UTA Arad vs Univ. Craiova

Romania • Liga I • 2026/2027 • Round 16

UTA Arad

15:3022 November 2026

Univ. Craiova

Match information

Country: Romania
Competition: Liga I
Season: 2026/2027
Round: 16
Date: 22 November 2026
Kick-off: 15:30
Stadium: Arena Francisc Neuman

Prediction

UTA Arad win14%

Draw23%

Univ. Craiova win62%

Full prediction

Clubs

UTA Arad

Founded: 2013
Country: Romania
Stadium: Stadionul Francisc von Neuman
City: Arad
Capacity: 12 700
Surface: grass

Univ. Craiova

Founded: 2013
Country: Romania
Stadium: Complex Sportiv Craiova
City: Craiova
Capacity: 30 983
Surface: grass

Recent form

UTA Arad

WWDLL

Univ. Craiova

WDWWD

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Univ. Craiova	15	+24	33
2	Dinamo Bucuresti	15	+21	33
…
9	CFR Cluj	15	-1	19
10	UTA Arad	15	-4	18
11	Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe	15	-9	18

Full standings

Head-to-head

18 July 2026 • Liga I • Univ. Craiova 4 : 0 UTA Arad (Half-time 0 : 0)
9 November 2025 • Liga I • Univ. Craiova 1 : 2 UTA Arad (Half-time 1 : 1)
12 July 2025 • Liga I • Arad 3 : 3 U Craiova (Half-time 0 : 2)
25 November 2024 • Liga I • UTA Arad 1 : 2 Universitatea Craiova (Half-time 1 : 0)
20 July 2024 • Liga I • Universitatea Craiova 4 : 2 UTA Arad (Half-time 1 : 1)

Full H2H

1X2 odds

Bookmaker	1	X	2
1xBet	3.91	3.30	1.93
Betano	3.80	3.35	1.93

Best odds: 1 - 3.91 | X - 3.35 | 2 - 1.93

Double Chance

1X: 1.87
X2: 1.27
12: 1.30

Both Teams To Score

Yes: 1.86
No: 2.05

Over / Under

Over 0.5: 1.07
Under 0.5: 9.00
Over 1.5: 1.31
Under 1.5: 3.50
Over 2.5: 1.93
Under 2.5: 1.91
Over 3.5: 3.20
Under 3.5: 1.36
Over 4.5: 5.90
Under 4.5: 1.14
Over 5.5: 10.50
Under 5.5: 1.05

Asian Handicap

Handicap	UTA Arad	Univ. Craiova
0 / 0	2.66	1.38
+1 / -1	1.45	2.85
+1.5 / -1.5	1.28	3.25

Match result probability

UTA Arad win14%

Draw23%

Univ. Craiova win62%

Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.

Double chance

1X: 38%
X2: 86%
12: 77%

Total goals

Over 1.5: 70%
Under 1.5: 30%
Over 2.5: 44%
Under 2.5: 56%
Over 3.5: 23%
Under 3.5: 77%

Both teams to score

Yes: 41%
No: 59%

Asian handicap

Handicap	UTA Arad	Univ. Craiova
+4.5 / -4.5	98%	2%
+3.5 / -3.5	94%	6%
+2.5 / -2.5	84%	16%
+1.5 / -1.5	64%	36%
+0.5 / -0.5	38%	62%
-0.5 / +0.5	14%	86%
-1.5 / +1.5	4%	96%
-2.5 / +2.5	1%	99%
-3.5 / +3.5	0%	100%
-4.5 / +4.5	0%	100%

Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.

