Universitatea Craiova vs Arges Pitesti

3 - 1
🕒 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Complex Sportiv Craiova 🧑‍⚖️ Ionut Coza 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Universitatea Craiova 1 · Arges Pitesti 6
Referee Stats
7 matches · 4.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.29
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.29
Over 4.5 cards 43%
Home wins 71%
Draws 0%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Universitatea Craiova controlled possession (65%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Universitatea Craiova (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 15-3-2

Goals For / Against

40 / 13
Avg: 2.00 / 0.65

Points

48
Avg: 2.40

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

1
Arges Pitesti (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 8-4-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 22
Avg: 1.10 / 1.10

Points

28
Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.40
PPG
1.40
2.00
GF
1.10
0.65
GA
1.10
53%
O2.5
40%
53%
BTTS
40%
60%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Universitatea Craiova rank1st
Arges Pitesti rank6th
Universitatea Craiova points60
Arges Pitesti points50
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.
Arges Pitesti: #6 · 50 pts · GD +9
6 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Universitatea Craiova last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals11-1
Record5-0-0
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.

Arges Pitesti last 5 away

W L L W L
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-7
Record2-0-3
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

Arges Pitesti trend breakdown

Over 2.540%
BTTS40%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Craiova score at home100%
Universitatea Craiova clean sheet at home47%
Arges Pitesti score away87%
Arges Pitesti clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Craiova score first60%
Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first89%
Arges Pitesti score first53%
Arges Pitesti win after scoring first63%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Universitatea Craiova 83% · Arges Pitesti 20%
Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Craiova 40.7' · Arges Pitesti 45.6'

Vs league average

Universitatea Craiova score at home2.00 vs 1.41
Universitatea Craiova concede at home0.65 vs 1.14
Arges Pitesti score away1.10 vs 1.14
Arges Pitesti concede away1.10 vs 1.41
Universitatea Craiova score 42% above league average, while Arges Pitesti score 4% below league average.
Defensive side: Universitatea Craiova are 43% below league average at home, and Arges Pitesti are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Universitatea Craiova goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 7
16-30 5
61-75 5
46-60 4
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
61-75 2
0-15 1
46-60 1

Arges Pitesti goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
16-30 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
46-60 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
2
Total Shots
8
11
Shots off Goal
0
6
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
3
6
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
1
4
Fouls
13
20
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
0
Total Passes
472
231
Passes Accurate
381
160
Passes %
81%
69%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
16'
16' Goal · 1-0
R. Sierra
Own Goal
26'
26' Samuel Teles
36'
36' Goal · 1-1
L. Sadriu
Normal Goal · Assist: Caio
39'
39' Goal · 2-1
M. Rădulescu
Normal Goal
45+2'
45+2' V. Raţă
47'
47' Ș. Baiaram
52'
52' Goal · 3-1
Ș. Baiaram
Normal Goal
55'
55' I. Rădescu
56'
56' V. Raţă
1st substitution · For: A. Bettaieb
57'
57' D. Oancea
2nd substitution · For: F. Borţa
57'
57' Nacho Heras
3rd substitution · For: Ricardo Matos
65'
65' L. Sadriu
69'
69' M. Briceag
4th substitution · For: Claudiu Stancu
77'
77' A. Al Hamlawi
1st substitution · For: A. Ivan
78'
78' L. Houri
2nd substitution · For: A. Cicâldău
78'
78' Caio
5th substitution · For: R. Petriu
82'
82' Esteban Obiang
83'
83' Ș. Baiaram
3rd substitution · For: C. Mora
83'
83' M. Rădulescu
4th substitution · For: D. Barbu
90+2'
90+2' Samuel Teles
5th substitution · For: D. Matei

Universitatea Craiova vs Arges Pitesti 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Universitatea Craiova beat Arges Pitesti 3-1 on Friday, 18 July 2025 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Ionut Coza. It was played at Complex Sportiv Craiova.

First half: Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 16' when R. Sierra scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Samuel Teles received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 26'. Arges Pitesti leveled the score at 36' when L. Sadriu scored, with the assist credited to Caio, making the score 1-1. Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 39' when M. Rădulescu scored, making the score 2-1. V. Raţă received a yellow card for Arges Pitesti at 45+2'.

Second half: Ș. Baiaram received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 47'. Universitatea Craiova extended the lead at 52' when Ș. Baiaram scored, making the score 3-1. I. Rădescu received a yellow card for Arges Pitesti at 55'. Arges Pitesti made their 1st substitution at 56', with V. Raţă replacing A. Bettaieb. Arges Pitesti made their 2nd substitution at 57', with D. Oancea replacing F. Borţa. Arges Pitesti made their 3rd substitution at 57', with Nacho Heras replacing Ricardo Matos. L. Sadriu received a yellow card for Arges Pitesti at 65'. Arges Pitesti made their 4th substitution at 69', with M. Briceag replacing Claudiu Stancu. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 77', with A. Al Hamlawi replacing A. Ivan. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 78', with L. Houri replacing A. Cicâldău. Arges Pitesti made their 5th substitution at 78', with Caio replacing R. Petriu. Esteban Obiang received a yellow card for Arges Pitesti at 82'. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Ș. Baiaram replacing C. Mora. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Rădulescu replacing D. Barbu. Universitatea Craiova made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with Samuel Teles replacing D. Matei.

Universitatea Craiova used 5 substitutions while Arges Pitesti used 5 substitutions. Universitatea Craiova got 2 yellow cards, while Arges Pitesti got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (8-11).
  • Universitatea Craiova controlled possession (65%).
  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins8
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (41.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)

Universitatea Craiova vs Arges Pitesti Head-to-Head History by Season