Dinamo Bucharest vs Universitatea Craiova Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 21)

📏 Form Guide

Dinamo Bucharest

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Dinamo Bucharest are hoping to win again following a 2-4 Liga 1 Play Offs victory against Universitatea Cluj.

In that game, Dinamo Bucharest managed 49% possession and 5 shots at goal with 5 on target. The scorer for Dinamo Bucharest was Stipe Perica (25', 32'). Universitatea Cluj had 8 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Issouf Macalou (14') and Vladislav Blănuță (44') scored for Universitatea Cluj.

In their preceding six fixtures, Željko Kopić's Dinamo Bucharest have hit the target 10 times giving them an average number of goals per match equal to 1.67.

Universitatea Craiova

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In their previous fixture, Universitatea Craiova drew 0-0 in the Liga 1 Play Offs match with Steaua Bucharest.

In that match, Universitatea Craiova managed 47% possession and 13 shots on goal with 8 on target. For their opponents, FCSB got 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

A tendency of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games featuring Universitatea Craiova has been evident recently. A glance at their last six outings reveals that it has happened 5 times. During those clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal aggregate of 4 and Universitatea Craiova have scored 6. However, time will tell whether that pattern shall be replicated in this match.

👥 Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head meetings going back to 27/09/2021 shows us that Dinamo Bucharest have won 1 of these & Universitatea Craiova 4, with the number of drawn matches being 1.

An aggregate of 20 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 4 from Dinamoviștii and 16 for Studenţii. The average goals per game has been 3.33.

The last league game between these sides was Liga I match day 22 on 19/01/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Universitatea Craiova 1-1 Dinamo Bucharest.

That day, Universitatea Craiova managed 42% possession and 11 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Their only player to score was Alexandru Mitriță (36').

Dinamo Bucharest got 7 attempts at goal with 1 on target. Kennedy Boateng (48') scored.

ℹ️ Team News: Dinamo Bucharest

In all likelihood, Dinamoviștii will probably use the 4-3-3 system in the match, utilising Adnan Golubovic, Maxime Sivis, Iulius Marginean, Raul Oprut, Antonio Luna, Patrick Olsen, Eddy Gnahore, Catalin Cirjan, Georgi Milanov, Stipe Perica and Astrit Selmani.

📰 Team News: Universitatea Craiova

Universitatea Craiova manager Constantin Gâlcă has to choose a team with limited availability. Alexandru Cicâldău (unknown injury) and Luis Paradela (Cruciate ligament surgery) miss out here.

We’re of the thinking that Studenţii might begin the game with a 4-3-3 lineup, choosing Laurentiu Popescu, Carlos Mora, Gjoko Zajkov, Juraj Badelj, Nicusor Bancu, Takuto Oshima, Vladimir Screciu, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Stefan Baiaram, Jovo Lukic and Alexandru Mitrita.

💭 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Dinamo Bucharest may not find it easy to register a score against this Universitatea Craiova lineup who should score one, at least.

That’s why our selection here is for a good battle with a 0-1 win for Universitatea Craiova when the referee blows for full-time.

We’ll see what happens.

📚 ⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?

Turning to the betting odds on the 90 min. result market, a win for Dinamo Bucharest is best priced at 3.8, a bet on a draw is 3.2 & selecting a win for Universitatea Craiova gets you 2. They’re the best of the returns that can be secured at present.

Lucas Pereira, 01:00 21/04/2025