Oţelul vs Universitatea Craiova Prediction
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Universitatea Craiova or draw
24%
28%
48%
Home Win
Draw
Away Win
Oţelul vs Universitatea Craiova prediction: Sportiko gives Oţelul a 24% chance of winning, Universitatea Craiova 48% and the draw 28%. Last updated 16 Aug 2026, 17:25.
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Timeline
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23'
Alexandru Crețu
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29'
Alexandru Crețu
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29'
Alexandru Crețu
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HT 0–0
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46'
Carlos Mora
⇄ Nicușor Bancu
⚽
0–1
56'
Monday Etim
assist: Tudor Băluță
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59'
Vladimir Screciu
⇄ Oleksandr Romanchuk
João Lameira
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60'
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64'
Luca Băsceanu
⇄ David Matei
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64'
Monday Etim
⇄ Ștefan Baiaram
Andrei Ciobanu
⇄ João Paulino
65'
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⇄
72'
Assad Al-Hamlawi
⇄ Steven Nsimba
Matei Frunză
⇄ Denis Bordun
77'
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Miguel Silva
⇄ Teodor Lungu
77'
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80'
Ștefan Baiaram
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85'
Oleksandr Romanchuk
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85'
Răzvan Sava
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Teodor Lungu
assist: Andrézinho
87'
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1–1
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90+3'
David Matei
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FT 1–1
Oţelul
Match Stats
Universitatea Craiova
65%
Ball Possession
35%
Expected Goals (xG)
12
Total Shots
12
2
Shots on Goal
2
6
Shots off Goal
7
4
Blocked Shots
3
10
Shots insidebox
7
2
Shots outsidebox
5
4
Corner Kicks
1
1
Offsides
2
9
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
1
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
447
Total passes
244
380
Passes accurate
177
85%
Passes %
73%
goals_prevented
Oţelul
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 João Lameira M | 7.3 | 88' | – | – | – | 52 (47%) | 2 |
| 10 Andrézinho F | 7.3 | 88' | – | 1 | – | 49 (43%) | 2 |
| 39 Teodor Lungu M | 7.3 | 11' | 1 | – | 1 | 9 (9%) | – |
| 6 Paul Iacob D | 7.0 | 88' | – | – | 2 | 58 (49%) | 2 |
| 17 Andrei Ciobanu M | 6.9 | 65' | – | – | – | 28 (18%) | – |
| 27 Pedro Nuno M | 6.9 | 88' | – | – | 1 | 38 (33%) | – |
| 1 Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă G | 6.7 | 88' | – | – | – | 22 (16%) | – |
| 5 Habib Sylla D | 6.7 | 88' | – | – | 1 | 50 (47%) | 3 |
| 7 João Paulino F | 6.7 | 23' | – | – | 1 | 9 (8%) | 2 |
| 3 Giannis Christopoulos D | 6.6 | 88' | – | – | – | 50 (46%) | 3 |
| 24 Denis Bordun M | 6.5 | 11' | – | – | – | 4 (3%) | – |
| 9 Patrick Fernandes F | 6.3 | 88' | – | – | 2 | 8 (4%) | – |
| 30 Matei Frunză F | 6.2 | 77' | – | – | – | 26 (19%) | 1 |
| 28 Miguel Silva D | 6.2 | 77' | – | – | – | 44 (38%) | 2 |
Universitatea Craiova
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Tudor Băluță M | 7.7 | 88' | – | 1 | 1 | 25 (18%) | 1 |
| 12 Monday Etim F | 7.5 | 64' | 1 | – | 2 | 16 (13%) | 1 |
| 6 Vladimir Screciu D | 7.2 | 58' | – | – | – | 22 (19%) | 2 |
| 23 Samuel Teles M | 7.0 | 88' | – | – | – | 16 (11%) | 1 |
| 9 Assad Al-Hamlawi F | 7.0 | 72' | – | – | 2 | 18 (13%) | – |
| 90 Răzvan Sava G | 6.9 | 88' | – | – | – | 33 (22%) | – |
| 5 Anzor Mekvabishvili M | 6.9 | 88' | – | – | 2 | 31 (25%) | 2 |
| 29 Luca Băsceanu F | 6.9 | 64' | – | – | 2 | 6 (4%) | 1 |
| 24 Nikola Stevanović D | 6.6 | 88' | – | – | – | 25 (19%) | 1 |
| 17 Carlos Mora M | 6.6 | 45' | – | – | – | 12 (7%) | – |
| 30 David Matei M | 6.5 | 24' | – | – | – | 2 (1%) | 2 |
