ROMANIA LIGA I
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Superbet Arena - Giulesti
Referee: I. Demetrescu
Rapid
Match Timeline
Universitatea Craiova
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
45'
Tudor Băluță
Universitatea Craiova
🔄
46'
J. Badelj ↔ V. Screciu
Universitatea Craiova
🔄
46'
T. Baluta ↔ A. Cicaldau
Universitatea Craiova
🔄
63'
O. Morutan ↔ A. Borza
Rapid
🔄
63'
S. Baiaram ↔ M. Etim
Universitatea Craiova
🔄
67'
A. Pascanu ↔ L. Bolgado
Rapid
🔄
73'
N. Stevanovic ↔ M. Radulescu
Universitatea Craiova
🔄
75'
T. Christensen ↔ D. Hazrollaj
Rapid
🔄
75'
L. Basceanu ↔ N. Bancu
Universitatea Craiova
🔄
76'
E. Koljic ↔ B. Burmaz
Rapid

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

1X2
Away Win
Probability 61%
Odds -
BTTS
BTTS No
Probability 45.3%
Odds -
Over / Under 2.5
Under 2.5
Probability 32.7%
Odds -
All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
1X2 Away Win
61%
-
BTTS BTTS No
45.3%
-
Over / Under 2.5 Under 2.5
32.7%
-
Corners O/U Over 7.5 Corners
92%
-
HT / FT Draw / Away
-
-
Correct Score 0-1
-
-
Probability Distribution
Rapid Win 39%
Draw 0%
Universitatea Craiova Win 61%
Expected Goals (xG)
Rapid1.23
Universitatea Craiova1.48
Recent Form (Last 5)
Rapid Rapid
WWDLW
55 GF / 44 GA
Universitatea Craiova Universitatea Craiova
WLDWL
87 GF / 49 GA
Key Stats
1.41
Average Goals Scored
1.71
1.13
Average Goals Conceded
0.96
22
BTTS Yes
24
20
Over 2.5
26
4.03
Shots on Goal
4.82

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Rapid Rapid 39 matches
Universitatea Craiova Universitatea Craiova 51 matches
Rapid Statistic Universitatea Craiova
17 Wins 29
10 Draws 11
12 Losses 11
55 Goals For 87
44 Goals Against 49
1.41 Avg Goals Scored 1.71
1.13 Avg Goals Conceded 0.96
22 BTTS Yes 24
31 Over 1.5 37
20 Over 2.5 26
9 Over 3.5 15
11 Clean Sheets 22
9 Failed To Score 8
4.03 Shots On Goal 4.82
13.23 Total Shots 13.73
5.23 Corners 4.43
53% Ball Possession 53%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

Final Verdict

This fixture has the profile of a tight matchup, with two sides with a fairly similar football identity likely to keep the contest close. Squad availability does not appear severe enough to completely reshape the expected balance, although smaller absences can still influence specific duels. Overall, the preferred tip is Away Win, while the clean-sheet lean points toward Universitatea Craiova. The attacking numbers of both teams point toward a more open scoring environment.This game has the potential to be open, with both sides capable of creating several scoring chances. The broader competitive context suggests that patience and control may be just as important as raw attacking intent. Universitatea Craiova look sharper on recent form, and that momentum could be important in key phases of the match. There is little separation in the broader season picture, with both sides operating from relatively comparable league positions and points returns. The shape dynamic also adds another layer here, with Rapid expected to line up in 4-2-3-1 and Universitatea Craiova in 3-4-3, which may reinforce the expected flow toward Universitatea Craiova having the stronger overall control.

Rapid Analysis

Rapid sit 2 with 56 points after 30 matches and remain under pressure to produce steadier results. The overall return of 16 wins, 8 draws, and 6 defeats with a 47:30 goal balance points toward poor form with results showing a clear downward trend. Going forward they depend heavily on A. Dobre (15 goals), Alexandru Paşcanu (4 goals), C. Grameni (4 goals), with creative support from C. Petrila (8 assists), Tobias Christensen (6 assists), E. Koljic (4 assists), while defensively they have looked fairly stable. At home, they have managed 8 wins, 4 draws, and 3 losses, a return that supports a very strong split record. They are competing near the top and remain under pressure to hold that position. In football terms they often show balanced attacking football.

