§ Conference League · 2025-26 · League Stage 6

AEK Athens 3–2 Universitatea Craiova

  • Vida 65'
  • Kutesa 90+8'
  • Jović 90+15' (pen.)
  • Baiaram 30'
  • Cicâldău 59'
  • Isenko 90+16'

18 December 2025

The match in data

A 3–2 win for AEK Athens against Universitatea Craiova on 18 December 2025, in the 2025-26 Conference League (League Stage 6).

AEK Athens came from behind: they were trailing 0–2 at 59'.

Player of the match: Domagoj Vida (AEK Athens), rated 69, thanks above all to 6 aerials won and 6 final-third passes. Vida produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

For Universitatea Craiova, the highest-rated player was Monday Etim, with 64.

Pavlo Isenko was sent off at 90+16'.

69
Player of the match

Domagoj Vida

AEK Athens · 90'

Produced 1.28× and cost 0.33× their position's average

Added
  • 6 aerials won 3.6×
  • 6 final-third passes 1.1×
  • 7 duels won 1.5×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
  • 2 shots off target, worth 0.35 4.0×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

AEK Athens
PlayerPositionMinRating
Domagoj Vida ★ Defender 90 69
Răzvan Marin Midfielder 90 59
Petros Mantalos Midfielder 64 57
Filipe Relvas Defender 90 53
Thomas Strakosha Goalkeeper 90 49
Dereck Kutesa Midfielder 26 49
Luka Jović Forward 90 48
Niclas Eliasson Midfielder 26 48
Stavros Pilios Defender 77 45
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder 64 45
Orbelín Pineda Midfielder 90 42
Lazaros Rota Defender 90 38
Aboubakary Koita Forward 90 26
Marko Grujić Midfielder 15 no rating
James Penrice Defender 13 no rating
Universitatea Craiova
PlayerPositionMinRating
Monday Etim Midfielder 67 64
Alexandru Cicâldău Midfielder 81 61
Juraj Badelj Defender 90 54
Ștefan Baiaram Midfielder 81 52
Anzor Mekvabishvili Midfielder 90 51
Vladimir Screciu Defender 90 49
Oleksandr Romanchuk Defender 90 39
Assad Al-Hamlawi Forward 90 38
Pavlo Isenko Goalkeeper 90 37
Carlos Mora Forward 23 36
Nicușor Bancu Defender 90 32
Samuel Teles Defender 90 22
Nikola Stevanovic Defender 10 no rating
Vasile Mogoș Defender 10 no rating
Alexandru Crețu Midfielder 9 no rating
Lyes Houri Midfielder 9 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Universitatea Craiova player won the most aerial duels?

Ștefan Baiaram, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Oleksandr Romanchuk 1, Anzor Mekvabishvili 1.

In Universitatea Craiova's 3–2 loss, Ștefan Baiaram stood out in the air with 4 aerial duels won. No other teammate recorded more than a single aerial win.

Which AEK Athens player won the most aerial duels?

Domagoj Vida, with 6 aerial duels won. Next: Luka Jović 4, Filipe Relvas 3.

Domagoj Vida anchored AEK Athens in the air, winning 6 aerial duels in the 3–2 victory. Vida led the team ahead of Luka Jović and Filipe Relvas.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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AEK Athens 3–2 Universitatea Craiova, Conference League 2025-26. Player of the match: Domagoj Vida, 69
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.