LIVE Hermannstadt – University of Craiova, stage 20 Superliga

Hermannstadt has just installed Dorinel Munteanu on the bench and is trying to take advantage of the fatigue of the Olten players, who played in the Conference League on Thursday, to break the streak that led to the dismissal of Marius Măldărășanu. A streak that includes 9 matches without victory, including 7 defeats!

Complete schedule of stage #20

Hermannstadt – Craiova University, live from 20:30

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Hermannstadt – Craiova University, probable teams

Hermannstadt (3-4-3): Cabuz – Karo, I. Stoica, Issah – Antwi, D. Albu, Biceanu, Stancu – Chițu, Gjorgjievski, Neguț
Reserves: Mutiu, I. Pop, Capușa, Mihart, Bejan, Batista, Ciubotaru, Vuc, Gandila, Tavares, S. Buș, Oroian
Absent: Balaure, Kujabi (injured), Selimovic (out of the squad)
Coach: Dorinel Munteanu

Craiova University (3-4-1-2): L. Popescu – Romanchuk, Rus, Mogoș – Stevanovic, Anzor, D. Matei, Bancu – Cicâldău – Nsimba, Baiaram
reserves: Lung Jr, Isenko, Fl. Ștefan, Al Hamlawi, Houri, Badelj, Basceanu, Muntean, Etim, Teles, Al. Cretu, Mora
Absent: Rădulescu, Screciu, Băluță
Coach: Filipe Coelho

Stadium: Municipal
Referee: Ionuț Coza // Assistants: Radu Ghinguleac, Nicușor Marin
VAR referee: Cătălin Popa // AVAR: Andrei Antonie

Superliga standings

Hermannstadt – Craiova University, the most interesting statistics

• September 21, 2025, Rapid-FC Hermannstadt 1-2 was the only victory achieved by the Siberians in the last 12 stages, in the rest two draws and nine lost games.
• From the position of visitors, Olten won three of the nine trips in the current season, and four other times they ended in a draw.
• Transylvania scored 32 goals in the current championship, 21 of which were scored in the second half.
• 58.9% is the average possession recorded by Craiova in the first 19 stages, the 1st place in this chapter (FC Hermannstadt – 44.4%).
• FC Hermannstadt is the team with the fewest committed fouls, only 181 (Univ. Craiova – 218).
• FC Hermannstadt and Universitatea Craiova have met in the main domestic competition 13 times, eight times Olten won, three times Sibiu won, and two other games ended in a draw.
• The first match in the championship took place on October 6, 2018, U Craiova-FC Hermannstadt 1-1, goals scored by Elvir Koljic and Miluţă Blănaru respectively.
• Biggest score difference: November 24, 2019, U Craiova-FC Hermannstadt 3-0.
• The last success scored by Transylvania: December 10, 2023, FC Hermannstadt-U Craiova 2-1.
• The most recent direct match in the Romanian Superliga: August 10, 2025, Universitatea Craiova-FC Hermannstadt 1-0, scorer Oleksandr Romanchuk.
• It should be remembered that they were also opponents in the final of the 2017/2018 Romanian Cup, when the blue-and-whites won 2-0 (Gustavo, Al. Mitriţă) and took the trophy to Bănie.