SK Rapid Vienna
Football UEFA Europa Conference League Allianz Stadion Thu 6 Nov 15:00
CS Universitatea Craiova
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa Conference League Betting Preview: Rapid Vienna vs Universitatea Craiova

Austrian Bundesliga outfit Rapid Vienna host Romanian SuperLiga team Universitatea Craiova in this Europa Conference League match at Allianz Stadion, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Thursday 6 November. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

We Predict a Tight Affair

We’re siding with Universitatea Craiova on the Asian Handicap +1 at -128, with a confident feeling that they can win or draw when going up against Rapid Vienna. There’s the bonus of a one-goal defeat meaning our stake is refunded.

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Rapid Bidding for Another Win

Rapid Vienna were winners last time out. It was a 2-1 Bundesliga home win against Sturm Graz at Allianz Stadion. The Green and White had just 37% possession and recorded one shot on target, while Matthias Seidl and Dimitri Lavalee (own goal) scored one goal each.

Universitatea Craiova hosted Rapid Bucharest at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in their previous game, with the SuperLiga clash ending in a 2-2 draw. Mirel Radoi's team enjoyed 63% possession and had nine shots on goal, while Adrian Rus and Steven Nsimba were both on target.

In their previous Europa Conference League engagements, Rapid were at home to Fiorentina and lost 3-0, while U Craiova hosted FC Noah and played out a 1-1 draw.

Europa Conference League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
20 U Craiova logo U Craiova 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 2:3 4
36 Rapid Vienna logo Rapid Vienna 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 1:8 0
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Rapid Vienna – Last 10 League & Europa Conference League Games

Rapid have 4 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.3 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 10.4 attempts. Peter Stoeger's side have averaged 53.5% possession and 5.4 corners per match, with the opposition scoring 1.7 goals from 4.7 shots on goal, 8.9 attempts and 4.5 corners.

Nikolaus Wurmbrand, Ercan Kara, Andrija Radulovic and Claudy M'Buyi are joint-top scorers with 2 goals on the board. Romeo Amane has made the most assists with 2.

Universitatea Craiova – Last 10 League & Europa Conference League Games

U Craiova have won 2, lost 3 and drawn 5, with an average of 1.1 goals from 4.3 shots on goal and 13.0 attempts. There’s been an average of 56.4% possession, 5.3 corners awarded and 5.4 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.1 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 11.0 attempts.

Steven Nsimba is top of the team’s scoring charts with 2, while Adrian Rus, Monday Etim, Stefan Baiaram and Anzor Mekvabishvili have 1. Alexandru Cicaldau, Florin Stefan and Stefan Baiaram have managed 2 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Rapid Vienna confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Paul Gartler (GK), Bendeguz Bolla, Kouadio Ange Ahoussou, Serge Raux Yao, Jonas Auer, Matthias Seidl, Lukas Grgic, Nikolaus Wurmbrand, Tobias Gulliksen, Andrija Radulovic, Ercan Kara.

Universitatea Craiova confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Pavlo Isenko (GK), Oleksandr Romanchuk, Adrian Rus, Juraj Badelj, Carlos Mora, Teles, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Alexandru Cicaldau, Nicusor Bancu, Assad Al Hamlawi, Steven Nsimba.

Rapid Vienna vs Universitatea Craiova Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Rapid Vienna vs Universitatea Craiova tips include the main match prediction, a correct score forecast, a corners recommendation, bet builder advice and top player prop picks. Each section below offers expert insight into the key betting angles.

Match Prediction

Universitatea Craiova look a great betting option on the Asian Handicap with a +1 goal advantage at -128. We think that the scoreline will be competitive in this Europa Conference League match, with the underdogs set for a draw or win.

It’s always a case of checking out the latest Europa Conference League team news to make expert football predictions. Then we get to work when it comes to unearthing the stats that are the most valuable.

Key Rapid Vienna vs Universitatea Craiova Europa Conference League & league stats:

  • The +1 line has been covered by U Craiova in 4 consecutive games.
  • The +1 line has been covered by U Craiova in 16 of their last 20 games.
  • The +1 line has been covered by U Craiova in 7 of their last 10 games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Rapid in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Rapid in 16 of their last 20 games.
U Craiova +1 Probability

When you look at the latest betting odds, our pick has a 56.2% chance of winning. Based on our in-depth research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Rapid Rapid logo 1 - 1 U Craiova logo U Craiova

There are attractive odds of +475 when it comes to a 1-1 draw being played out. This is a risky but potentially more rewarding bet, with this correct score option providing appeal.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Steven Nsimba to Score +370 BetMGM logo

Steven Nsimba (U Craiova) has racked up four goals in his past seven matches on the road. We believe that there is merit in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop wager at +370 which means we need to him to be on the scoresheet.