| 11 Nicușor Bancu D | 6.5 | 43' | – | – | – | 9 (5%) | 2 |
| 7 Steven Nsimba F | 6.3 | 16' | – | – | – | 2 (1%) | – |
| 10 Ștefan Baiaram M | 6.3 | 24' | – | – | – | 9 (7%) | – |
| 3 Oleksandr Romanchuk D | 6.3 | 30' | – | – | – | 3 (1%) | – |
| 4 Alexandru Crețu D | 5.2 | 29' | – | – | – | 15 (11%) | 1 |
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Oţelul
Patrick
4 gls
Universitatea Craiova
A. Al Hamlawi
4 gls
S. Elisor
4 gls
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Oţelul — Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep | H Corvinul Hunedoara | L | 2 - 3 |
| 14 Sep | A Universitatea Cluj | L | 3 - 0 |
| 06 Sep | H Rapid | L | 0 - 1 |
| 28 Aug | A FC Voluntari | D | 2 - 2 |
| 24 Aug | H Arges Pitesti | W | 1 - 0 |
Universitatea Craiova — Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep | H FCSB | W | 5 - 0 |
| 13 Sep | A Corvinul Hunedoara | W | 0 - 1 |
| 07 Sep | H Universitatea Cluj | W | 4 - 0 |
| 03 Sep | A FC Bacau | W | 1 - 2 |
| 31 Aug | A Rapid | D | 1 - 1 |
Liga I Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dinamo Bucuresti
|
10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 23 |
| 2 |
Rapid
|
10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 21 |
| 3 |
Universitatea Craiova
|
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 20 |
| 4 |
Petrolul Ploiesti
|
10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 19 |
| 5 |
Universitatea Cluj
|
9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 |
| 6 |
Farul Constanta
|
10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 |
Corvinul Hunedoara
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 |
| 8 |
CFR 1907 Cluj
|
9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 13 |
| 9 |
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
|
10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 |
Uta Arad
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 12 |
| 11 |
FCSB
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 |
FC Botosani
|
10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 11 |
| 13 |
Arges Pitesti
|
10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 14 |
Oţelul
|
10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 |
FC Voluntari
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 8 |
| 16 |
Csikszereda
|
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 1 |
Universitatea Craiova
Formation: 3-4-3
Coach: Filipe Coelho
90
Sava
6
Screciu
24
Stevanović
4
Crețu
23
Teles
8
Băluță
5
Mekvabishvili
17
Mora
29
Băsceanu
9
Al-Hamlawi
12
Etim
Starting XI
| # | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Răzvan Sava | G |
| 4 | Alexandru Crețu | D |
| 24 | Nikola Stevanović | D |
| 6 | Vladimir Screciu | D |
| 17 | Carlos Mora | M |
| 5 | Anzor Mekvabishvili | M |
| 8 | Tudor Băluță | M |
| 23 | Samuel Teles | M |
| 12 | Monday Etim | F |
| 9 | Assad Al-Hamlawi | F |
| 29 | Luca Băsceanu | F |
Substitutes
| 21 | Laurenţiu Popescu | G |
| 1 | Alexandru Maxim | G |
| 28 | Adrian Rus | D |
| 3 | Oleksandr Romanchuk | D |
| 20 | Alexandru Cicâldău | M |
| 18 | Mihnea Rădulescu | M |
| 30 | David Matei | M |
| 11 | Nicușor Bancu | D |
| 10 | Ștefan Baiaram | M |
| 19 | Heriberto Tavares | D |
| 7 | Steven Nsimba | F |
Oţelul
Formation: 4-3-3
Coach: Stjepan Tomas
1
Dur-Bozoancă
28
Silva
6
Iacob
3
Christopoulos
5
Sylla
27
Nuno
8
Lameira
17
Ciobanu
10
Andrézinho
9
Fernandes
30
Frunză
Starting XI
| # | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cosmin Dur-Bozoancă | G |
| 5 | Habib Sylla | D |
| 3 | Giannis Christopoulos | D |
| 6 | Paul Iacob | D |
| 28 | Miguel Silva | D |
| 17 | Andrei Ciobanu | M |
| 8 | João Lameira | M |
| 27 | Pedro Nuno | M |
| 30 | Matei Frunză | F |
| 9 | Patrick Fernandes | F |
| 10 | Andrézinho | F |
Substitutes
| 13 | Mario Contra | G |
| 12 | Darius Paharnicu | G |
| 2 | Milen Zhelev | D |
| 16 | Dan Neicu | D |
| 20 | Robert Olteanu | M |
| 39 | Teodor Lungu | M |
| 24 | Denis Bordun | M |
| 18 | Dragoș Aftene | M |
| 7 | João Paulino | F |
| 77 | Alexandru Bălănică | F |