Universitatea Craiova Analysis

Universitatea Craiova come into this fixture from a strong position, holding 1 place with 60 points after 30 matches. The return of 17 wins, 9 draws, and 4 defeats, together with goals at 53:27, reflects very strong form with results showing strong momentum. Much of their attacking edge comes through A. Al Hamlawi (11 goals), S. Nsimba (10 goals), S. Baiaram (7 goals), with creative support from A. Mekvabishvili (7 assists), S. Baiaram (6 assists), S. Nsimba (4 assists), while their defending has remained fairly stable. Away from home, they have managed 6 wins, 6 draws, and 3 losses, which underlines a balanced but draw-heavy split record. They are competing near the top and remain under pressure to hold that position. In stylistic terms they continue to show balanced attacking football.

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Rapid won 3 times, Universitatea Craiova won 6 times, while 6 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 18:21 from Rapid's perspective. 8 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 11 matches, with an average of 2.6 goals per game.

1X2: Away Win
BTTS: BTTS No
Over/Under 2.5: Under 2.5
Highest model probability: 12 (100%)
Predicted formations: Rapid 4-2-3-1 / Universitatea Craiova 3-4-3
H2H summary: Rapid wins 3, draws 6, Universitatea Craiova wins 6
Stats
Rapid Rapid
Universitatea Craiova Universitatea Craiova
Shots on Goal
2
Shots on Goal
4
Shots off Goal
6
Shots off Goal
9
Blocked Shots
5
Blocked Shots
2
3 Corner Kicks 6
7 Fouls 13
2 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
13 Total Shots 15
2 Shots on Goal 4
6 Shots off Goal 9
5 Blocked Shots 2
6 Shots insidebox 7
7 Shots outsidebox 8
3 Goalkeeper Saves 2
441 Total passes 513
382 Passes accurate 447
0 expected_goals 0
🟨 0 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Rapid
Formation
Universitatea Craiova
M. Aioani
M. Aioani
R. Onea
R. Onea
D. Ciobotariu
D. Ciobotariu
A. Pascanu
A. Pascanu
R. Salceanu
R. Salceanu
T. Christensen
T. Christensen
K. Keita
K. Keita
C. Grameni
C. Grameni
O. Morutan
O. Morutan
E. Koljic
E. Koljic
A. Dobre
A. Dobre
L. Popescu
L. Popescu
V. Mogos
V. Mogos
N. Stevanovic
N. Stevanovic
J. Badelj
J. Badelj
Teles
Teles
T. Baluta
T. Baluta
A. Cretu
A. Cretu
F. Stefan
F. Stefan
L. Basceanu
L. Basceanu
S. Nsimba
S. Nsimba
S. Baiaram
S. Baiaram
Rapid 4-3-3
Starting XI
16
M. Aioani
G
19
R. Onea
D
13
D. Ciobotariu
D
5
A. Pascanu
↓ 67'
D
21
R. Salceanu
D
17
T. Christensen
↓ 75'
M
18
K. Keita
M
8
C. Grameni
M
80
O. Morutan
↓ 63'
F
7
E. Koljic
↓ 76'
F
29
A. Dobre
F
Substitutes
31
A. Briciu
G
11
B. Burmaz
↑ 76'
F
24
A. Borza
↑ 63'
D
14
J. Hromada
M
4
L. Bolgado
↑ 67'
D
98
G. Gheorghe
M
27
D. Hazrollaj
↑ 75'
F
20
A. Sucu
M
50
D. Todoran
M
70
A. Simonia
F
Universitatea Craiova 3-4-3
Starting XI
21
L. Popescu
G
19
V. Mogos
D
24
N. Stevanovic
↓ 73'
D
15
J. Badelj
↓ 46'
D
23
Teles
M
8
T. Baluta
↓ 46' 🟨 45'
M
4
A. Cretu
M
2
F. Stefan
M
29
L. Basceanu
↓ 75'
F
7
S. Nsimba
F
10
S. Baiaram
↓ 63'
F
Substitutes
32
Joao Goncalves
G
11
N. Bancu
↑ 75'
D
6
V. Screciu
↑ 46'
M
30
D. Matei
M
20
A. Cicaldau
↑ 46'
M
12
M. Etim
↑ 63'
F
25
D. Falcusan
D
18
M. Radulescu
↑ 73'
M
27
D. Barbu
M
38
D. Muntean
M
Last matches: Rapid
20.07.26
Lig
Rapid
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
1
0
W
09.07.26
Fri
Rapid
Slovan Liberec
1
2
L
08.07.26
Fri
Rapid
FK Košice
1
1
D
05.07.26
Fri
Rapid
Rapid Vienna
0
0
D
02.07.26
Fri
Rapid
Dynamo Kyiv
3
1
W
15.05.26
Lig
Rapid
