Universitatea Craiova
- Universitatea Craiova are unbeaten in five matches, winning four and drawing one.
- Craiova have won each of their last two home matches and lead the Liga I Playoff.
Universitatea Cluj
Universitatea Cluj are one point behind Craiova in second place, and have won two and lost two of their four away games.
Head-to-Head
Cristiano Bergodi’s side are a tough nut to crack, sitting deep and looking to sting teams with a compact block, direct transitions and efficiency from set pieces, but they have failed to win in their last two trips to Craiova.
Key Players
- The White-Blues have beaten FC Dinamo Bucuresti 2-1 at home and drawn 0-0 at CFR 1907 Cluj in their last two, while Assad Al Hamlawi (two goals in six) has been a direct threat as their top scorer in the Liga I Playoff.
- Jovo Lukic has three goals in this competition from just six appearances as the central striker for the visitors, but they will have more hope of creating chances with the on-the-ball creativity of Issouf Macalou, who has four assists in seven games and three in their last five.
Betting Insights
While the home side are favourites, the odds look short for them to win at 1.88 , so we’re taking ‘Under 2.5 goals’ at 1.7 and ‘BTTS - No’ at 1.81 .
Prediction
- Craiova are worthy favorites to win a close game, but we’re going for fewer than three goals to be scored in total as both sides will look to be solid at the back.
- One goal might be enough to separate the sides in what could be a tense game with few clear chances.
