📏 Form Guide

Universitatea Craiova

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Universitatea Craiova will be looking for an improved result here after the 2-0 Liga 1 Play Offs defeat in their last game at the hands of Steaua Bucharest.

In that match, Universitatea Craiova had 60% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Universitatea Craiova was Ștefan Vlădoiu (32' Own goal). At the other end, FCSB got 12 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Florinel Coman (29') was the scorer for Steaua Bucharest.

It has been a rare occasion in recent games that Universitatea Craiova haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Universitatea Craiova have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 8 goals during that time.

Farul Constanța

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In the game prior to this, Farul Constanța drew 1-1 in the Liga 1 Play Offs match with Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe.

In that match, Farul Constanța managed 47% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Farul Constanța was Louis Munteanu (44'). Sepsi OSK got 14 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Pavol Šafranko (45') scored for Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe.

Looking at their form, and Farul Constanța have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 5 goals in all. At the back, Farul Constanța have not been doing too well. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be sustained here, though.

👥 Head to head

A review of their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 05/09/2022 shows us that Universitatea Craiova have won 1 of these and Farul Constanța 4, with the tally of draws being 1.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 22 overall at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.

The previous league game between these clubs was Liga I match day 22 on 21/01/2024 when the final score was Universitatea Craiova 1-2 Farul Constanța.

That time, Universitatea Craiova had 58% possession and 21 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. The scorer was Alexandru Crețu (36').

On the other side, Farul Constanța had 16 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Rivaldinho (15') and Louis Munteanu (43') scored.

ℹ️ Team News: Universitatea Craiova

The Universitatea Craiova boss Ivaylo Petev will be grateful to have no fitness concerns to speak of before this game thanks to a completely healthy group available for selection.

In our view, Studenţii should line up in a 4-3-3 formation for this game and select Laurentju Popescu, Stefan Vladoiu, Denil Maldonado, Juraj Badelj, Mihai Capatina, Alexandru Cretu, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Lyes Houri, Stefan Baiaram, Jalen Blesa and Andrei Ivan.

📰 Team News: Farul Constanța

Owing to a completely healthy squad available to select from, the Farul Constanța boss Gheorghe Hagi has no fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this clash.

We’re of the thinking that Farul Constanța will likely make use of a 4-3-3 system, settling for Alexandru Buzbuchi, Mihai Popescu, Ionut Larie, Gabriel Danuleasa, Gustavo Marins, Cristian Ganea, Diogo Queiros, Constantin Grameni, Narek Grigoryan, Louis Munteanu and Ionut Cojocaru.

💡 Prediction

Here, we’re thinking that Farul Constanța will need things to go their way to find the net against this Universitatea Craiova side who we think should end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We’re therefore expecting a very even match with a 1-0 victory for Universitatea Craiova when the referee blows for full-time.

Hopefully it’s a good one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 17:00 12/04/2024