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Corners Prediction

Rapid Under 6.5 Corners -120 BetMGM logo

Rapid Vienna have not covered the 6.5 corners line in four consecutive games, with Universitatea Craiova conceding under 6.5 corners in their past four matches. The Rapid Team Corners line looks too big and we’re happy to go under this number at odds of -120.

Europa Conference League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Rapid Logo Rapid
Total
9.90 5.40 4.50
Home
10.90 6.30 4.60
Away
9.20 5.20 4.00
U Craiova Logo U Craiova
Total
10.70 5.30 5.40
Home
10.10 4.80 5.30
Away
10.80 4.30 6.50
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap U Craiova +1 -128
Total Goals Under 2.5 -110
Team Corners Rapid Under 6.5 -120

Our same-game multi picks are Universitatea Craiova on the Asian Handicap at +1, no more than two goals accompanied by Rapid Vienna Under 6.5 corners.

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Rapid Vienna vs Universitatea Craiova Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest 1x2 Odds Suggest Rapid Victory

For this Europa Conference League encounter, the bookmakers have Rapid Vienna as the -123 favourites to win. This therefore implies that they have a 55% chance of triumphing. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Universitatea Craiova are trading at +310.

It sometimes pays to go down the Half-Time Result route and the draw is available at +130. Alternatively, Rapid can be backed at +138 and U Craiova are on offer at +325.

The market suggests the same probability when it comes to Over and Under 2.5 Goals, with this borne out by the odds of -114. There are two Both Teams to Score options, with Yes on offer at -125 and No at -109.

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Claudy Mbuyi is the First Goalscorer Favourite

Favourite Claudy Mbuyi is available at +330 to be the First Goalscorer. Similar odds apply if you’re interested in him to score the last goal.

Player Goals
Claudy Mbuyi (Rapid)
First
+140
Anytime
+330
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Ercan Kara (Rapid)
First
+200
Anytime
+480
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Tobias Gulliksen (Rapid)
First
+260
Anytime
+600
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Petter Nosakhare Dahl (Rapid)
First
+270
Anytime
+600
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Team Stats

Latest Europa Conference League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Rapid Vienna logo Rapid Vienna Stats
Universitatea Craiova logo Universitatea Craiova Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 5 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
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Corners
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Possession
Possession

Rapid Vienna vs Universitatea Craiova Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the Rapid vs U Craiova team news. Stay updated with our predicted and confirmed lineups for the Europa Conference League and the newest injury information.

Rapid Vienna Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

U Craiova Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Rapid Vienna Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

25 Paul Gartler
77 Bendeguz Bolla 20 K. Ange Ahoussou 6 Serge Raux Yao 23 Jonas Auer
18 Matthias Seidl 8 Lukas Grgic
15 Nikolaus Wurmbrand 17 Tobias Gulliksen 49 Andrija Radulovic
9 Ercan Kara
77 Pavlo Isenko
3 Oleksandr Romanchuk 28 Adrian Rus 15 Juraj Badelj
17 Carlos Mora 23 Teles 5 Anzor Mekvabishvili 20 Alexandru Cicaldau 11 Nicusor Bancu
9 Assad Al Hamlawi 39 Steven Nsimba

U Craiova Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Rapid Vienna Substitutes

  • 1Niklas Hedl
  • 7Marco Tilio
  • 14Martin Ndzie
  • 21Louis Schaub
  • 29Romeo Amane
  • 41Dominik Weixelbraun
  • 42Eaden Roka
  • 47Amin Groeller
  • 50Laurenz Orgler
  • 55Nenad Cvetkovic
  • 61Furkan Demir
  • 90Janis Antiste

U Craiova Substitutes

  • 1Silviu Lung Jr.
  • 2Florin Stefan
  • 4Alexandru Cretu
  • 6Vladimir Screciu
  • 8Tudor Baluta
  • 10Stefan Baiaram
  • 14Lyes Houri
  • 19Vasile Mogos
  • 21Laurentiu Popescu
  • 24Nikola Stevanovic
  • 29Luca Basceanu
  • 30David Matei

