Updated 20 August 2026, after full time.
U Craiova 1-1 Ararat in the Europa League at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova), Craiova on 20 August 2026. Scorers: Nicușor Bancu for U Craiova; Alexandros Malis for Ararat. In their last 1 meetings, U Craiova have won 0, Ararat 1, with 0 draws.
U Craiova 1-1 Ararat was the final score in the Europa League on Thursday 20 August 2026 at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova). Scorers: Nicușor Bancu for U Craiova; Alexandros Malis for Ararat. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
U Craiova vs Ararat was played at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (Craiova) in Craiova on Thursday 20 August 2026, the home ground of U Craiova, which holds 30,983 people. It finished U Craiova 1-1 Ararat in the Europa League, with kick-off at 18:00 UK time.
U Craiova have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 4, with results reading D L D W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win at home to Egnatia in the Europa Conference League on 5 November.
Ararat have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 14, with results reading W L L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-3 defeat away to Torreense in the Europa League on 5 November.
Across the last 1 meetings U Craiova have won 0, Ararat have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with U Craiova scoring 0 goals to Ararat's 1. The most recent was Ararat-Armenia 1-0 Universitatea Craiova on 27 August 2026 in the Europa League.
Nicușor Bancu leads U Craiova with 4 goals across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any U Craiova player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every U Craiova player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Bruno Wilson leads Ararat with 5 yellow cards across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Ararat player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Ararat player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
N. Walsh refereed U Craiova vs Ararat, averaging 25.5 fouls and 5.0 yellow cards per game across 2 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026 | Europa League | Ararat-Armenia vs Universitatea Craiova | 1-0 |
| Stat | U Craiova | Ararat |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 58% | 42% |
| Shots | 13 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 |
| Corners | 8 | 4 |
| Fouls | 14 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 0 |
U Craiova: N. Bancu 33'. Ararat: A. Malis.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2 | 36 of 165 |
| Goals against | 0.7 | 15 of 165 |
| Shots | 15.7 | 30 of 165 |
| Shots on target | 6.7 | 17 of 165 |
| Fouls | 11.7 | 111 of 165 |
| Tackles | 13 | 64 of 165 |
| Passes | 395 | 47 of 165 |
| Corners | 5 | 73 of 165 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 59 of 76 |
| Goals against | 2.5 | 65 of 76 |
| Shots | 11.2 | 47 of 76 |
| Shots on target | 3.7 | 49 of 76 |
| Fouls | 10.5 | 62 of 76 |
| Tackles | 14.4 | 26 of 76 |
| Passes | 439.2 | 35 of 76 |
| Corners | 3.8 | 54 of 76 |