Coaches

UTA Arad: Adrian Mihalcea
Univ. Craiova: Filipe Coelho

Missing players

UTA Arad

26Razvan Oaida - injured
16Richard Odada - injured
80Alexi Pitu - injured

Squad - UTA Arad

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Marcio Rosa	29	6	0	0	0	7.30
12	Alexandru Popescu	18	-	-	-	-	-
33	Andrei Gorcea	25	4	0	0	0	6.00
Defenders
3	Din Alomerovic	29	8	0	0	2	6.85
4	Alexandru Benga	37	10	0	0	3	6.75
15	Peter Ouaneh	28	9	0	0	2	7.07
22	Robert Badescu	21	4	0	0	1	7.02
60	Dmytro Pospelov	35	7	0	1	4	6.85
72	Andrea Padula	30	7	1	0	2	6.44
Midfielders
2	Andrei Dorobantu	22	8	1	0	1	6.95
5	Sota Mino	32	12	1	0	4	6.83
6	Antoni Ivanov	31	6	0	0	1	6.68
8	Alin Roman	32	12	0	5	2	7.13
14	Samuel Gueulette	26	3	0	1	1	6.80
16	Richard Odada injured	25	5	0	0	0	6.56
19	Denis Ile	17	-	-	-	-	-
20	Denis Taroi	18	11	0	0	1	6.63
26	Razvan Oaida injured	28	1	0	0	0	6.20
80	Alexi Pitu injured	24	4	0	0	0	6.47
Forwards
7	Ismet Sinani	27	10	1	0	0	6.50
9	Marius Coman	30	12	5	0	1	6.73
10	Marinos Tzionis	25	12	1	0	0	6.55
11	Hakim Abdallah	28	12	2	0	0	6.67
21	Andrei Tolcea	18	-	-	-	-	-
22	Adrian Dragos	19	-	-	-	-	-
42	Omar El Sawy	22	5	2	0	0	7.02
77	Jayson Papeau	30	12	1	2	3	6.68

Squad - Univ. Craiova

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Alexandru Maxim	19	-	-	-	-	-
21	Laurentiu Popescu	29	8	0	0	0	7.03
90	Razvan Sava	24	6	0	0	1	6.65
Defenders
3	Oleksandr Romanchuk	26	12	3	0	2	7.43
5	Baptiste Roux	26	2	0	0	0	7.05
6	Vladimir Screciu	26	13	1	0	0	7.45
11	Nicusor Bancu	34	14	0	4	3	7.30
24	Nikola Stevanovic	28	13	1	0	1	7.31
28	Adrian Rus	30	3	0	0	1	7.30
31	Ronaldo Webster	25	2	0	0	0	6.10
Midfielders
4	Alexandru Cretu	34	7	0	0	2	6.46
8	Tudor Baluta	27	12	0	3	2	7.09
16	Joao Lameira	27	5	0	0	0	6.64
20	Alexandru Cicaldau	29	12	2	3	0	7.38
23	Teles	29	9	1	0	2	6.86
29	Luca Basceanu	20	11	0	1	1	6.83
30	David Matei	20	13	1	2	2	6.96
Forwards
7	Steven Nsimba	30	10	4	0	1	6.94
9	Assad Al Hamlawi	26	10	7	0	1	7.16
9	David Barbu	20	-	-	-	-	-
10	Stefan Baiaram	23	11	2	5	1	7.39
12	Monday Etim	27	9	2	2	2	6.92
17	Carlos Mora	25	14	0	6	0	7.44
18	Mihnea Radulescu	21	3	0	1	0	6.83
19	Tavares Heriberto	29	7	0	0	0	6.44
22	Simon Elisor	27	8	9	0	1	7.35

Head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

UTA Arad wins1

Draws2

Univ. Craiova wins7

Goals: UTA Arad: 12 (1.2)
Goals: Univ. Craiova: 24 (2.4)
Goals per match: 3.6
Both teams scored: 7 / 10
Over 2.5 goals: 9 / 10

Results

18 July 2026 • Liga I • Univ. Craiova 4 : 0 UTA Arad (Half-time 0 : 0)
9 November 2025 • Liga I • Univ. Craiova 1 : 2 UTA Arad (Half-time 1 : 1)
12 July 2025 • Liga I • Arad 3 : 3 U Craiova (Half-time 0 : 2)
25 November 2024 • Liga I • UTA Arad 1 : 2 Universitatea Craiova (Half-time 1 : 0)
20 July 2024 • Liga I • Universitatea Craiova 4 : 2 UTA Arad (Half-time 1 : 1)
20 December 2023 • Liga I • UTA Arad 2 : 2 Universitatea Craiova (Half-time 2 : 1)
1 November 2023 • Cupa României • UTA Arad 0 : 1 Universitatea Craiova (Half-time 0 : 0)
18 August 2023 • Liga I • Universitatea Craiova 3 : 0 UTA Arad (Half-time 1 : 0)
10 March 2023 • Liga I • Universitatea Craiova 2 : 1 UTA Arad (Half-time 0 : 1)
23 October 2022 • Liga I • UTA Arad 1 : 2 Universitatea Craiova (Half-time 1 : 1)

