Clinical Edge
Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Craiova finished well above what their chances were worth — 4 goals from 2.05 xG.
- Goals
- 4
- Expected goals
- 2.05
- Overperformance
- +1.95
Liga I · Matchday 8Universitatea Craiova
A. Al Hamlawi 47', 52'
V. Screciu 55'
S. Elisor 77'
4 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Universitatea Cluj
Liga I
Matchday 8Universitatea Craiova4–0Universitatea Cluj
2.05
Expected goals
0.66
47′52′55′77′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: UC 2.05, UC 0.66.
Match report
Universitatea Craiova 4-0 Universitatea Cluj
Universitatea Craiova took apart Universitatea Cluj 4-0 at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in Liga I. Hamlawi opened the scoring for Universitatea Craiova on 47', Hamlawi added his second on 52', Screciu made it 3-0 to Universitatea Craiova on 55' and Elisor made it 4-0 to Universitatea Craiova on 77'.
Expected goals finished Universitatea Craiova 2.05, Universitatea Cluj 0.66. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Universitatea Craiova graded out for clinical edge — 4 goals and 2.05 expected goals. Universitatea Craiova graded out for box occupation — 16 of 18 shots in the box and 0.11 xg per shot.
Assad Al-Hamlawi came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.7 for Universitatea Craiova from 2 goals and 4 shots.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
53%Possession47%
18Shots8
2.05xG0.66
What the numbers say
3 readsBox Occupation
Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Craiova kept getting bodies into the area — 89% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 16 of 18
- Share
- 89%
- xG per shot
- 0.11
Shooting From Range
Universitatea Cluj
Universitatea Cluj could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 75% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 6 of 8
- Share
- 75%
- xG per shot
- 0.08
Timeline
🟨28'
Alexandru Chipciu
Argument
🟨45+1'
Issouf Macalou
Argument
Half-time
A. Al Hamlawi — assist: T. Baluta
⚽47'
A. Al Hamlawi — assist: C. Mora
⚽52'
🔄54'
P. Pinho ↑ G. Simion ↓
🔄54'
M. Stefanescu ↑ M. Drammeh ↓
V. Screciu
⚽55'
🔄69'
D. Nistor ↑ I. Macalou ↓
S. Elisor ↑ A. Al Hamlawi ↓
🔄75'
J. Lameira ↑ A. Cicaldau ↓
🔄76'
S. Elisor — assist: T. Baluta
⚽77'
L. Basceanu ↑ D. Matei ↓
🔄82'
Heriberto Tavares ↑ M. Etim ↓
🔄83'
🔄83'
A. Gheorghita ↑ O. Mendy ↓
🔄83'
A. Aliev ↑ J. Lukic ↓
A. Cretu ↑ O. Romanchuk ↓
🔄86'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova
RefereeGeorge Catalin Roman, Romania
CompetitionLiga I
Season2026
RoundMatchday 8
StatusMatch Finished