Univ. Craiova vs FC Botosani

Liga I 24 Jan 2026, 18:00
Univ. Craiova
Univ. Craiova
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
FC Botosani
FC Botosani
🏟 Stadionul Ion Oblemenco 👤 M. Birsan Round 23

Match report

Univ. Craiova beat FC Botosani 2-0 in the Liga I on 24 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Univ. Craiova dominated possession with 84% of the ball and had 10 shots to FC Botosani's 8.

The match was played at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, with M. Birsan in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 84% - 16% Shots 10 - 8 On target 2 - 3 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 14 - 12 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Alexandru Cicâldău
Univ. Craiova · 1 goal
8 Monday Etim 1 goal
8 Steven Nsimba 1 assist
7 Pavlo Isenko 3 saves
7 Oleksandr Romanchuk 78 passes (79% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–3 6–5
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–2
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 1–2 2–2
Attacks 45–41 50–37
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
95 Attacks 78
40 Dangerous Attacks 39
2 On Target 3
8 Off Target 5
84% Ball Possession 16%
10 Shots Total 8
2 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 12
3 Corners 4
1 Offsides 5
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 4
3 Saves 1
508 Passes Total 309
411 Passes Accurate 222
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Univ. Craiova · 3-5-2
77 P. Isenko
3 O. Romanchuk 24 N. Stevanović 6 V. Screciu
17 C. Mora 30 D. Matei 5 A. Mekvabishvili 20 A. Cicâldău 11 N. Bancu
7 S. Nsimba 10 Ș. Baiaram
FC Botosani · 4-2-3-1
99 G. Anestis
3 M. Pavlović 4 A. Miron 23 P. Diaw 5 R. Creț
8 A. Ferreira 28 C. Petro
77 A. Cîmpanu 26 H. Ongenda 7 S. Mailat
10 Ş. Bodişteanu
Univ. Craiova
Coach
Mirel Matei Rădoi
Substitutes
  • 8 Tudor Băluță
  • 12 Monday Etim
  • 23 Samuel Teles
  • 9 Assad Al-Hamlawi
  • 21 Laurenţiu Popescu
  • 1 Silviu Lung Jr.
  • 2 Florin Ştefan
  • 25 Darius Fălcușan
  • 19 Vasile Mogoș
  • 4 Alexandru Crețu
  • 29 Luca Basceanu
  • 38 Denis Muntean
FC Botosani
Coach
Leo-Florian Grozavu
Substitutes
  • 41 Andrei Dumiter
  • 12 Adams Friday
  • 37 Mihai Bordeianu
  • 25 Mykola Kovtaliuk
  • 30 Alexandru Țigănașu
  • 1 Luka Kukić
  • 18 Miguel Muñoz
  • 6 Riad Suta
  • 67 Enriko Papa
  • 19 Antonio Dumitru
  • 22 Andrei Dumitru
  • 9 Enzo López
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Baluta ↓ N. Stevanovic Univ. Craiova
  • 46' ↑ A. Dumiter ↓ S. Bodisteanu FC Botosani
  • 57' ↑ M. Bordeianu ↓ H. Ongenda FC Botosani
  • 57' ↑ A. Friday ↓ G. Cimpanu FC Botosani
  • 64' ↑ M. Etim ↓ S. Baiaram Univ. Craiova
  • 71' ↑ M. Kovtalyuk ↓ M. Pavlovic FC Botosani
  • 78' ↑ Teles ↓ A. Mekvabishvili Univ. Craiova
  • 78' ↑ A. Al Hamlawi ↓ S. Nsimba Univ. Craiova
  • 80' ↑ A. Tiganasu ↓ E. Diaw FC Botosani
  • 90+1' ↑ L. Basceanu ↓ D. Matei Univ. Craiova
Cards
  • 4' E. Diaw FC Botosani
  • 6' L. Grozavu FC Botosani
  • 16' M. Pavlovic FC Botosani
  • 29' S. Baiaram Univ. Craiova
  • 30' F. Coelho Univ. Craiova
  • 59' A. Mekvabishvili Univ. Craiova
  • 73' M. Kovtalyuk FC Botosani
  • 76' A. Friday FC Botosani
Head-to-head
Univ. Craiova 8 8 draws 2 FC Botosani
2026-01-24 Univ. Craiova vs FC Botosani 2 - 0
2025-08-31 FC Botosani vs Univ. Craiova 1 - 1
2025-02-22 Botoșani vs Universitatea Craiova 2 - 2
2024-10-20 Universitatea Craiova vs Botoșani 0 - 0
2024-02-18 Botoșani vs Universitatea Craiova 2 - 2
2023-10-01 Universitatea Craiova vs Botoșani 5 - 1
Recent form
Univ. Craiova D D D W L
FC Botosani D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Univ. Craiova vs FC Botosani?
Univ. Craiova won 2-0 against FC Botosani on 24 January 2026.
Who won Univ. Craiova vs FC Botosani?
Univ. Craiova won the match 2-0.
Where was Univ. Craiova vs FC Botosani played?
The match was played at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco.
Who had more possession in Univ. Craiova vs FC Botosani?
Univ. Craiova had 84% of possession, compared to 16% for the other side.