Form: last 10 matches

	UTA Arad	Univ. Craiova
W-D-L	5-1-4	7-3-0
Scored (per match)	15 (1.5)	21 (2.1)
Conceded (per match)	12 (1.2)	4 (0.4)
Clean sheets	4 / 10	6 / 10
Both teams scored	3 / 10	4 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	4 / 10	4 / 10

Recent form - UTA Arad

L6 November 2026 • Liga I • UTA Arad 0 : 1 Petrolul (Half-time 0 : 0)
L1 November 2026 • Liga I • Dinamo Bucuresti 2 : 0 UTA Arad (Half-time 1 : 0)
D27 October 2026 • Cupa României • UTA Arad 2 : 2 FC Botosani (Half-time 0 : 1)
W24 October 2026 • Liga I • FC Arges 0 : 1 UTA Arad (Half-time 0 : 1)
W18 October 2026 • Liga I • UTA Arad 1 : 0 CFR Cluj (Half-time 0 : 0)
L10 October 2026 • Liga I • FC Botosani 2 : 0 UTA Arad (Half-time 2 : 0)
W18 September 2026 • Liga I • UTA Arad 1 : 0 Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe (Half-time 0 : 0)
L11 September 2026 • Liga I • Farul Constanta 4 : 2 UTA Arad (Half-time 3 : 1)
W5 September 2026 • Liga I • UTA Arad 5 : 1 Csikszereda M. Ciuc (Half-time 1 : 0)
W2 September 2026 • Cupa României • Minerul Lupeni 0 : 3 UTA Arad (Half-time 0 : 2)

Recent form - Univ. Craiova

D8 November 2026 • Liga I • CFR Cluj 0 : 0 Univ. Craiova (Half-time 0 : 0)
W5 November 2026 • UEFA Conference League • Univ. Craiova 2 : 0 Egnatia (Half-time 2 : 0)
W1 November 2026 • Liga I • Univ. Craiova 2 : 1 FC Botosani (Half-time 2 : 0)
D29 October 2026 • Cupa României • FC Voluntari 1 : 1 Univ. Craiova (Half-time 1 : 0)
W26 October 2026 • Liga I • Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe 0 : 5 Univ. Craiova (Half-time 0 : 2)
W22 October 2026 • UEFA Conference League • Inter Escaldes 1 : 3 Univ. Craiova (Half-time 0 : 2)
W18 October 2026 • Liga I • Univ. Craiova 2 : 0 Farul Constanta (Half-time 1 : 0)
D15 October 2026 • UEFA Conference League • Univ. Craiova 1 : 1 Getafe (Half-time 0 : 0)
W11 October 2026 • Liga I • Csikszereda M. Ciuc 0 : 1 Univ. Craiova (Half-time 0 : 0)
W4 October 2026 • Club Friendlies • CSM Slatina 0 : 4 Univ. Craiova (Half-time 0 : 2)

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Univ. Craiova	15	10	3	2	34	10	+24	33
2	Dinamo Bucuresti	15	10	3	2	32	11	+21	33
3	FC Rapid Bucuresti	15	9	4	2	24	14	+10	31
4	Petrolul	15	8	3	4	20	18	+2	27
5	U. Cluj	15	8	2	5	26	20	+6	26
6	Farul Constanta	15	6	6	3	24	22	+2	24
7	Corvinul	15	6	4	5	17	16	+1	22
8	FCSB	15	6	3	6	20	21	-1	21
9	CFR Cluj	15	5	4	6	20	21	-1	19
10	UTA Arad	15	5	3	7	16	20	-4	18
11	Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe	15	4	6	5	11	20	-9	18
12	FC Botosani	15	3	6	6	19	20	-1	15
13	FC Arges	15	4	3	8	10	17	-7	15
14	Otelul	15	2	7	6	17	23	-6	13
15	FC Voluntari	15	2	2	11	15	33	-18	8
16	Csikszereda M. Ciuc	15	1	3	11	9	28	-19	6

