Universitatea Craiova vs Oţelul

2 - 1
🕒 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Complex Sportiv Craiova 🧑‍⚖️ Andrei Florin Chivulete 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Universitatea Craiova 3 · Oţelul 12
Referee Stats
21 matches · 0.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.29
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 5%
Home wins 57%
Draws 19%
Away wins 24%
How the match was won
  • Universitatea Craiova outshot their opponent (13-8).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Universitatea Craiova had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Universitatea Craiova (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 11-7-2

Goals For / Against

36 / 17
Avg: 1.80 / 0.85

Points

40
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4
Oţelul (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

21 / 19
Avg: 1.05 / 0.95

Points

28
Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.40
1.80
GF
1.05
0.85
GA
0.95
47%
O2.5
27%
60%
BTTS
33%
7%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Universitatea Craiova rank3rd
Oţelul rank12th
Universitatea Craiova points52
Oţelul points32
Universitatea Craiova: #3 · 52 pts · GD +17
2 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Oţelul: #12 · 32 pts · GD -8
22 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Universitatea Craiova last 5 home

W W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals9-3
Record4-1-0
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

W L L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index33
Goals4-8
Record1-0-4
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 2.547%
BTTS60%
BTTS + O2.540%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 33%

Oţelul trend breakdown

Over 2.527%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.540%
Also: Over 0.5 80% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Craiova score at home80%
Universitatea Craiova clean sheet at home33%
Oţelul score away53%
Oţelul clean sheet away40%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Craiova score first7%
Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first100%
Oţelul score first0%
Oţelul win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Universitatea Craiova 0% · Oţelul 0%
Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Craiova 54.0' · Oţelul —

Vs league average

Universitatea Craiova score at home1.80 vs 1.31
Universitatea Craiova concede at home0.85 vs 0.99
Oţelul score away1.05 vs 0.99
Oţelul concede away0.95 vs 1.31
Universitatea Craiova score 37% above league average, while Oţelul score 6% above league average.
Defensive side: Universitatea Craiova are 14% below league average at home, and Oţelul are 28% 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: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0

Oţelul goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 1
76-90+ 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
13
8
Shots off Goal
4
3
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
9
1
Shots Outside Box
4
7
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
11
14
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
493
524
Passes Accurate
415
431
Passes %
84%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
2
29'
29' N. Stevanović
31'
31' N. Roșu
36'
36' A. Mitriță
46'
46' D. Maftei
46'
46' A. Cicâldău
1st substitution · For: T. Oshima
49'
49' L. Houri
51'
51' V. Screciu
54'
54' Goal · 1-0
Ș. Baiaram
Normal Goal · Assist: Alisson Safira
60'
60' L. Houri
2nd substitution · For: M. Căpățînă
70'
70' N. Roșu
1st substitution · For: A. Burcea
72'
72' Goal · 1-1
A. Bani
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Živulić
76'
76' Goal · 2-1
D. Maldonado
Normal Goal · Assist: Alisson Safira
82'
82' Alisson Safira
3rd substitution · For: J. Lukić
90'
90' R. Tănasă
2nd substitution · For: M. Cojocaru
90+2'
90+2' Ș. Baiaram
4th substitution · For: D. Barbu

Universitatea Craiova vs Oţelul 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Universitatea Craiova beat Oţelul 2-1 on Friday, 14 February 2025 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Andrei Florin Chivulete. It was played at Complex Sportiv Craiova.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. N. Stevanović received a yellow card for Oţelul at 29'. N. Roșu received a yellow card for Oţelul at 31'. A. Mitriță received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 36'.

Second half: D. Maftei received a yellow card for Oţelul at 46'. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Cicâldău replacing T. Oshima. L. Houri received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 49'. V. Screciu received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 51'. Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 54' when Ș. Baiaram scored, with the assist credited to Alisson Safira, making the score 1-0. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 60', with L. Houri replacing M. Căpățînă. Oţelul made their 1st substitution at 70', with N. Roșu replacing A. Burcea. Oţelul leveled the score at 72' when A. Bani scored, with the assist credited to D. Živulić, making the score 1-1. Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 76' when D. Maldonado scored, with the assist credited to Alisson Safira, making the score 2-1. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 82', with Alisson Safira replacing J. Lukić. Oţelul made their 2nd substitution at 90', with R. Tănasă replacing M. Cojocaru. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Ș. Baiaram replacing D. Barbu.

Universitatea Craiova used 4 substitutions while Oţelul used 2 substitutions. Universitatea Craiova got 3 yellow cards, while Oţelul got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Universitatea Craiova outshot their opponent (13-8).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Universitatea Craiova had the sharper finishing (5-3 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