Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid

Universitatea Craiova

1 - 0

Rapid

🕒 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Szabolcs Kovacs 🔁 Championship Group - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 5

Championship Group Table

Universitatea Craiova 1 · Rapid 6

Referee Stats

Szabolcs Kovacs

22 matches · 4.18 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.18
Reds avg	0.14
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	55%
Draws	23%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Universitatea Craiova outshot their opponent (14-6).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

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

40%

O2.5

40%

20%

BTTS

40%

60%

Score 1st

League-position context

Universitatea Craiova rank1st

Rapid rank6th

Universitatea Craiova points20

Rapid points6

Universitatea Craiova: #1 · 20 pts · GD +6

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rapid: #6 · 6 pts · GD -6

13 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 13 pts from safety.

14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Universitatea Craiova last 5 home

W W W W L

Points12/15

Weighted index93

Goals10-2

Record4-0-1

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

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals3-8

Record0-1-4

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 2.540%

BTTS20%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.540%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Rapid trend breakdown

Over 2.540%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.560%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 40% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Craiova score at home80%

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet at home60%

Rapid score away40%

Rapid clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Craiova score first60%

Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first100%

Rapid score first0%

Rapid win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Universitatea Craiova 50% · Rapid 0%

Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Craiova 35.3' · Rapid —

Vs league average

Universitatea Craiova score at home2.00 vs 1.27

Universitatea Craiova concede at home0.65 vs 0.73

Rapid score away1.20 vs 0.73

Rapid concede away1.10 vs 1.27

Universitatea Craiova score 58% above league average, while Rapid score 64% above league average.

Defensive side: Universitatea Craiova are 11% below league average at home, and Rapid are 13% 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: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Rapid goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 0% Danger: — Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

432

470

Passes Accurate

370

396

Passes %

86%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ E. Koljić

1st substitution · For: D. Paraschiv

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Al Hamlawi

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Mekvabishvili

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Petrila

2nd substitution · For: Talisson

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ O. Moruțan

3rd substitution · For: A. Dobre

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ A. Al Hamlawi

1st substitution · For: S. Nsimba

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ D. Matei

2nd substitution · For: L. Băsceanu

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Ș. Baiaram

3rd substitution · For: Samuel Teles

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ T. Christensen

4th substitution · For: D. Hazrollaj

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ R. Onea

5th substitution · For: C. Manea

82'

82' Samuel Teles

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ A. Mekvabishvili

4th substitution · For: A. Crețu

90+1'

90+1' L. Popescu

90+2'

90+2' A. Pașcanu

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

Universitatea Craiova beat Rapid 1-0 on Sunday, 19 April 2026 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Szabolcs Kovacs.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Rapid made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Koljić replacing D. Paraschiv. Universitatea Craiova took the lead at 47' when A. Al Hamlawi scored, with the assist credited to A. Mekvabishvili, making the score 1-0. Rapid made their 2nd substitution at 68', with C. Petrila replacing Talisson. Rapid made their 3rd substitution at 68', with O. Moruțan replacing A. Dobre. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Al Hamlawi replacing S. Nsimba. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 77', with D. Matei replacing L. Băsceanu. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Ș. Baiaram replacing Samuel Teles. Rapid made their 4th substitution at 79', with T. Christensen replacing D. Hazrollaj. Rapid made their 5th substitution at 79', with R. Onea replacing C. Manea. Samuel Teles received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 82'. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 90', with A. Mekvabishvili replacing A. Crețu. L. Popescu received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 90+1'. A. Pașcanu received a yellow card for Rapid at 90+2'.

Universitatea Craiova used 4 substitutions while Rapid used 5 substitutions. Universitatea Craiova got 2 yellow cards, while Rapid got 1 yellow card.