Universitatea Craiova vs Petrolul Ploiesti

2 - 0

🕒 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 16:30 Europe/London 📍 Complex Sportiv Craiova 🧑‍⚖️ Florin Andrei 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Universitatea Craiova 1 · Petrolul Ploiesti 12

Referee Stats

Florin Andrei

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 (18-10).
Universitatea Craiova controlled possession (61%).
Universitatea Craiova had the sharper finishing (9-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Universitatea Craiova (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-3-2

Goals For / Against

40 / 13

Avg: 2.00 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Petrolul Ploiesti (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 22

Avg: 0.85 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

2.40

PPG

1.00

2.00

0.85

0.65

1.10

53%

O2.5

20%

53%

BTTS

53%

60%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Universitatea Craiova rank1st

Petrolul Ploiesti rank12th

Universitatea Craiova points60

Petrolul Ploiesti points32

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.

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.

28-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.

Petrolul Ploiesti last 5 away

W L D D D

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-5

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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%

Petrolul Ploiesti trend breakdown

Over 2.520%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.540%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Craiova score at home100%

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet at home47%

Petrolul Ploiesti score away73%

Petrolul Ploiesti clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Craiova score first60%

Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first89%

Petrolul Ploiesti score first40%

Petrolul Ploiesti win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Universitatea Craiova 83% · Petrolul Ploiesti 38%

Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Craiova 40.7' · Petrolul Ploiesti 29.2'

Vs league average

Universitatea Craiova score at home2.00 vs 1.41

Universitatea Craiova concede at home0.65 vs 1.14

Petrolul Ploiesti score away0.85 vs 1.14

Petrolul Ploiesti concede away1.10 vs 1.41

Universitatea Craiova score 42% above league average, while Petrolul Ploiesti score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Universitatea Craiova are 43% below league average at home, and Petrolul Ploiesti are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.25 goals on average across the last 4.

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

Petrolul Ploiesti goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

625

398

Passes Accurate

552

306

Passes %

88%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

28'

28' T. Jyry

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ V. Gheorghe

1st substitution · For: S. Hanca

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ David Ionut

2nd substitution · For: A. Boțogan

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ L. Băsceanu

1st substitution · For: Ș. Baiaram

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Cicâldău

2nd substitution · For: C. Mora

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ K. Doumtsios

3rd substitution · For: Fabrício Baiano

64'

64' R. Bălbărău

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ M. Rădulescu

3rd substitution · For: D. Barbu

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ S. Nsimba

4th substitution · For: A. Al Hamlawi

75' ⚽

⚽

75' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Crețu

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Ștefan

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Jyry

4th substitution · For: B. Doukansy

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Mateiu

5th substitution · For: A. Chică-Roșă

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Ș. Baiaram

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Mekvabishvili

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ L. Houri

5th substitution · For: V. Screciu

Universitatea Craiova vs Petrolul Ploiesti 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Universitatea Craiova beat Petrolul Ploiesti 2-0 on Sunday, 24 August 2025 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. T. Jyry received a yellow card for Petrolul Ploiesti at 28'.

Second half: Petrolul Ploiesti made their 1st substitution at 46', with V. Gheorghe replacing S. Hanca. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 2nd substitution at 46', with David Ionut replacing A. Boțogan. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 60', with L. Băsceanu replacing Ș. Baiaram. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 61', with A. Cicâldău replacing C. Mora. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 3rd substitution at 63', with K. Doumtsios replacing Fabrício Baiano. R. Bălbărău received a yellow card for Petrolul Ploiesti at 64'. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 68', with M. Rădulescu replacing D. Barbu. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 68', with S. Nsimba replacing A. Al Hamlawi. Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 75' when A. Crețu scored, with the assist credited to F. Ștefan, making the score 1-0. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 4th substitution at 79', with T. Jyry replacing B. Doukansy. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 5th substitution at 79', with A. Mateiu replacing A. Chică-Roșă. Universitatea Craiova extended the lead at 80' when Ș. Baiaram scored, with the assist credited to A. Mekvabishvili, making the score 2-0. Universitatea Craiova made their 5th substitution at 82', with L. Houri replacing V. Screciu.

Universitatea Craiova used 5 substitutions while Petrolul Ploiesti used 5 substitutions. Petrolul Ploiesti got 2 yellow cards.