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Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia Rrogozhine prediction, tips and odds

Craiova, second in Liga I and unbeaten in five, host a reigning Albanian champion missing both first-choice centre-backs in a game both sides need to win.
  • one sided
  • high stakes
  • weakened side
  • high ceiling
  • league
  • Universitatea Craiova: high
  • Egnatia Rrogozhine: normal
Kick-off
your local time
Competition
UEFA Conference League

Our prediction

FormW, W, W, W, D

Monday Etim (out), Alexandru Iamandache (out), Pavlo Isenko (out)

FormW, W, L, D, W

Eljon Sota (out), Eneo Bitri (doubtful), Ildi Gruda (doubtful)

Our prediction
2–02.9 goals projected
UNI 67%Draw 21%EGN 12%

De-vigged from the bookmakers — not our model.

likeliest half-time score
0–0likeliest half-time score

Our picks

Rating hidden until revealed
  • Universitatea Craiova come throughOur pickUniversitatea Craiova
    1.46
  • Egnatia Rrogozhine keep it closeOur pickEgnatia Rrogozhine starts 1.5 goals ahead
    Price hidden until revealed

Implied by the bookmakers’ own prices, with the margin removed. The engine has not published a read on this match.

How the model sees it

The market's readNot our model
UNI 67%Draw 21%EGN 12%
Likeliest scorelines
  • 2–013%
  • 1–012%
  • 3–010%
Projected goals
2.9
Likeliest at half time
0–027%
Competition goals a game
2.48
Competition matches over 2.5
54%
Projected stats
Projected match statistics for Universitatea Craiova against Egnatia Rrogozhine
StatUNIEGNTotal
GoalsLeague 1.242.190.712.9
CornersLeague 4.34.443.88.2

Per ninety minutes. Goals use the fitted goals model. Other stats combine each side’s rate with what its opponent allows, pulled toward the competition’s own average where the sample is thin; cards are anchored to the referee.

Form, head-to-head and trends

Last five
Universitatea CraiovaW, W, W, W, D
Egnatia RrogozhineW, W, L, D, W
How each side’s recent matches have gone
TrendUNIEGN
Over 2.5 goals3/53/5
Both teams scored3/54/5
Clean sheets2/51/5
Failed to score0/50/5

Match context

Form
Craiova WWWWD in all comps — 2-1 Botoșani, 0-5 at Sepsi, 1-3 at Escaldes, 2-0 Farul, 1-1 cup at Voluntari; scoring freely (2+ in four of five). Egnatia WWLWD — 2-1 at Tirana, 1-0 Teuta, 1-2 at Dinamo, 1-1 at Aarhus, 3-1 Vllaznia; tighter games, no loss by more than one.
History
No meaningful recent history: Universitatea Craiova and Egnatia Rrogozhine have never met competitively — OptimaGoal states they have not met since 2010 (no record of such a game), statips lists zero previous head-to-head meetings, and this is their first-ever fixture. Stature gap is large: Craiova are a Romanian Liga I side with Elo ~1745 (#176) vs Egnatia's ~1564 (#349) — a small Albanian club (Egnatia Arena, 5,000) that only returned to the Kategoria Superiore in 2021 and has three Conferenc…
The competition
UEFA Conference League 2026/27 league phase (single 36-team table), Matchday 3 — an ordinary league-phase match, not a two-legged tie. Craiova sit 27th on 4 points from two games (1-1 v Getafe, 3-1 at Inter Escaldes) and badly need a win over a lower-ranked opponent to climb towards the top-24 cut; Egnatia already have 2 points from two draws (1-1 v Midtjylland, 1-1 at Aarhus) and are the third-lowest seed in this table, also chasing a first win. Neither side is a dead rubber yet, but Craiova's…

Team news

Universitatea Craiova
  • Monday Etim — out (fwd)
  • Alexandru Iamandache — out (mid)
  • Pavlo Isenko — out (gk)
Egnatia Rrogozhine
  • Eljon Sota — out (def)
  • Eneo Bitri — doubtful (def)
  • Ildi Gruda — doubtful (unknown)

UEFA Conference League table and leaders

UEFA Conference League standings
#ClubPLGDPts
1Strasbourg6—16
2Raków Częstochowa6—14
3AEK Athens6—13
4Sparta Praha6—13
5Rayo Vallecano6—13
6Shakhtar Donetsk6—13

Top 6 shown · as read when this competition was last scouted.

  1. 1Ismaïla SarrCrystal Palace9 goals
  2. 2Marius MouandilmadjiSamsunspor8 goals
  3. 3Mikael IshakLech Poznań8 goals
  4. 4Sven MijnansAZ Alkmaar6 goals
  5. 5Toni FrukRijeka5 goals

UEFA.com season stats, Wikipedia league-phase table, GoalStatsLab totals

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Frequently asked questions

What is our Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia Rrogozhine prediction?

We project 2–0. The bookmakers' own prices imply Universitatea Craiova 67%, the draw 21% and Egnatia Rrogozhine 12%.

What is the best bet for Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia Rrogozhine?

Our tip is Full time result · Universitatea Craiova at 1.46. This one is implied by the bookmakers' prices rather than published by our engine.

What time does Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia Rrogozhine kick off?

Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia Rrogozhine kicks off at Thu 20:00 in the UEFA Conference League.

Who is out for Universitatea Craiova vs Egnatia Rrogozhine?

Reported absences: Monday Etim (out), Alexandru Iamandache (out), Pavlo Isenko (out), Eljon Sota (out), Eneo Bitri (doubtful), Ildi Gruda (doubtful).

Are these tips free?

The prediction, the match data and our lead tip are free on every match page. The confidence behind each call — our probability, the edge and the engine's own read — is where a coin is spent.