Arges Pitesti
2
2
D
09.05.26
Lig
Rapid
Universitatea Cluj
0
1
L
04.05.26
Lig
Rapid
CFR 1907 Cluj
1
2
L
26.04.26
Lig
Rapid
Dinamo Bucuresti
1
3
L
19.04.26
Lig
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
0
1
L
13.04.26
Lig
Rapid
Arges Pitesti
0
0
D
05.04.26
Lig
Rapid
Universitatea Cluj
1
2
L
20.03.26
Lig
Rapid
CFR 1907 Cluj
0
1
L
14.03.26
Lig
Rapid
Dinamo Bucuresti
3
2
W
08.03.26
Lig
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
1
D
02.03.26
Lig
Rapid
Unirea Slobozia
2
1
W
21.02.26
Lig
Rapid
Dinamo Bucuresti
2
1
W
15.02.26
Lig
Rapid
Farul Constanta
1
3
L
06.02.26
Lig
Rapid
Petrolul Ploiesti
1
1
D
03.02.26
Lig
Rapid
AFC Hermannstadt
3
0
W
Last matches: Universitatea Craiova
22.07.26
UEF
Universitatea Craiova
Levski Sofia
0
1
L
18.07.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Uta Arad
4
0
W
15.07.26
UEF
Universitatea Craiova
ML Vitebsk
1
0
W
08.07.26
UEF
Universitatea Craiova
ML Vitebsk
4
1
W
29.06.26
Fri
Universitatea Craiova
Polessya
4
3
W
24.06.26
Fri
Universitatea Craiova
Sabah FA
1
1
D
17.05.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Cluj
5
0
W
08.05.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
CFR 1907 Cluj
0
0
D
03.05.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Dinamo Bucuresti
2
1
W
27.04.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Arges Pitesti
1
0
W
19.04.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
1
0
W
13.04.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Cluj
0
4
L
06.04.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
CFR 1907 Cluj
2
0
W
19.03.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Dinamo Bucuresti
1
0
W
13.03.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Arges Pitesti
0
1
L
08.03.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
1
1
D
28.02.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Metaloglobus
2
1
W
22.02.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Unirea Slobozia
3
0
W
15.02.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
FCSB
1
0
W
09.02.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Dinamo Bucuresti
1
1
D
H2H: Rapid vs Universitatea Craiova
25.05.26
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
0
0
D
19.04.26
H2H
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
1
0
L
08.03.26
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
1
D
02.11.25
H2H
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
2
2
D
02.05.25
H2H
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
1
2
W
29.03.25
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
2
L
25.01.25
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
0
W
31.08.24
H2H
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
1
1
D
29.04.24
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
2
L
30.03.24
H2H
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
2
1
L
04.03.24
H2H
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
1
1
D
29.10.23
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
0
W
22.05.23
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
3
L
16.04.23
H2H
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
3
1
L
12.11.22
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
2
D
Last matches: Rapid
20.07.26
Lig
Rapid
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
1
0
W
09.07.26
Fri
Rapid
Slovan Liberec
1
2
L
08.07.26
Fri
Rapid
FK Košice
1
1
D
04.05.26
Lig
Rapid
CFR 1907 Cluj
1
2
L
13.04.26
Lig
Rapid
Arges Pitesti
0
0
D
05.04.26
Lig
Rapid
Universitatea Cluj
1
2
L
14.03.26
