KuPS vs Universitatea Craiova Tips & Live Stream – Goals Expected in the Europa League
KuPS’ recent home encounters have been action-packed, with an impressive nine goals scored and nine conceded over their last four matches. This trend of high-scoring games suggests that Thursday’s Europa Conference League fixture against Universitatea Craiova should see both teams hitting the back of the net. The key recommendation is to expect goals from both sides, given the open playstyle and recent form in KuPS’ home games.
- KuPS' last four home games had 18 total goals
- Universitatea Craiova had multiple high-scoring games in July
- Watch KuPS vs Universitatea Craiova live in the UCL Qualifiers
Universitatea Craiova are tagged favorites here, but kept zero clean sheets on the road this season. I am backing both them and KuPS to find the net on Thursday.
- Key Stats
- No Previous Meetings
- KuPS Couldn't Compete in the Elite Competition
- Mixed Results so far for the Romanian Champions
- Team News & Predicted Lineups
Key Stats
- KuPS have seen BTTS & over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 4 home matches.
- Universitatea Craiova have seen BTTS & over 3.5 goals in 2 of their last 3 away matches.
No Previous Meetings
This is going to be the first head to head match between KuPS and Universitatea Craiova.
KuPS Couldn't Compete in the Elite Competition
KuPS’ European journey started in the UCL qualifiers where they successfully eliminated Vardar 4-3 on aggregate in the opening round (won 2-0 on the road, lost 3-2 at home).
After that, the Finnish side was completely shut down by the Azerbaijani champions Sabah Baku, losing both encounters 1-0 & 2-0, registering just three shots on target in these defeats.
They are doing great in the Veikkausliiga, topping the table with 39 points after 18 rounds and currently ride a six-game winning streak. The most recent one was a 1-0 road win against Gnistan.
Mixed Results so far for the Romanian Champions
Like their upcoming opponents, Universitatea Craiova also played in the UCL qualifiers, beating ML Vitebsk 5-1 on aggregate, but then were eliminated by Levski Sofia 3-2 on aggregate in the second round.
Speaking of domestic affairs, Craiova defeated Universitatea Cluj on penalties to lift the Romanian Super Cup trophy but have mixed results in Liga I, grabbing six points in three games.
After crushing UTA Arad 4-0 in the opener, they suffered a humiliating 5-1 defeat to Dinamo Bucharest, while returning to winning ways last weekend with a commanding 4-0 win over Petrolul.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
KuPS (4-3-3) Johannes Kreidl; Taneli Hamalainen, Ibrahim Cisse, Clinton Antwi, Seth Saarinen; Gabriel Bispo, Oiva Jukkola, Jaakko Oksanen; Lukas Parzyszek, Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba, Arttu Heinonen
Hosts have no reported injuries or suspensions ahead of this clash.
Universitatea Craiova (4-2-3-1) Laurentiu Popescu; Stefan Vladoiu, Denil Maldonado, Juraj Badelj, Nicusor Bancu; Alexandru Cretu, Anzor Mekvabishvili; Stefan Baiaram, Lyes Houri, Alexandru Mitrita; Steven Nsimba
Mihnea Radulescu will need at least two more weeks to recover from a knee injury.
Mihnea Radulescu will need at least two more weeks to recover from a knee injury.
Verdict
KuPS’ recent home games have been full of goals, scoring nine and conceding nine goals in their last four contests. I am backing them and Universitatea Craiova to find the net on Thursday.
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