Previous Rapid Vienna Lineups

02 Nov Bundesliga
Rapid Vienna 2-1 Sturm Graz
26 Oct Bundesliga
Ried 0-2 Rapid Vienna
23 Oct Europa Conference League
Rapid Vienna 0-3 Fiorentina
19 Oct Bundesliga
Rapid Vienna 0-2 LASK
05 Oct Bundesliga
RB Salzburg 2-1 Rapid Vienna
02 Oct Europa Conference League
Lech 4-1 Rapid Vienna

Previous Universitatea Craiova Lineups

02 Nov SuperLiga
U Craiova 2-2 Rapid Bucharest
26 Oct SuperLiga
Metaloglobus 0-0 U Craiova
23 Oct Europa Conference League
U Craiova 1-1 FC Noah
18 Oct SuperLiga
U Craiova 3-1 Unirea Slobozia
05 Oct SuperLiga
FCSB 1-0 U Craiova
02 Oct Europa Conference League
Rakow 2-0 U Craiova

Injuries & Suspensions

Rapid Vienna Injury Table
Type Name Info
Furkan Demir Other
Noah Bischof Ankle
T. B. Boerkeeiet Other
Claudy M'Buyi Muscle
Jakob Schoeller Shoulder
P. Nosakhare Dahl Muscle
Jean Marcelin Hamstring
Universitatea Craiova Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
UEFA FlagEuropa Conference League Table
Conference League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Samsunspor 3 3 0 0 7:0 9
2 NK Celje 3 3 0 0 7:2 9
3 Mainz 05 3 3 0 0 4:1 9
4 AEK Larnaca 3 2 1 0 5:0 7
5 Lausanne 3 2 1 0 5:1 7
6 Rayo Vallecano 3 2 1 0 7:4 7
7 Strasbourg 3 2 1 0 5:3 7
8 Fiorentina 3 2 0 1 6:2 6
9 Crystal Palace 3 2 0 1 5:2 6
10 Sh. Donetsk 3 2 0 1 6:4 6
11 KuPS 3 1 2 0 4:2 5
12 Rakow 3 1 2 0 3:1 5
13 Drita 3 1 2 0 3:2 5
14 Jagiellonia 3 1 2 0 3:2 5
15 AEK 3 1 1 1 8:4 4
16 Sparta Prague 3 1 1 1 4:2 4
17 FC Noah 3 1 1 1 3:3 4
18 Rijeka 3 1 1 1 2:2 4
19 Sigma Olomouc 3 1 1 1 3:4 4
20 U Craiova 3 1 1 1 2:3 4
21 KF Shkendija 3 1 1 1 2:3 4
22 Lincoln Red Imps 3 1 1 1 3:7 4
23 Lech 3 1 0 2 7:6 3
24 Dynamo Kiev 3 1 0 2 6:5 3
25 Legia 3 1 0 2 3:4 3
26 Zrinjski Mostar 3 1 0 2 5:7 3
27 AZ Alkmaar 3 1 0 2 2:7 3
28 Hacken 3 0 2 1 3:4 2
29 Omonia Nicosia 3 0 2 1 2:3 2
30 Shelbourne 3 0 1 2 0:2 1
31 Shamrock Rovers 3 0 1 2 2:7 1
32 Breidablik 3 0 1 2 0:5 1
33 Aberdeen 3 0 1 2 2:9 1
34 Slovan Bratislava 3 0 0 3 2:6 0
35 Hamrun Spartans 3 0 0 3 0:5 0
36 Rapid Vienna 3 0 0 3 1:8 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Samsunspor 2 2 0 0 6:0 6
2 NK Celje 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
3 Rayo Vallecano 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
4 Mainz 05 2 2 0 0 3:1 6
5 AEK 2 1 1 0 7:1 4
6 AEK Larnaca 2 1 1 0 4:0 4
7 Lausanne 2 1 1 0 4:1 4
8 Sparta Prague 2 1 1 0 4:1 4
9 KuPS 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
10 Lincoln Red Imps 2 1 1 0 3:2 4
11 KF Shkendija 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
12 Zrinjski Mostar 1 1 0 0 5:0 3
13 Dynamo Kiev 2 1 0 1 6:2 3
14 Lech 1 1 0 0 4:1 3
15 Fiorentina 1 1 0 0 2:0 3
16 Rakow 1 1 0 0 2:0 3
17 Crystal Palace 2 1 0 1 3:2 3
18 Sh. Donetsk 2 1 0 1 3:2 3
19 Jagiellonia 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
20 Rijeka 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