Lig
Rapid
Dinamo Bucuresti
3
2
W
08.03.26
Lig
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
1
D
21.02.26
Lig
Rapid
Dinamo Bucuresti
2
1
W
06.02.26
Lig
Rapid
Petrolul Ploiesti
1
1
D
31.01.26
Lig
Rapid
Universitatea Cluj
0
2
L
17.01.26
Lig
Rapid
Metaloglobus
1
0
W
11.01.26
Fri
Rapid
CSKA 1948
2
1
W
13.12.25
Lig
Rapid
Oţelul
0
2
L
28.11.25
Lig
Rapid
Csikszereda
4
1
W
08.11.25
Lig
Rapid
Arges Pitesti
2
0
W
27.10.25
Lig
Rapid
Unirea Slobozia
4
1
W
04.10.25
Lig
Rapid
Farul Constanta
3
1
W
21.09.25
Lig
Rapid
AFC Hermannstadt
1
2
L
29.08.25
Lig
Rapid
Uta Arad
2
0
W
H2H at home: Rapid
25.05.26
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
0
0
D
08.03.26
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
1
D
29.03.25
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
2
L
25.01.25
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
0
W
29.04.24
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
2
L
29.10.23
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
0
W
22.05.23
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
3
L
12.11.22
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
2
D
Last matches: Universitatea Craiova
22.07.26
UEF
Universitatea Craiova
Levski Sofia
0
1
L
08.07.26
UEF
Universitatea Craiova
ML Vitebsk
4
1
W
08.05.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
CFR 1907 Cluj
0
0
D
27.04.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Arges Pitesti
1
0
W
13.04.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Cluj
0
4
L
19.03.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Dinamo Bucuresti
1
0
W
08.03.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid
1
1
D
22.02.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Unirea Slobozia
3
0
W
09.02.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Dinamo Bucuresti
1
1
D
01.02.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Farul Constanta
1
4
L
19.01.26
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Petrolul Ploiesti
4
0
W
18.12.25
UEF
Universitatea Craiova
AEK Athens FC
2
3
L
14.12.25
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
AFC Hermannstadt
2
0
W
01.12.25
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Cluj
0
0
D
21.11.25
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Arges Pitesti
2
1
W
06.11.25
UEF
Universitatea Craiova
Rapid Vienna
1
0
W
26.10.25
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Metaloglobus
0
0
D
05.10.25
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
FCSB
0
1
L
02.10.25
UEF
Universitatea Craiova
Raków Częstochowa
0
2
L
20.09.25
Lig
Universitatea Craiova
Oţelul
0
1
L
H2H away: Universitatea Craiova
25.05.26
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
0
0
D
08.03.26
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
1
D
29.03.25
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
2
W
25.01.25
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
0
L
29.04.24
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
1
2
W
29.10.23
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
0
L
22.05.23
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
3
W
12.11.22
H2H
Rapid
Universitatea Craiova
2
2
D

Standings

Championship Round
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 10 6 2 2 12:6 6 50
D W D W W
2 10 6 1 3 13:11 2 46
D L W W L
3 10 4 4 2 8:7 1 43
D D D W W
4 10 3 4 3 13:12 1 39
L D D W L
5
Rapid Home
10 1 3 6 8:14 -6 34
D D L L L
6 10 1 4 5 6:10 -4 32
D D L L L
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