CRAIOVA. Universitatea Craiova was capable to reverse the score against U Craiova 1948 to win 2-1. It was U Craiova 1948 to strike first with a goal of Aurelian Chitu at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 70′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Stefan Baiaram gave the win to Universitatea Craiova in the 77′ minute.

The match was played at the Paksi FC Stadion stadium in Craiova on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Marcel Bîrsan with the assistance of Valentin Avram and Imre-Laszlo Bucsi. The 4th official was Ionela Alina Peşu. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. U Craiova 1948 was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Universitatea Craiova that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

U Craiova 1948 had a more offensive attitude with 34 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Universitatea Craiova succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

U Craiova 1948 shot 12 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Universitatea Craiova shot 15 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

U Craiova 1948 received 2 yellow cards (Yassine Bahassa and Gabriel Compagnucci). Regarding the opposition, Universitatea Craiova received 3 yellow cards (Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov, Alexandru Mateiu and Anzor Mekvabishvili).

Standings

After this match, U Craiova 1948 stays with 31 points to sit in the 13th place. On the opposite side, Universitatea Craiova will has 49 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

U Craiova 1948 – Formation

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

The manager Nicolò Napoli decided to play with the following team: Robert Popa (7.3), Andrea Padula (6.8), Gabriel Compagnucci (7.0), Léo Lacroix (6.7), Matheus Mascarenhas (6.8), Vlad Achim (7.9), Dragos Albu (7.1), William Baeten (6.4), Juan Bauza (7.9), Yassine Bahassa (7.1) and Aurelian Chitu (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Radu Negru, Rokas Lekiatas, Amar Kvakic, Andrei Dragu, Jibril Ibrahim (6.6), Vlad Pop, Ionut Gurau, Sekou Sidibe (6.7), Vladislav Blanuta and Alexandru Blidar.

Substitutions

U Craiova 1948 made 3 changes: Yassine Bahassa for Jibril Ibrahim (85′), William Baeten for Sekou Sidibe (85′) and Aurelian Chitu for Andrei Dragu (90′).

Player of the match: Vlad Achim​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for U Craiova 1948 was Vlad Achim.

His rating is 7.9 with 72 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Universitatea Craiova – Formation

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

Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov played with: Lyes Houri, Laurentiu Popescu (7.7), Mihai Capatina (6.4), Vladimir Screciu (6.7), Juraj Badelj (6.7), Nicuşor Bancu (7.3), Alexandru Cretu (7.0), Alexandru Mateiu (7.3), Anzor Mekvabishvili (6.8), Stefan Baiaram (7.3) and Jovan Marković (6.8), Alexandru Mitrita (7.5).

They had on the bench: Stefan Vladoiu (6.8), Denil Maldonado (6.8), Zvonimir Kožulj, Andrei Ivan (7.3), Pyry Soiri, Elvir Koljic , George Cimpanu (7.3), Jalen Blesa, Gjoko Zajkov (6.8), Raúl Silva, Marian Danciu and Matei Goga.

Universitatea Craiova could not rely on the presence of Denil Maldonado (injured).

Substitutions

Universitatea Craiova made 5 changes: Alexandru Cretu for Andrei Ivan (46′), Jovan Marković for George Cimpanu (56′), Vladimir Screciu for Denil Maldonado (56′), Nicuşor Bancu for Stefan Vladoiu (88′) and Anzor Mekvabishvili for Gjoko Zajkov (88′).

Player of the match: Laurentiu Popescu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Universitatea Craiova was the goalkeeper: Laurentiu Popescu. His rating is 7.65. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• U Craiova 1948 – Universitatea Craiova – 1-2