Universitatea Craiova
Craiova have won 3 and drawn 2 of their most recent 5 games, including a 4-1 win over Maxline in their last UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 match.
Maxline Vitebsk
Maxline have won 4 and drawn 1 of their most recent 5 away games, scoring 14 goals in the process, but were crushed 4-1 by Craiova.
Head-to-Head
Craiova have won 3 and drawn 2 of their most recent 5 games, including a 4-1 win over Maxline in their last UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 match.
Key Players
- Valeri Gromyko has been a good finisher for Maxline in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026, with 1 goal from 1 appearance, but Artem Kontsevoy has been their sharpest finisher recently, netting 3 in the last 5 games.
- Universitatea Craiova have scored nine goals in their previous 5 games, with Assad Al Hamlawi their most dangerous player, scoring 4 times in that run.
Betting Insights
Craiova are clear favorites with the bookies at 1.21 for Wednesday's UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 second leg clash, but the odds on under 2.5 goals at 2.27 make more appeal for what should be a tighter game than last week's 4-1 away win for the Romanian outfit.
Prediction
- Filipe Coelho has molded Craiova into a controlled, possession-heavy team that likes to overcrowd the midfield and use their wing-backs to stretch the pitch, a tactic that played into their hands in the first-leg when the visitors pushed forward.
- That tactical approach should suit the hosts better if they can pin Maxline deep and run the ball in the final third, so we will take Craiova to repeat their first-leg performance and win again.
