Petrolul Ploiesti vs Universitatea Craiova

Petrolul Ploiesti

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Universitatea Craiova

🕒 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadionul Ilie Oană 🧑‍⚖️ Horatiu Fesnic 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Petrolul Ploiesti 12 · Universitatea Craiova 1

Referee Stats

Horatiu Fesnic

22 matches · 4.91 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.91
Reds avg	0.41
Penalties avg	0.68
Over 4.5 cards	64%
Home wins	36%
Draws	23%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Universitatea Craiova outshot their opponent (8-15).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Universitatea Craiova had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Petrolul Ploiesti (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

16 / 24

Avg: 0.84 / 1.26

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.11

PPG

1.60

0.84

1.25

1.26

1.00

33%

O2.5

47%

33%

BTTS

53%

33%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Petrolul Ploiesti rank12th

Universitatea Craiova rank1st

Petrolul Ploiesti points32

Universitatea Craiova points60

Petrolul Ploiesti: #12 · 32 pts · GD -7

24 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 0 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.

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

Petrolul Ploiesti last 5 home

D W W L L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals4-7

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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.

Petrolul Ploiesti trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.540%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 47% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 7%

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

Petrolul Ploiesti score at home47%

Petrolul Ploiesti clean sheet at home27%

Universitatea Craiova score away73%

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Petrolul Ploiesti score first33%

Petrolul Ploiesti win after scoring first60%

Universitatea Craiova score first53%

Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Petrolul Ploiesti 14% · Universitatea Craiova 25%

Avg first goal minute: Petrolul Ploiesti 58.0' · Universitatea Craiova 23.9'

Vs league average

Petrolul Ploiesti score at home0.84 vs 1.41

Petrolul Ploiesti concede at home1.26 vs 1.14

Universitatea Craiova score away1.25 vs 1.14

Universitatea Craiova concede away1.00 vs 1.41

Petrolul Ploiesti score 40% below league average, while Universitatea Craiova score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Petrolul Ploiesti are 11% above league average at home, and Universitatea Craiova are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Petrolul Ploiesti goal timing (home)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 3

61-75 2

0-15 0

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

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

452

532

Passes Accurate

373

452

Passes %

83%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Nsimba

Penalty

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. Nsimba

Normal Goal

29'

29' A. Mekvabishvili

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ VAR

M. Etim

Goal cancelled

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ V. Gheorghe

1st substitution · For: A. Chică-Roșă

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Ignat

2nd substitution · For: A. Dumitrescu

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Mekvabishvili

1st substitution · For: T. Băluță

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. Etim

2nd substitution · For: Ș. Baiaram

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Ricardinho

3rd substitution · For: Diogo Rodrigues

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Nsimba

3rd substitution · For: A. Al Hamlawi

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 0-4

Ș. Baiaram

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Pop

4th substitution · For: David Ionut

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ T. Jyry

5th substitution · For: Rafinha

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Matei

4th substitution · For: L. Băsceanu

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Cicâldău

5th substitution · For: A. Crețu

90+6' ⚽

⚽

90+6' ⚽ Goal · 0-5

L. Băsceanu

Penalty

Petrolul Ploiesti vs Universitatea Craiova 0-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Universitatea Craiova beat Petrolul Ploiesti 4-0 on Monday, 19 January 2026 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Horatiu Fesnic. It was played at Stadionul Ilie Oană.

First half: Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 16' when S. Nsimba scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Universitatea Craiova extended the lead at 17' when S. Nsimba scored, making the score 0-2. A. Mekvabishvili received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 29'. VAR intervened at 41' for Universitatea Craiova (Goal cancelled).

Second half: Petrolul Ploiesti made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Gheorghe replacing A. Chică-Roșă. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 2nd substitution at 46', with C. Ignat replacing A. Dumitrescu. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Mekvabishvili replacing T. Băluță. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. Etim replacing Ș. Baiaram. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Ricardinho replacing Diogo Rodrigues. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 76', with S. Nsimba replacing A. Al Hamlawi. Universitatea Craiova extended the lead at 81' when Ș. Baiaram scored, making the score 0-4. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 4th substitution at 82', with R. Pop replacing David Ionut. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 5th substitution at 82', with T. Jyry replacing Rafinha. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Matei replacing L. Băsceanu. Universitatea Craiova made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Cicâldău replacing A. Crețu. Universitatea Craiova added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+6' when L. Băsceanu scored (Penalty), making the score 0-5.

Petrolul Ploiesti used 5 substitutions while Universitatea Craiova used 5 substitutions. Universitatea Craiova got 1 yellow card.