

Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Botosani 57% · Universitatea Craiova 25%

Avg first goal minute: FC Botosani 18.7' · Universitatea Craiova 23.9'

Vs league average

FC Botosani score at home1.75 vs 1.41

FC Botosani concede at home1.00 vs 1.14

Universitatea Craiova score away1.25 vs 1.14

Universitatea Craiova concede away1.00 vs 1.41

FC Botosani score 24% above league average, while Universitatea Craiova score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: FC Botosani are 12% below league average at home, and Universitatea Craiova are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Botosani goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 2

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Universitatea Craiova goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

36%

64%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

254

450

Passes Accurate

168

360

Passes %

66%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' Aldaír

8' E. Papa

35'

35' S. Nsimba

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Papa

1st substitution · For: M. Bordeianu

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ V. Mogoș

1st substitution · For: J. Badelj

52'

52' G. Cîmpanu

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Mailat

2nd substitution · For: Ș. Bodișteanu

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ G. Cîmpanu

3rd substitution · For: Z. Mitrov

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ A. Crețu

2nd substitution · For: N. Bancu

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ M. Rădulescu

3rd substitution · For: D. Barbu

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Cicâldău

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Nsimba

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

H. Ongenda

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Dumiter

75'

75' C. Petro

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Aldaír

4th substitution · For: D. Diaw

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Cicâldău

4th substitution · For: Ș. Baiaram

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ L. Houri

5th substitution · For: T. Băluță

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ H. Ongenda

5th substitution · For: M. Pavlovič

FC Botosani vs Universitatea Craiova 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FC Botosani drew 1-1 with Universitatea Craiova on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Adrian Viorel Cojocaru. It was played at Stadionul Municipal.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Aldaír received a yellow card for FC Botosani at 2'. E. Papa received a yellow card for FC Botosani at 8'. S. Nsimba received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 35'.

Second half: FC Botosani made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Papa replacing M. Bordeianu. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Mogoș replacing J. Badelj. G. Cîmpanu received a yellow card for FC Botosani at 52'. FC Botosani made their 2nd substitution at 59', with S. Mailat replacing Ș. Bodișteanu. FC Botosani made their 3rd substitution at 59', with G. Cîmpanu replacing Z. Mitrov. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 60', with A. Crețu replacing N. Bancu. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 60', with M. Rădulescu replacing D. Barbu. Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 62' when A. Cicâldău scored, with the assist credited to S. Nsimba, making the score 0-1. FC Botosani leveled the score at 72' when H. Ongenda scored, with the assist credited to A. Dumiter, making the score 1-1. C. Petro received a yellow card for FC Botosani at 75'. FC Botosani made their 4th substitution at 76', with Aldaír replacing D. Diaw. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 81', with A. Cicâldău replacing Ș. Baiaram. Universitatea Craiova made their 5th substitution at 81', with L. Houri replacing T. Băluță. FC Botosani made their 5th substitution at 84', with H. Ongenda replacing M. Pavlovič.

FC Botosani used 5 substitutions while Universitatea Craiova used 5 substitutions. FC Botosani got 4 yellow cards, while Universitatea Craiova got 1 yellow card.