Universitatea Craiova vs Otelul Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Universitatea Craiova faced Otelul in the Liga 1 of Romania on February 5. Universitatea Craiova emerged victorious with a 1-0 win.

The turning point came on the 61st minute when David Matei converted the chance, tipping the balance in Universitatea Craiova's favor and locking in the win.

As Universitatea Craiova and Otelul renew their battle, the memory of Universitatea Craiova's 1-0 win in their Liga 1 encounter from 5 months ago still lingers. Universitatea Craiova come into this match following a defeat to Farul Constanta last Sunday, looking to bounce back with a stronger performance.

Otelul enter this contest on the back of a draw against Botosani last Monday, bringing their unbeaten streak to two. Their scoring touch has been absent, unable to find the back of the net for three straight away matches, a situation that has raised questions about their attacking strategy.

This Liga 1 match offers a platform for Universitatea Craiova and Otelul’s goal-scorers to step up and leave their mark on the contest. Universitatea Craiova’s top finisher Stefan Baiaram and Assad Al-Hamlawi have played important roles in ensuring their attack, carefully orchestrated by Filipe Coelho, remains effective. With eight goals in Liga 1, Nsimba is Universitatea Craiova’s top scorer in the league, with Baiaram leading their creative tally in the league with four assists. Universitatea Craiova have also relied on Alexandru Cicaldau, Carlos Mora and Anzor Mekvabishvili to energize their attack through key shots and passes.

Meanwhile, Otelul’s top finisher Paulinho and Pedro Nuno have played important roles in ensuring their attack, shaped by Lazlo Gyorgy Balint’s vision, remains effective. Otelul’s top scorer in Liga 1, Paulinho, has seven goals this season, while Andrezinho has been their leading creator in the competition with three assists. Supporting them are Patrick, Stefan Daniel Bana and Joao Lameira, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Otelul’s attack.

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Live Streaming

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AI Prediction

The AI gives an initial outlook on Universitatea Craiova vs Otelul before the match, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. In this meeting, the pre-match projection was spot on - it pointed to Universitatea Craiova's win. Based on numbers run before the whistle, AI forecasted that Universitatea Craiova’s victory had the highest chance, at 52%, while a draw was at 30% and Otelul’s victory was at 18%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Universitatea Craiova - Otelul in real time.

Universitatea Craiova kicked off the game with Laurentiu Popescu, Vladimir Screciu, Adrian Rus, Oleksandr Romanchuk, Nicusor Bancu who got substituted by Samuel Teles on the 80th minute, Alexandru Cicaldau who got substituted by Alexandru Cretu on the 80th minute, Tudor Baluta who got substituted by Anzor Mekvabishvili on the 68th minute, David Matei who got substituted by Luca Basceanu on the 80th minute, Carlos Mora, Monday Etim who got substituted by Stefan Baiaram on the 68th minute and Steven Nsimba as starters, with Silviu Lung, Vasile Mogos, Florin Stefan, Nikola Stevanovic, Juraj Badelj, Alexandru Cretu, Luca Basceanu, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Lyes Houri, Samuel Teles, Denys Muntean and Stefan Baiaram on the bench.

Otelul's starting eleven were Cosmin Dur-Bozoanca, Conrado, Paul Iacob, Diego Zivulic who got substituted by Ne Lopes on the 82nd minute, Milen Zhelev, Pedro Nuno who got substituted by Cristian Chira on the 87th minute, Joao Lameira, Andrei Ciobanu who got substituted by Bruno Paz on the 82nd minute, Andrezinho, Patrick who got substituted by Gabriel Debeljuh on the 68th minute and Denis Bordun who got substituted by Daniel Sandu on the 68th minute, with Gabriel Ursu, Iustin Popescu, Kazu, Dan Neicu, Ne Lopes, Cristian Neicu, Daniel Sandu, Cristian Chira, Bruno Paz and Gabriel Debeljuh on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 1.49 - 0.06
• Ball Possession: 48 - 52
• Big Scoring Chances: 3 - 0
• Total Attempts: 14 - 2
• Shots On Target: 5 - 0
• Blocked Shots: 1 - 0
• Shots in the Box: 11 - 1
• Shots from Outside the Box: 3 - 1
• Woodwork Hits: 2 - 0
• Fouls: 18 - 9
• Corners: 3 - 2
• Throw-Ins: 20 - 26
• Saves: 0 - 4
• Free Kicks: 9 - 18
• Offsides: 2 - 3
• Passes into Final Third: 115 - 84
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 82 - 42
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 23 - 6
• Tackles: 13 - 18
• Completed Tackles: 7 - 11
• Total Crosses: 19 - 15
• Successful Crosses: 7 - 2
• Interceptions: 13 - 11
• Clearances: 20 - 21

Referee showed the yellow card four times throughout the game. Paul Iacob, Vasile Mogos, Luca Basceanu and Laurentiu Popescu were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

The teams have met five times since April 2024. Universitatea Craiova have won once, Otelul twice, and two games ended in draws. Their latest meeting occurred on September 20, 2025, during the Liga 1 of Romania, with Otelul winning 1-0. In total, Universitatea Craiova have managed five goals in these five meetings, compared to Otelul's six. So, overall, Otelul have the edge in head-to-head matches against Universitatea Craiova in their recent history.

Universitatea Craiova have won fourteen of their 25 matches in Liga 1 this season, with seven draws and four defeats, netting 45 goals (1.80 per match) and conceding 24 (0.96 per match). Otelul have played 25 matches in Liga 1, with ten wins, seven draws, and eight losses this season, scoring 35 goals, averaging 1.40 per match, while conceding twenty, an average of 0.80 per match.

Recent Form

Universitatea Craiova are coming off a loss in their last match against Farul Constanta, while Otelul played their last match against FC Botosani, which ended in a draw. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Universitatea Craiova have recorded ten wins, five losses, and five draws, while Otelul have won ten of their last twenty matches, losing four and drawing six.

Live Standings

As always, Romania Liga 1's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Universitatea Craiova are 1st with 49 points from their 25 games, while Otelul hold 9th place with 37 points after 25 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Universitatea Craiova and Otelul in real time. You can watch the goal by David Matei as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Universitatea Craiova - Otelul are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.