21 AZ Alkmaar 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
22 FC Noah 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
23 Strasbourg 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
24 Drita 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
25 Sigma Olomouc 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
26 U Craiova 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
27 Breidablik 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
28 Hacken 2 0 1 1 3:4 1
29 Shelbourne 2 0 1 1 0:1 1
30 Aberdeen 1 0 0 1 2:3 0
31 Slovan Bratislava 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
32 Legia 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
33 Omonia Nicosia 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
34 Hamrun Spartans 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
35 Shamrock Rovers 1 0 0 1 0:2 0
36 Rapid Vienna 2 0 0 2 0:4 0
Austria FlagBundesliga Table
Bundesliga Bundesliga
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 RB Salzburg 13 7 4 2 29:16 25
2 Rapid Vienna 13 7 3 3 18:13 24
3 Sturm Graz 12 7 1 4 21:13 22
4 Wolfsberger 13 6 3 4 21:14 21
5 Hartberg 13 5 4 4 20:18 19
6 LASK 13 6 1 6 14:17 19
7 Austria Vienna 13 6 1 6 18:21 19
8 Ried 13 5 2 6 17:20 17
9 WSG Tirol 12 3 5 4 17:18 14
10 SCR Altach 13 3 5 5 11:14 14
11 BW Linz 13 3 1 9 11:20 10
12 Grazer 13 1 6 6 10:23 9
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 RB Salzburg 7 4 2 1 18:8 14
2 LASK 7 4 1 2 10:9 13
3 WSG Tirol 7 3 2 2 14:10 11
4 Wolfsberger 8 3 1 4 10:9 10
5 Rapid Vienna 6 3 1 2 8:7 10
6 SCR Altach 6 2 3 1 6:6 9
7 Austria Vienna 7 3 0 4 7:12 9
8 Ried 7 2 2 3 7:10 8
9 Grazer 7 1 4 2 8:11 7
10 BW Linz 6 2 0 4 7:8 6
11 Hartberg 4 1 1 2 5:6 4
12 Sturm Graz 5 1 1 3 4:7 4
Romania FlagSuperLiga Table
SuperLiga Superliga
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Rapid Bucharest 16 10 5 1 29:12 35
2 Botosani 16 9 5 2 28:13 32
3 Dinamo Bucharest 16 8 6 2 26:15 30
4 U Craiova 16 8 5 3 27:18 29
5 Arges Pitesti 16 8 3 5 20:17 27
6 Farul Constanta 16 7 4 5 21:17 25
7 Otelul Galati 16 6 5 5 23:14 23
8 UTA Arad 16 5 7 4 20:25 22
9 FCSB 16 5 5 6 24:23 20
10 U Cluj 16 5 5 6 19:19 20
11 Unirea Slobozia 16 5 3 8 17:21 18
12 CFR Cluj 16 3 7 6 21:28 16
13 Petrolul Ploiesti 16 3 6 7 10:15 15
14 Csikszereda 16 2 7 7 17:33 13
15 Hermannstadt 16 2 5 9 14:26 11
16 Metaloglobus 16 1 4 11 13:33 7
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Botosani 8 6 2 0 19:6 20
2 U Craiova 9 6 2 1 18:9 20
3 Rapid Bucharest 8 5 2 1 17:8 17
4 Farul Constanta 8 5 2 1 13:6 17
5 Dinamo Bucharest 8 4 3 1 14:8 15
6 Otelul Galati 8 4 2 2 13:6 14
7 Arges Pitesti 7 4 1 2 9:6 13
8 UTA Arad 8 3 4 1 12:12 13
9 Unirea Slobozia 8 3 1 4 9:6 10
10 FCSB 7 3 1 3 8:6 10
11 Csikszereda 9 1 6 2 12:14 9
12 CFR Cluj 8 2 3 3 12:15 9
13 U Cluj 8 1 4 3 7:10 7
14 Petrolul Ploiesti 8 1 3 4 3:8 6
15 Hermannstadt 8 1 3 4 9:15 6
16 Metaloglobus 8 1 2 5 5:14 5