Match Report
FCSB, 3rd on 14 points, faced a 36-point deficit to Universitatea Craiova (1st, 50). The last five rounds placed FCSB no better than 15th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Universitatea Craiova 1.2 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, FCSB 1.44 and 1, with the league averaging 1.26.
FCSB had not lost in 5 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Universitatea Craiova, 5 draws and 6 for FCSB, at 1.92 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 23% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) (capacity 30,944). Universitatea Craiova led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Universitatea Craiova: Assad Al-Hamlawi (23')
Key stats
Possession: Universitatea Craiova 42% · FCSB 58% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 3-5