FCSB vs Universitatea Craiova

FCSB

1 - 0

Universitatea Craiova

🕒 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Arena Naţională 🧑‍⚖️ Istvan Kovacs 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 12

Regular Season Table

FCSB 7 · Universitatea Craiova 1

Referee Stats

Istvan Kovacs

18 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.56
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.89
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	44%
Draws	44%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Universitatea Craiova controlled possession (58%).
FCSB had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

FCSB (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-5

Goals For / Against

28 / 18

Avg: 1.40 / 0.90

Points

Avg: 1.75

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

1.75

PPG

1.60

1.40

1.25

0.90

1.00

47%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

53%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

FCSB rank7th

Universitatea Craiova rank1st

FCSB points46

Universitatea Craiova points60

FCSB: #7 · 46 pts · GD +8

10 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 14 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.

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

FCSB last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-9

Record3-0-2

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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.

FCSB trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 27% · 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

FCSB score at home80%

FCSB clean sheet at home33%

Universitatea Craiova score away73%

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

FCSB score first53%

FCSB win after scoring first63%

Universitatea Craiova score first53%

Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FCSB 25% · Universitatea Craiova 25%

Avg first goal minute: FCSB 18.3' · Universitatea Craiova 23.9'

Vs league average

FCSB score at home1.40 vs 1.41

FCSB concede at home0.90 vs 1.14

Universitatea Craiova score away1.25 vs 1.14

Universitatea Craiova concede away1.00 vs 1.41

FCSB score 1% below league average, while Universitatea Craiova score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: FCSB are 21% below league average at home, and Universitatea Craiova are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals0.80

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

FCSB goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

31-45 4

16-30 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 2

0-15 1

16-30 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

42%

58%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

299

427

Passes Accurate

220

340

Passes %

74%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ VAR

D. Bîrligea

Penalty cancelled

14' ↑↓

↑↓

14' ⇄ M. Rădulescu

1st substitution · For: D. Matei

15'

15' A. Pantea

15'

15' S. Nsimba

26'

26' Samuel Teles

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ VAR

A. Stoian

Penalty confirmed

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

F. Tănase

Penalty

45+6'

45+6' A. Cicâldău

46'

46' M. Toma

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Stoian

1st substitution · For: M. Toma

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Pantea

2nd substitution · For: D. Miculescu

49'

49' A. Rus

58'

58' A. Cicâldău

58'

58' A. Cicâldău

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Bîrligea

3rd substitution · For: D. Alibec

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ S. Nsimba

2nd substitution · For: Ș. Baiaram

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Etim

3rd substitution · For: A. Al Hamlawi

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ O. Romanchuk

4th substitution · For: C. Mora

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Olaru

4th substitution · For: B. Alhassan

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ VAR

D. Miculescu

Penalty confirmed

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ F. Ștefan

5th substitution · For: L. Paradela

89'

89' D. Miculescu

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ F. Tănase

5th substitution · For: M. Thiam

90+6'

90+6' Ș. Târnovanu

FCSB vs Universitatea Craiova 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FCSB beat Universitatea Craiova 1-0 on Sunday, 05 October 2025 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Istvan Kovacs. It was played at Arena Naţională.

First half: VAR intervened at 8' for FCSB (Penalty cancelled). Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 14', with M. Rădulescu replacing D. Matei. A. Pantea received a yellow card for FCSB at 15'. S. Nsimba received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 15'. Samuel Teles received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 26'. VAR intervened at 37' for FCSB (Penalty confirmed). FCSB took the lead at 39' when F. Tănase scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. A. Cicâldău received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 45+6'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. M. Toma received a yellow card for FCSB at 46'. FCSB made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Stoian replacing M. Toma. FCSB made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Pantea replacing D. Miculescu. A. Rus received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 49'. A. Cicâldău received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 58'. A. Cicâldău received a red card for Universitatea Craiova at 58'. FCSB made their 3rd substitution at 62', with D. Bîrligea replacing D. Alibec. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 67', with S. Nsimba replacing Ș. Baiaram. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 67', with M. Etim replacing A. Al Hamlawi. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 67', with O. Romanchuk replacing C. Mora. FCSB made their 4th substitution at 71', with D. Olaru replacing B. Alhassan. VAR intervened at 77' for FCSB (Penalty confirmed). Universitatea Craiova made their 5th substitution at 83', with F. Ștefan replacing L. Paradela. D. Miculescu received a yellow card for FCSB at 89'. FCSB made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with F. Tănase replacing M. Thiam. Ș. Târnovanu received a yellow card for FCSB at 90+6'.

FCSB used 5 substitutions while Universitatea Craiova used 5 substitutions. FCSB got 4 yellow cards, while Universitatea Craiova got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.