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Univ. Craiova	8	7	0	1	24	3	+21	21
2	Dinamo Bucuresti	7	7	0	0	21	3	+18	21
3	FC Rapid Bucuresti	8	6	1	1	14	5	+9	19
4	Farul Constanta	7	5	2	0	17	9	+8	17
5	U. Cluj	8	5	1	2	17	12	+5	16
6	Corvinul	8	4	2	2	13	8	+5	14
7	Petrolul	7	4	2	1	8	4	+4	14
8	FCSB	8	4	2	2	15	11	+4	14
9	CFR Cluj	7	3	3	1	12	6	+6	12
10	FC Botosani	7	3	3	1	11	5	+6	12
11	UTA Arad	7	3	3	1	9	4	+5	12
12	FC Arges	8	3	2	3	6	6	0	11
13	Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe	7	3	2	2	7	10	-3	11
14	Otelul	8	2	4	2	9	9	0	10
15	FC Voluntari	8	2	2	4	9	12	-3	8
16	Csikszereda M. Ciuc	7	1	2	4	5	10	-5	5

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Petrolul	8	4	1	3	12	14	-2	13
2	Univ. Craiova	7	3	3	1	10	7	+3	12
3	Dinamo Bucuresti	8	3	3	2	11	8	+3	12
4	FC Rapid Bucuresti	7	3	3	1	10	9	+1	12
5	U. Cluj	7	3	1	3	9	8	+1	10
6	Corvinul	7	2	2	3	4	8	-4	8
7	FCSB	7	2	1	4	5	10	-5	7
8	Farul Constanta	8	1	4	3	7	13	-6	7
9	Sepsi Sf. Gheorghe	8	1	4	3	4	10	-6	7
10	CFR Cluj	8	2	1	5	8	15	-7	7
11	UTA Arad	8	2	0	6	7	16	-9	6
12	FC Arges	7	1	1	5	4	11	-7	4
13	Otelul	7	0	3	4	8	14	-6	3
14	FC Botosani	8	0	3	5	8	15	-7	3
15	Csikszereda M. Ciuc	8	0	1	7	4	18	-14	1
16	FC Voluntari	7	0	0	7	6	21	-15	0

Top scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen.	Assists
1	A. Dobre	FC Rapid Bucuresti	12	0	0
2	J. Lukic	U. Cluj	11	0	0
3	F. Tanase	FCSB	10	0	0
1	Simon Elisor	CS U Craiova	9	0	0
4	V. Costache	UTA Arad	8	0	0
5	S. Mailat	FC Botosani	8	0	0
6	A. Cordea	CFR Cluj	8	0	2
2	Andrei Ioan	Botosani	7	0	0
3	Matteo Ahlinvi	Farul Constanta 1920	7	0	0
4	S. Dražić	CFR Cluj	7	0	0
5	Al Assad	CS U Craiova	7	1	0
7	R. Matos	FC Arges	7	0	0
8	Paulinho	Otelul	7	0	0
1	A. Mitriță	Universitatea Craiova	6	1	0
6	Aliev Alibek	Universitatea Cluj	6	3	2
7	A. Cordea	CFR Cluj	6	1	2
8	Dobre Mihai-Alexandru	Rapid Bucuresti	6	2	0
9	S. Baiaram	Univ. Craiova	6	0	0
10	S. Nsimba	Univ. Craiova	6	0	0
11	A. Isfan	Farul Constanta	6	0	0
10	Coman Marius	UTA Batrana Doamna	5	0	0
12	A. Roman	UTA Arad	5	0	0
13	A. Al Hamlawi	Univ. Craiova	5	0	0
17	Nsimba Steven	CS U Craiova	4	1	0
6	P. M'Poku	UTA Arad	3	3	0
25	Romanchuk Oleksandr	CS U Craiova	3	0	0
15	A. Mekvabishvili	Universitatea Craiova	2	0	0
38	Sayed Omar	UTA Batrana Doamna	2	0	0
47	M. Etim	CS U Craiova	2	0	2
48	Cicâldău Alexandru	CS U Craiova	2	0	3
50	Djamel Hakim	UTA Batrana Doamna	2	0	0