Universitatea Craiova vs Oţelul

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🕒 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Complex Sportiv Craiova 🧑‍⚖️ Florin Andrei 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Universitatea Craiova 1 · Oţelul 10
Referee Stats
21 matches · 3.24 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.24
Reds avg 0.14
Penalties avg 0.29
Over 4.5 cards 24%
Home wins 33%
Draws 29%
Away wins 38%
How the match was won
  • Universitatea Craiova outshot their opponent (14-2).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Universitatea Craiova had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

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
Oţelul (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 23
Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.40
PPG
1.05
2.00
GF
1.05
0.65
GA
1.21
53%
O2.5
27%
53%
BTTS
20%
60%
Score 1st
27%

League-position context

Universitatea Craiova rank1st
Oţelul rank10th
Universitatea Craiova points60
Oţelul points41
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.
Oţelul: #10 · 41 pts · GD +7
15 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-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.

Oţelul last 5 away

L W L D L
Points4/15
Weighted index31
Goals1-6
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 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%

Oţelul trend breakdown

Over 2.527%
BTTS20%
BTTS + O2.513%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 47% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Craiova score at home100%
Universitatea Craiova clean sheet at home47%
Oţelul score away40%
Oţelul clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Craiova score first60%
Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first89%
Oţelul score first27%
Oţelul win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Universitatea Craiova 83% · Oţelul 13%
Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Craiova 40.7' · Oţelul 27.0'

Vs league average

Universitatea Craiova score at home2.00 vs 1.41
Universitatea Craiova concede at home0.65 vs 1.14
Oţelul score away1.05 vs 1.14
Oţelul concede away1.21 vs 1.41
Universitatea Craiova score 42% above league average, while Oţelul score 8% below league average.
Defensive side: Universitatea Craiova are 43% below league average at home, and Oţelul are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.33 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Oţelul goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
61-75 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
61-75 5
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
0
Total Shots
14
2
Shots off Goal
8
2
Blocked Shots
1
0
Shots Inside Box
11
1
Shots Outside Box
3
1
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
3
2
Fouls
18
9
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
0
4
Total Passes
415
457
Passes Accurate
325
355
Passes %
78%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
0'
0' V. Mogoș
61'
61' Goal · 1-0
D. Matei
Normal Goal
63'
63' P. Iacob
68'
68' T. Băluță
1st substitution · For: A. Mekvabishvili
68'
68' M. Etim
2nd substitution · For: Ș. Baiaram
68'
68' D. Bordun
1st substitution · For: Daniel Sandu
68'
68' Patrick
2nd substitution · For: G. Debeljuh
80'
80' D. Matei
3rd substitution · For: L. Băsceanu
80'
80' N. Bancu
4th substitution · For: Samuel Teles
80'
80' A. Cicâldău
5th substitution · For: A. Crețu
82'
82' A. Ciobanu
3rd substitution · For: Bruno Paz
82'
82' D. Živulić
4th substitution · For: Né Lopes
87'
87' Pedro Nuno
5th substitution · For: C. Chira
90+7'
90+7' L. Băsceanu
90+8'
90+8' L. Popescu

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

Universitatea Craiova beat Oţelul 1-0 on Thursday, 05 February 2026 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Florin Andrei. It was played at Complex Sportiv Craiova.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. V. Mogoș received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova during the match.

Second half: Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 61' when D. Matei scored, making the score 1-0. P. Iacob received a yellow card for Oţelul at 63'. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 68', with T. Băluță replacing A. Mekvabishvili. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 68', with M. Etim replacing Ș. Baiaram. Oţelul made their 1st substitution at 68', with D. Bordun replacing Daniel Sandu. Oţelul made their 2nd substitution at 68', with Patrick replacing G. Debeljuh. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. Matei replacing L. Băsceanu. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 80', with N. Bancu replacing Samuel Teles. Universitatea Craiova made their 5th substitution at 80', with A. Cicâldău replacing A. Crețu. Oţelul made their 3rd substitution at 82', with A. Ciobanu replacing Bruno Paz. Oţelul made their 4th substitution at 82', with D. Živulić replacing Né Lopes. Oţelul made their 5th substitution at 87', with Pedro Nuno replacing C. Chira. L. Băsceanu received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 90+7'. L. Popescu received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 90+8'.

Universitatea Craiova used 5 substitutions while Oţelul used 5 substitutions. Universitatea Craiova got 3 yellow cards, while Oţelul got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Universitatea Craiova outshot their opponent (14-2).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Universitatea Craiova had the sharper finishing (5-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

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