Conference League: Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Conference League round 3 match between Universitatea Craiova and Egnatia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Universitatea Craiova hope to live up to their early billing as the Conference League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Egnatia over to the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco for a round 3 match.

Team form: Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia

Universitatea Craiova Form

Universitatea Craiova swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 1-3 against Inter Club d’Escaldes. They went on to defeat Sepsi OSK 0-5 and made it three on the spin against Botosani in a 2-1 victory. Universitatea Craiova just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Conference League matches at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco. They also drew two and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded four goals.

Egnatia Form

Following three draws in their last three matches, Egnatia could do with a win again. Against Lillestrom, they finished even 1-1, before drawing again in a 1-1 match with FC Midtjylland. Another 1-1 stalemate against AGF followed. Egnatia didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Conference League matches, but managed one draws, while suffering zero defeats. They conceded one and scored one goals themselves.

Betting facts for Universitatea Craiova and Egnatia

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Universitatea Craiova and Egnatia. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia

Ildi Gruda shows decent form right now for Egnatia, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Conference League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Universitatea Craiova, who are strong favourites this coming Thursday. Siding with Assad Al Hamlawi also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Conference League matches.

Popular markets: Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia

Full-time result

Universitatea Craiova won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing one as well. Egnatia won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost four in this run. Amazingly, Universitatea Craiova are on a streak of 12 matches without defeat. Universitatea Craiova are a tough nut to crack currently, with no less than 8 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Universitatea Craiova scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Egnatia got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Universitatea Craiova managed to open the scoreline in no less than nine of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Egnatia performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Universitatea Craiova saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Egnatia, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.1 times goals per game. Egnatia are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 13 matches.