Fcsb and Craiova University They meet on Sunday, from 20:30, in stage #12 of the Superliga. The match is LiveText at GSP.ro and live at Digisport 1 and Primasport 1. The match will be arbitrated by Istvan Kovacs.
FCSB has previously imposed in the previous round, 1-0 with steel, and stopped a negative series of eight matches without victory (3 draws, 5 defeats). While the Oltenians have an excellent start of season, with seven successes and three equality results, the only defeat being suffered even in the last trip, 0-1 in Galați.
The full program of stage #12 of the Superliga
FCSB is the team that has shipped the most kicks on the opponent gate space in the first 11 stages, 62, and Craiova has ten less. In the current term of Mirel Rădoi (started on January 28, 2025), the Craiovans received at least one goal in 11 of the 13 games played in superliger.
In addition, seven offensive contributions have the best players in this chapter in the two lots, Florin Tanase (6 goals, 1 decisive pass), respectively Steven Nsimba (5 goals, 2 assists).
UPDATE. 18:10: Pictures from Craiova's locker room before the match with FCSB
More than two hours before the match, the Oltenians posted on Facebook several photos from the locker room on the National Arena.
FCSB – Craiova, live from 20:30
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FCSB – U Craiova, probable teams
FCSB (4-2-3-1): Târnovanu – Crețu, Ngezana, M.Popescu, Radunovic – Şut, Alhassan – Stoian, Olaru, Fl. Tănase – Bîrligaa
reserves: Zima, Udrea, Cisotti, O. Popescu, Kiki, Alibec, Chiricheș, Political, A. Stoian, Pantea, M. Toma, Thiam
Absent: Graovac, Edjoua, Cercel, Dawa, Lixandru (injured), Miculescu (uncertain)
Coach: Elias Charalambous
U Craiova (3-5-2): Isnko – Russian, Romanchuk, Badelj – M. Rădulescu, Teles, T. Băluță, Cicâldău, Fl. Stefan – Baiaram, Al Hamlawi
reserves: S. Lung jr, Screciu, Mekvabshvili, Nsimba, L. Băsceanu, Al. Crețu, Etim, Houri, D. Matei, Mogoș, Mora, Stevanovic
Absent: Bancu (suspended)
Coach: Mirel Rădoi
Stadium: National Arena
Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Carei). Assistants: Marius Marica (Bistrița), Ferencz Tunyogi (Zalău)
Var Referee: Sorin Costreie (Voluntari). Assistant Var: Valentin Porumbel (Oltenita)
The up -to -date ranking in the Superliga
FCSB – U Craiova. Arbitze Istvan Kovacs!
GSP.ro announced exclusively that after five matches abroad, in which he said “step” to the Romanian parties, Istvan Kovacs returns to the Superliga and was delegated to FCSB – U Craiova.
Istvan Kovacs
For the “central” of Carei will be the 370th match in the internal championship, occupying the 3rd place in the all-time ranking, after Sebastian Colțescu (411) and Alexandru Tudor (381).
He debuted on August 11, 2007, at the match Poli Timișoara – Pandurii, score 3-1, and since then he showed 135 red cards and dictated 121 hits from 11 meters.
The referee led FCSB in 53 games. The champion en-titre won 27 of them, drew in 11 and lost 15, which means a percentage of 57.8% points won for the red-blue.
On the other side, the Oltenians had him as a referee in 47 parties. Their balance with Kovacs at “Center”: 19 victories, 10 draws and 18 defeats, the equivalent of a percentage of 47.5% won points.
FCSB – U Craiova, the most interesting information
- 29 players used the people of Bucharest, of which 20 are local (most). On the other side, U Craiova was based on 30 footballers, 12 of them being strangers.
- Since 2014, since the return of Craiovean football on the first stage, the two have met in the main internal competition 40 times, 26 times the red-blue has been imposed, seven times the Oltenians have won, and another seven games have ended in a draw.
- The last successful victory of white-blue in the championship: May 6, 2024, Craiova University-FCSB 2-0.
- The most recent direct dispute in Superliga: May 17, 2025, FCSB – U Craiova 1-0 (Daniel Bîrligea).
- It should be remembered that Mirel Rădoi is on the bank of the students of Craiovi, none other than the captain of Bucharest from the 2005/2006 season, when the red-blue managed the largest international performance made by an after 1990 team, a semi-final of the UEFA Cup.
