Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova

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🕒 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Superbet Arena-Giulești 🧑‍⚖️ Horatiu Fesnic 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Rapid 2 · 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 played

Match ended level at 1-1.

Team Overview

Rapid (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-6-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 22

Avg: 1.55 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.65

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

1.65

PPG

1.60

1.55

1.25

1.10

1.00

47%

O2.5

47%

67%

BTTS

53%

47%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Rapid rank2nd

Universitatea Craiova rank1st

Rapid points56

Universitatea Craiova points60

Rapid: #2 · 56 pts · GD +17

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 24 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.

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

Rapid last 5 home

D W D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals5-5

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.

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.

Rapid trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS67%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 0%

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

Rapid score at home87%

Rapid clean sheet at home20%

Universitatea Craiova score away73%

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Rapid score first47%

Rapid win after scoring first86%

Universitatea Craiova score first53%

Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Rapid 83% · Universitatea Craiova 25%

Avg first goal minute: Rapid 36.3' · Universitatea Craiova 23.9'

Vs league average

Rapid score at home1.55 vs 1.41

Rapid concede at home1.10 vs 1.14

Universitatea Craiova score away1.25 vs 1.14

Universitatea Craiova concede away1.00 vs 1.41

Rapid score 10% above league average, while Universitatea Craiova score 9% above league average.

Defensive side: Rapid are 4% below league average at home, and Universitatea Craiova are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.520%

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

Rapid goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 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

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	19
Home Wins	4
Draws	7
Away Wins	8
Over 2.5 Goals	9 (47.4%)
BTTS	13 (68.4%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	10
Home Wins	2
Draws	4
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (50.0%)
BTTS	7 (70.0%)

Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

31 Aug 2026 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 1 - 1

2025-2026 Season

25 May 2026 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 0 - 0 19 Apr 2026 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 1 - 0 08 Mar 2026 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 1 - 1 02 Nov 2025 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 2 - 2

2024-2025 Season

02 May 2025 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 1 - 2 29 Mar 2025 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 1 - 2 25 Jan 2025 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 1 - 0 31 Aug 2024 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 1 - 1

2023-2024 Season

29 Apr 2024 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 1 - 2 30 Mar 2024 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 2 - 1 04 Mar 2024 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 1 - 1 29 Oct 2023 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

22 May 2023 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 2 - 3 16 Apr 2023 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 3 - 1 12 Nov 2022 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 2 - 2 31 Jul 2022 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 0 - 1

2021-2022 Season

22 Jan 2022 Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid 1 - 0 28 Aug 2021 Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova 1 - 2