Universitatea Craiova vs Uta Arad

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🕒 Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Complex Sportiv Craiova 🧑‍⚖️ Szabolcs Kovacs 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Universitatea Craiova 1 · Uta Arad 8

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 (23-5).
Universitatea Craiova controlled possession (72%).
Universitatea Craiova had the sharper finishing (4-2 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

Uta Arad (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-7-6

Goals For / Against

21 / 25

Avg: 1.11 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.32

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

1.32

2.00

1.11

0.65

1.32

53%

O2.5

53%

BTTS

73%

60%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Universitatea Craiova rank1st

Uta Arad rank8th

Universitatea Craiova points60

Uta Arad points43

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.

Uta Arad: #8 · 43 pts · GD -5

13 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

17-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.

Uta Arad last 5 away

D D L W W

Points8/15

Weighted index40

Goals8-7

Record2-2-1

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

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%

Uta Arad trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS73%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 27%

Scoring reliability

Universitatea Craiova score at home100%

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet at home47%

Uta Arad score away80%

Uta Arad clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Universitatea Craiova score first60%

Universitatea Craiova win after scoring first89%

Uta Arad score first47%

Uta Arad win after scoring first57%

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

Avg first goal minute: Universitatea Craiova 40.7' · Uta Arad 34.4'

Vs league average

Universitatea Craiova score at home2.00 vs 1.41

Universitatea Craiova concede at home0.65 vs 1.14

Uta Arad score away1.11 vs 1.14

Uta Arad concede away1.32 vs 1.41

Universitatea Craiova score 42% above league average, while Uta Arad score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Universitatea Craiova are 43% below league average at home, and Uta Arad are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.80 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

Uta Arad goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 6

0-15 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

72%

28%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

550

229

Passes Accurate

480

155

Passes %

87%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Mihai

Normal Goal

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

O. Romanchuk

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Matei

52'

52' C. Mora

52'

52' D. Hrezdac

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ F. Ștefan

1st substitution · For: N. Bancu

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ J. Badelj

2nd substitution · For: S. Nsimba

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Ș. Baiaram

3rd substitution · For: M. Etim

72'

72' A. Cicâldău

73'

73' S. Nsimba

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

V. Costache

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Roman

79'

79' A. Cicâldău

79'

79' A. Cicâldău

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Matei

4th substitution · For: L. Băsceanu

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ H. Abdallah

1st substitution · For: M. Coman

89'

89' A. Gorcea

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ M. Tzionis

2nd substitution · For: S. Alomeroviс

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Roman

3rd substitution · For: Ovidiu Popescu

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

Uta Arad beat Universitatea Craiova 2-1 on Sunday, 09 November 2025 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Szabolcs Kovacs. It was played at Complex Sportiv Craiova.

First half: Uta Arad took the lead at 24' when L. Mihai scored, making the score 0-1. Universitatea Craiova leveled the score at 36' when O. Romanchuk scored, with the assist credited to D. Matei, making the score 1-1.

Second half: C. Mora received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 52'. D. Hrezdac received a yellow card for Uta Arad at 52'. Universitatea Craiova made their 1st substitution at 69', with F. Ștefan replacing N. Bancu. Universitatea Craiova made their 2nd substitution at 69', with J. Badelj replacing S. Nsimba. Universitatea Craiova made their 3rd substitution at 69', with Ș. Baiaram replacing M. Etim. A. Cicâldău received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 72'. S. Nsimba received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 73'. Uta Arad took the lead at 76' when V. Costache scored, with the assist credited to A. Roman, making the score 1-2. A. Cicâldău received a yellow card for Universitatea Craiova at 79'. A. Cicâldău received a red card for Universitatea Craiova at 79'. Universitatea Craiova made their 4th substitution at 80', with D. Matei replacing L. Băsceanu. Uta Arad made their 1st substitution at 81', with H. Abdallah replacing M. Coman. A. Gorcea received a yellow card for Uta Arad at 89'. Uta Arad made their 2nd substitution at 89', with M. Tzionis replacing S. Alomeroviс. Uta Arad made their 3rd substitution at 89', with A. Roman replacing Ovidiu Popescu.

Universitatea Craiova used 4 substitutions while Uta Arad used 3 substitutions. Universitatea Craiova got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Uta Arad got 2 yellow cards.