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UTA Arad make the trip to Stadionul Ion Oblemenco on Saturday for the Liga I tie with home team Universitatea Craiova.
All Universitatea Craiova v UTA Arad game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below - along with the latest match odds.
Universitatea Craiova fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-4 UCL Qualifiers success against ML Vitebsk.
For Universitatea Craiova, the goalscorers were Ștefan Baiaram (4'), Assad Al Hamlawi (24', 43') and Steven Nsimba (90'). Valery Gromyko (20') was the scorer for ML Vitebsk.
Their latest results really do illustrate the point that there has been much resilience in the Universitatea Craiova backline. Universitatea Craiova have been mean at the back, resulting in the total number of goals that have flown into the back of their net over the course of their last 6 matches standing at 2. With no two games being the same, it remains to be seen whether that pattern might be replicated in this game or not.
UTA Arad go into this game following a 0-1 Liga 1 Play Offs win versus Unirea Slobozia in their most recent game.
In that game, UTA Arad had 56% possession and 35 shots on goal with 13 of them on target. The scorer for UTA Arad was Richard Odada (71'). At the other end, Unirea Slobozia got 16 shots at goal with 3 of them on target.
For 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving UTA Arad, a relatively low number of goals have gone in between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game in that period comes to a meagre 1.5, with the number of goals averaged by UTA Arad being 1.
A review of their past head-to-head meetings going back to 18/08/2023 tells us that Universitatea Craiova have won 3 of them & UTA Arad 1, with the tally of drawn results standing at 2.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 25 in all which averages out at 4.17 goals per match.
The previous league encounter between these clubs was Liga I match day 16 on 09/11/2025 which ended up with the score at Universitatea Craiova 1-2 UTA Arad.
In that match, Universitatea Craiova had 72% possession and 23 shots on goal with 4 on target. Their only player to score was Oleksandr Romanchuk (36').
On the other side, UTA Arad had 5 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Valentin Costache (76') was the scorer.
Alexandru Iamandache (Knee injury) and Pavlo Isenko (Meniscus injury) aren’t available for Universitatea Craiova manager Filipe Coelho.
From a largely full-strength squad, there is only the one fitness issue for the UTA Arad manager to be concerned about. Andrea Padula (muscular problems) won’t be in action.
When taking all factors into account, Universitatea Craiova can and should get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.
Conversely, UTA Arad will be up against it to score themselves although we do reckon that they could well end up scoring here as well.
Our tip is for a comfortable 3-1 win for Universitatea Craiova when the full-time whistle blows.
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the 90 min. result market, backing Universitatea Craiova is best priced at 1.42, a wager on the draw is 4.33 & staking on victory for UTA Arad gets you 6.5. They are the best of the bets being offered as of now.
Renata Leite, 01:03 14/07/2026
⚽️ Team Focus:
Universitatea Craiova
Formed: 1948
Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (30,983)
Captain: Nicușor Bancu
Chairman: Mihai Rotaru
Manager: Filipe Coelho
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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| 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLWWD |
| 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLLLL |
| 3 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WWWWW |
| 4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLWDW |
| 6 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWLLL |
| 7 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWLLL |
| 8 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WLWWL |
| 9 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWDLL |
| 10 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWLDW |
| 11 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DLWWD |
| 12 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWWWW |
| 14 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DWWWD |
| 15 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | LWDLD |
| 16 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ML Vitebsk |
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Universitatea Craiova |
| Rapid Bucharest |
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Universitatea Craiova |
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Universitatea Cluj |
| Cluj |
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Universitatea Craiova |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Dinamo Bucharest |
| Argeș Pitești |
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Universitatea Craiova |
| Unirea Slobozia |
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UTA Arad |
| UTA Arad |
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Miercurea Ciuc |
| Petrolul Ploieşti |
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UTA Arad |
| UTA Arad |
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Farul Constanța |
| Oţelul Galaţi |
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UTA Arad |
| UTA Arad |
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Botoșani |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Metaloglobus |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Steaua Bucharest |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Oţelul Galaţi |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Botoșani |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Miercurea Ciuc |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Cluj |
| Metaloglobus |
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UTA Arad |
| Oţelul Galaţi |
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UTA Arad |
| Miercurea Ciuc |
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UTA Arad |
| Argeș Pitești |
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UTA Arad |
| Unirea Slobozia |
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UTA Arad |
| Farul Constanța |
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UTA Arad |
| Assad Al Hamlawi | 18 |
| Steven Nsimba | 14 |
| Ștefan Baiaram | 6 |
| Monday Etim | 5 |
| Oleksandr Romanchuk | 5 |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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ML Vitebsk |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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UTA Arad |
| Dinamo Bucharest |
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Universitatea Craiova |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Petrolul Ploieşti |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Argeș Pitești |
| Oţelul Galaţi |
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Universitatea Craiova |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Voluntari |
| Rapid Bucharest |
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Universitatea Craiova |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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Universitatea Cluj |
| Corvinul Hunedoara |
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Universitatea Craiova |
| Universitatea Craiova |
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UTA Arad |
| UTA Arad |
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Oţelul Galaţi |
| Voluntari |
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UTA Arad |
| UTA Arad |
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Rapid Bucharest |
| Universitatea Cluj |
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UTA Arad |
| UTA Arad |
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Corvinul Hunedoara |
| Steaua Bucharest |
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UTA Arad |
| UTA Arad |
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Miercurea Ciuc |
| Farul Constanța |
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UTA Arad |
| UTA Arad |
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Sepsi Sfântu Gheorghe |
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