Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid

2 - 2

🕒 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Complex Sportiv Craiova 🧑‍⚖️ Marcel Birsan 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Universitatea Craiova 1 · Rapid 2

Referee Stats

Marcel Birsan

23 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.74
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	57%
Draws	9%
Away wins	35%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Universitatea Craiova outshot their opponent (21-6).
Universitatea Craiova controlled possession (63%).

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

Rapid (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 22

Avg: 1.20 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.45

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

1.45

2.00

1.20

0.65

1.10

53%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

47%

60%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Universitatea Craiova rank1st

Rapid rank2nd

Universitatea Craiova points60

Rapid points56

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.

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.

4-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.

Rapid last 5 away

W L W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index67

Goals9-7

Record3-0-2

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.

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%

Rapid trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.573%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Craiova score at home100%

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet at home47%

Rapid score away80%

Rapid clean sheet away47%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Craiova score first60%

Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first89%

Rapid score first40%

Rapid win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Universitatea Craiova 83% · Rapid 50%

Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Craiova 40.7' · Rapid 15.3'

Vs league average

Universitatea Craiova score at home2.00 vs 1.41

Universitatea Craiova concede at home0.65 vs 1.14

Rapid score away1.20 vs 1.14

Rapid concede away1.10 vs 1.41

Universitatea Craiova score 42% above league average, while Rapid score 5% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 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

Rapid goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 37% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

31-45 2

0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

63%

37%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

482

287

Passes Accurate

413

216

Passes %

86%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' A. Crețu

0' L. Houri

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Christensen

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Dobre

29' ⚽

⚽

29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Rus

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Cicâldău

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ C. Manea

1st substitution · For: C. Braun

61'

61' L. Kramer

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Pașcanu

2nd substitution · For: Léo Bolgado

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Ș. Baiaram

1st substitution · For: S. Nsimba

73'

73' O. Romanchuk

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

L. Kramer

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Christensen

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ C. Petrila

3rd substitution · For: D. Ciobotariu

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ E. Koljić

4th substitution · For: A. Baroan

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ A. Cicâldău

2nd substitution · For: Samuel Teles

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ O. Romanchuk

3rd substitution · For: A. Mekvabishvili

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Matei

4th substitution · For: L. Băsceanu

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Al Hamlawi

5th substitution · For: M. Etim

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

S. Nsimba

Penalty

90+6'

90+6' L. Băsceanu

90+8' ⚽

⚽

90+8' ⚽ VAR

M. Etim

Penalty confirmed

90+9'

90+9' C. Braun

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

Universitatea Craiova drew 2-2 with Rapid on Sunday, 02 November 2025 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Marcel Birsan. It was played at Complex Sportiv Craiova.

First half: A. Crețu received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova during the match. L. Houri received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova during the match. Rapid took the lead at 16' when T. Christensen scored, with the assist credited to A. Dobre, making the score 0-1. Universitatea Craiova leveled the score at 29' when A. Rus scored, with the assist credited to A. Cicâldău, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Rapid made their 1st substitution at 54', with C. Manea replacing C. Braun. L. Kramer received a yellow card for Rapid at 61'. Rapid made their 2nd substitution at 68', with A. Pașcanu replacing Léo Bolgado. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 71', with Ș. Baiaram replacing S. Nsimba. O. Romanchuk received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 73'. Rapid took the lead at 74' when L. Kramer scored, with the assist credited to T. Christensen, making the score 1-2. Rapid made their 3rd substitution at 81', with C. Petrila replacing D. Ciobotariu. Rapid made their 4th substitution at 81', with E. Koljić replacing A. Baroan. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 84', with A. Cicâldău replacing Samuel Teles. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 85', with O. Romanchuk replacing A. Mekvabishvili. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Matei replacing L. Băsceanu. Universitatea Craiova made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Al Hamlawi replacing M. Etim. Universitatea Craiova found a late equaliser at 90' when S. Nsimba scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2. L. Băsceanu received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 90+6'. VAR intervened at 90+8' for Universitatea Craiova (Penalty confirmed). C. Braun received a yellow card for Rapid at 90+9'.

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