📏 Form Guide

Universitatea Craiova

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Universitatea Craiova will be hoping to bounce back here following a 4-1 Liga I loss in their previous game against Farul Constanța.

In that match, Universitatea Craiova had 71% possession and 28 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. The scorer for Universitatea Craiova was Monday Etim (75'). At the other end, Farul Constanța got 7 shots at goal with 4 on target. Alexandru Ișfan (6') and Denis Alibec (87') scored for Farul Constanța.

Matches involving Universitatea Craiova have often been absorbing ones lately with plenty of scoring expected. Over their past six clashes alone, a total of 23 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 16 of these coming from Universitatea Craiova.

Coming into this contest, Universitatea Craiova haven't been defeated in their previous 3 home league matches.

Oţelul Galaţi

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Last time out, Oţelul Galaţi drew 0-0 in the Liga I tie with Botoșani.

In that game, Oţelul Galaţi had 51% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 on target. Botoșani had 26 shots at goal with 4 on target.

A series of reliable showings from the Oţelul Galaţi defensive players has seen their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 3 from their previous 6 fixtures in total. During the same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 10. Still, time will tell whether that pattern might continue on in this match.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A look at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 04/04/2015 shows that Universitatea Craiova have won 3 of these and Oţelul Galaţi 1, with the number of draws standing at 2.

A total of 11 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 7 of them from Studenţii and 4 for Oţelarii. The average goals per game has been 1.83.

The previous league fixture featuring these sides was Liga I match day 10 on 20/09/2025 when it finished Oţelul Galaţi 1-0 Universitatea Craiova.

That time, Oţelul Galaţi managed 41% possession and 8 shots on goal with 1 on target. The scorer was Lameira (44').

At the other end, Universitatea Craiova got 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

📰 Team News: Universitatea Craiova

Ștefan Baiaram (sprain), Nicușor Bancu (unknown injury) and Mihnea Rădulescu (Cruciate ligament tear) will be missing for Universitatea Craiova manager Filipe Coelho. Pavlo Isenko is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

We think that Studenţii will possibly line up in a 3-5-2 formation for this game, utilising Laurentiu Popescu, Oleksandr Romanchuk, Adrian Rus, Vladimir Screciu, Carlos Mora, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Tudor Baluta, Alexandru Cicaldau, Teles, Steven Nsimba and Luca Basceanu.

ℹ️ Team News: Oţelul Galaţi

From our viewpoint, Oţelarii could decide to begin the game with a 4-3-3 formation with a starting lineup of Cosmin Dur-Bozoanca, Milen Zhelev, Diego Zivulic, Paul Iacob, Conrado, Pedro Nuno, Joao Lameira, Andrei Ciobanu, Stefan Bana, Patrick and Andrezinho.

💭 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Universitatea Craiova certainly have the ability to create enough chances to score more than one against Oţelul Galaţi, who could well struggle to find the back of the net.

Our selection here is for a 2-0 victory for Universitatea Craiova at full-time.

Peter Guest, 15:05 05/02/2026