Universitatea Craiova
- Craiova have won 3 of their last 5 games, drawing the other 2.
- Craiova have scored 8 goals in their last 3 home matches.
- Craiova have just hammered Universitatea Cluj 5-0 and then backed that up with a 4-1 away win at Maxline Vitebsk in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026.
FC UTA Arad
- UTA Arad have won 2 of their last 3 matches, drawing the other, and are unbeaten in 3.
- They have drawn 1-1 at Petrolul, won 1-0 at home to Csikszereda, and won 1-0 away at Unirea Slobozia.
Head-to-Head
UTA won the previous game 2-1 in Liga I 2025/2026 and haven't lost to the home side in their last 2 meetings .
Key Players
- Assad Al Hamlawi is Craiova's main danger man, scoring 4 of their 9 goals in the last 5 games.
- Filipe Coelho has Craiova playing on the front foot with a flexible 3-4-3/4-3-3 system built around possession, vertical runs and aggressive counter-pressing.
- Adrian Mihalcea has UTA set up compact and pragmatic, usually in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-4-2 shape that protects the middle and looks to counter quickly.
Betting Insights
- Craiova come into this game as the clear favorites at 1.73, with the draw at 3.52 and UTA at 4.72.
- Over 2.5 goals looks solid at 1.98 and Both Teams to Score at 1.88 also catches the eye.
Prediction
- Universitatea Craiova are clearly the better side on recent form and should have more than enough to nick this.
- I'm giving UTA a chance as they're a dogged side who could make this tricky.
