19 January 2026 at 18:00

Liga I · Season 2025
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic

Match Summary

Universitatea Craiova defeated Petrolul Ploiesti 4:0. The match was played in Liga I 2025. Goals were scored by S. Nsimba 16′ (pen.), S. Nsimba 17′, S. Baiaram 81′, L. Basceanu 90′ (pen.). 1 yellow cards were shown. Petrolul Ploiesti had 47% possession while Universitatea Craiova held 53%. Petrolul Ploiesti had 8 shots (2 on target) compared to 15 (6 on target) for Universitatea Craiova. Expected goals: Petrolul Ploiesti 0.77 — Universitatea Craiova 2.70. Petrolul Ploiesti made 5 substitutions, Universitatea Craiova made 5. VAR was involved: Goal cancelled (Monday Etim 41′).

Match Events

Key match events between Petrolul Ploiesti and Universitatea Craiova — 4 goals and 1 cards recorded during the match.

Petrolul Ploiesti
Universitatea Craiova
Kick Off
16′
S. Nsimba

Penalty

17′
S. Nsimba
VAR
41′Goal cancelled
Half Time
C. IgnatA. Dumitrescu
46′
V. GheorgheA. Chica-Rosa
46′
65′
M. EtimS. Baiaram
65′
A. MekvabishviliT. Baluta
RicardinhoD. Rodrigues
72′
76′
S. NsimbaA. Al Hamlawi
R. PopD. Paraschiv
82′
T. JyryR. Hermann
82′
85′
D. MateiL. Basceanu
85′
A. CicaldauA. Cretu
90′
L. Basceanu

Penalty

Full Time

Match Statistics

Petrolul Ploiesti had 47% possession against Universitatea Craiova's 53%. Petrolul Ploiesti registered 8 shots (2 on target) while Universitatea Craiova managed 15 (6 on target). Corner kicks: 3–1. Fouls committed: 14–11.

2Shots on Goal6
2Shots off Goal5
8Total Shots15
4Blocked Shots4
5Shots insidebox10
3Shots outsidebox5
14Fouls11
3Corner Kicks1
1Offsides2
47%Ball Possession53%
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves2
453Total passes533
374Passes accurate451
83%Passes %85%
0.77expected_goals2.70
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Petrolul Ploiesti have recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeats. Universitatea Craiova show 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 6 outings.

Petrolul Ploiesti

WDLWWD

Universitatea Craiova

WWWWDD

Head to Head

Petrolul Ploiesti and Universitatea Craiova have met 2 times — Petrolul Ploiesti won 0, Universitatea Craiova won 2, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Universitatea Craiova leads the head-to-head with 2 victories from 2 meetings. A combined 6 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.00 per match (0 for the home side, 6 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 games (50%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 0–4 in 2025.

0

Petrolul Ploiesti

0

Drawn

2

Universitatea Craiova

Goals: 0Goals: 6

Recent Meetings (2)

4 Dec 2025Petrolul Ploiesti0 – 4Universitatea Craiova
24 Aug 2025Universitatea Craiova2 – 0Petrolul Ploiesti

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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