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Universitatea Craiova vs FC Voluntari prediction

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Kickoff
Sun, Aug 23, 03:30 PM
Round
Regular Season - 6
Venue
Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, Craiova
Referee
Adrian Viorel Cojocaru, Romania

Recent form

Universitatea Craiova
60Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +2 goal difference

FC Voluntari
54Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -1 goal difference

Our verdict

Strong
Market
Match Winner
Pick
Universitatea Craiova to win
Confidence75%

BetGenius backs Universitatea Craiova to win (Match Winner) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Universitatea Craiova host FC Voluntari at home in Liga I, aiming to climb into the upper half of the table from 9th position. The hosts have demonstrated solid form on home soil in league play, winning two of their three matches while scoring eight goals and conceding just one.

FC Voluntari enter the fixture in 12th place with four points from five matches. Their away record in the league has been particularly concerning, suffering two defeats in two away outings with zero goals scored and nine conceded, including heavy away defeats against CFR 1907 Cluj (5-0) and Dinamo Bucuresti (4-0).

Historical head-to-head records strongly favor Craiova when hosting this fixture. In five recorded home matches against FC Voluntari, Craiova have registered four victories and one draw, remaining unbeaten on their own ground against the visitors.

Key factors

  • Universitatea Craiova have won 4 and drawn 1 of their 5 home H2H clashes against FC Voluntari.
  • FC Voluntari have failed to score in both away league games this season, conceding an average of 4.5 goals per match.
  • Universitatea Craiova average 2.7 goals per game at home in the league while conceding just 0.3 on average.
  • FC Voluntari hold a -9 goal difference across their five league fixtures.

Statistical comparison

Universitatea Craiova at home vs FC Voluntari away
4
Played
3
3-0-1
W-D-L
0-0-3
2.8
Scored /game
0.3
0.5
Conceded /game
4
Clean sheets
Failed to score
80%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.1 goals per game (Universitatea Craiova at home plus FC Voluntari away).

Key players this season

Universitatea Craiova

  • C. Mora3A
  • T. Băluță3A

FC Voluntari

  • R. Guțea4G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
1Dinamo BucurestiPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)8+1017
2RapidPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)8+515
3Petrolul PloiestiPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)8-115
4Universitatea CraiovaPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)8+914
5Farul ConstantaPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)8+211
6FCSBPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)8+111
7FC BotosaniSuperliga (Relegation Group)8+410
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSuperliga (Relegation Group)8-410
13Uta AradSuperliga (Relegation Group)809
14Universitatea ClujSuperliga (Relegation Group)7-49
15FC VoluntariSuperliga (Relegation Group)8-108
16CsikszeredaSuperliga (Relegation Group)8-131

Head-to-head

Full record →
Universitatea Craiova
4
Draws
4
FC Voluntari
2

Universitatea Craiova have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.1 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2024-02-26Universitatea Craiova 2-1 FC Voluntari
  • 2023-10-07FC Voluntari 0-0 Universitatea Craiova
  • 2023-02-26FC Voluntari 1-0 Universitatea Craiova
  • 2022-09-30Universitatea Craiova 1-1 FC Voluntari
  • 2022-04-30CS Universitatea Craiova 1-0 FC Voluntari

Our record in Liga I

64%18 won from 28 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Based on at least 20 settled predictions.

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FeaturedWON
Market
Match Winner
Pick
Universitatea Craiova to win
Confidence75%

Universitatea Craiova have been dominant at home, averaging 2.7 goals scored and just 0.3 conceded per league game. Meanwhile, FC Voluntari have lost both of their away matches in the league without scoring, conceding nine goals in the process. Craiova are also unbeaten in their last five home meetings against Voluntari, winning four.

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Published August 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.