CRAIOVA. Universitatea Craiova and U Craiova 1948 draw 1-1. M. Capatina scored the first goal (29′) for Universitatea Craiova. A. Chitu equalized (63′).

The match was played at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) stadium in Craiova on Saturday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was Radu Petrescu with the help of Mircea Mihail Grigoriu and Mihai Marius Marica. The 4th official was Ionuţ Coza. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 13.52 degrees Celsius or 56.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Universitatea Craiova had a superior ball possession 55% while U Craiova 1948 was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

U Craiova 1948 was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough U Craiova 1948 to win the match​.

Universitatea Craiova shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 shot 18 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Universitatea Craiova received 4 yellow cards (Mihai Capatina, Stefan Vladoiu, Nicusor Bancu and Alexandru Mateiu). Talking about the opposition, U Craiova 1948 received 5 yellow cards (Vlad Achim, Andrea Padula, Gabriel Compagnucci, Radu Negru and Matheus Mascarenhas).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Universitatea Craiova will have 22 points to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 will have 14 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, Universitatea Craiova will host Rapid Bucuresti on the 2nd of March with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Universitatea Craiova (7 draws).

U Craiova 1948 will host CSM Iaşi on the 28th of February with a 0-0 head to head.

Universitatea Craiova – Formation

Universitatea Craiova started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf decided to play with the following team: Laurentiu Popescu (7.8), Stefan Vladoiu (7.5), Vladimir Screciu (7.5), Juraj Badelj (7.3), Nicusor Bancu (7.3), Alexandru Cretu (7.5), Alexandru Mateiu (6.8), Mihai Capatina (7.9), Marian Danciu (6.7), Andrei Ivan (7.0) and Alexandru Mitrita (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Lyes Houri (7.0), Jasmin Kurtic, David Lazar, Basilio Ndong, Elvir Koljic  (6.6), Jovan Marković (6.6), Ante Roguljic, Raúl Silva and Atanas Trica.

Substitutions

Universitatea Craiova made 3 changes: Andrei Ivan for Elvir Koljic  (64′), Mihai Capatina for Jovan Marković (81′) and Alexandru Cretu for Lyes Houri (74′).

Best player: Mihai Capatina​

The most impressive player for Universitatea Craiova was Mihai Capatina.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 33 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

U Craiova 1948 – Formation

U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Giovanni Costantino played with: Ionut Gurau (6.7), Radu Negru (7.0), Gabriel Compagnucci (7.7), Léo Lacroix (7.3), Andrea Padula (6.3), Vlad Achim (7.5), Benjamin Van Durmen (6.6), Sekou Sidibe (7.5), Aurelian Chitu (7.7), Yassine Bahassa (6.7) and Vladislav Blanuta (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jibril Ibrahim, Danny Henriques (6.7), Gabriel Buta, Dragos Albu (6.6), Alexandru Blidar, Matheus Mascarenhas (6.7), Vlad Pop, William Baeten (6.7) and Robert Popa.

U Craiova 1948 could not rely on the presence of Dragos Albu (injured) and Danny Henriques (injured).

Substitutions

U Craiova 1948 made 4 changes: Yassine Bahassa for Dragos Albu (81′), Radu Negru for Matheus Mascarenhas (59′), Benjamin Van Durmen for Danny Henriques (89′) and Sekou Sidibe for William Baeten (82′).

Best player: Aurelian Chitu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for U Craiova 1948 was Aurelian Chitu.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 17 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.​

• Sepsi – Petrolul 52 – 0-0
• Universitatea Craiova – U Craiova 1948 – 1-1