Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid Bucharest Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 02 May 2025

U Craiova to Come Out on Top

It could be beneficial to back Universitatea Craiova when they clash with Rapid Bucharest. There’s loads of value in the -120 that the home team get the job done and we’re therefore going to play the Full-Time Result market.

U Craiova Beat Rapid When Teams Last Met

Universitatea Craiova were beaten last game and this was on their travels at Cluj Arena. Universitatea Cluj claimed a 2-1 win. The Lions from Bănie had 47% possession and recorded two shots on target, while Alexandru Mitrita registered the goal.

Rapid Bucharest have lost back-to-back games. They were recently beaten at home to FCSB by a 2-1 scoreline at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti. Marius Sumudica's side enjoyed 58% possession and had three shots on goal, with Tobias Christensen on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The scoreline was 2-1 in favour of away team U Craiova when they last faced Rapid, with the encounter taking place at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti. In the previous 10 H2H matches, we’ve seen five U Craiova victories, two Rapid wins and three draws.

SuperLiga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Rapid Bucharest	3	2	1	0	5	1	4	5:1	7
3	U Craiova	3	2	1	0	8	5	3	8:5	7

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5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 5.2 shots on goal and 11.0 attempts. U Craiova have had 52.2% possession, 429.6 passes and 5.3 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 0.9 goals from 3.3 shots on goal and 9.8 attempts, while being awarded 5.8 corners.

Top goalscorer is Alexandru Mitrita on 4 goals, while Stefan Baiaram has bagged 3 and Anzor Mekvabishvili 2. Alisson Safira and Stefan Baiaram have recorded the most assists with 3 apiece.

Rapid have won 3, lost 4 and drawn 3, with an average of 1.1 goals from 3.3 shots on goal and 11.6 attempts. There’s been an average of 48.7% possession, 393.6 passes, 6.1 corners awarded and 3.9 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.2 goals from 5.0 shots on goal and 11.2 attempts.

Denis Ciobotariu has top scored with 3, while Elvir Koljic and Alex Dobre are next best on 2. Claudiu Petrila is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 5.

Confirmed Lineups

Universitatea Craiova confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Laurentiu Popescu (GK), Carlos Mora, Denil Maldonado, Gjoko Zajkov, Nicusor Bancu, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Vladimir Screciu, Lyes Houri, Stefan Baiaram, Alisson Safira, Alexandru Mitrita.

Rapid Bucharest confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Mihai Aioani (GK), Christopher Braun, Denis Ciobotariu, Cristian Ignat, Andrei Borza, Tobias Christensen, Kader Keita, Luka Gojkovic, Alex Dobre, Borisav Burmaz, Claudiu Petrila.

Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid Bucharest Prediction & Betting Tips

We really like Universitatea Craiova at odds of -120 to win this SuperLiga game, with this bet making lots of appeal. There’s a nice potential return and we think a victory could be on the cards.

We use the injury and suspension information to come up with the best possible football tips. You will also see that we take a stats-led approach by considering the key numbers.

Key Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid Bucharest league stats:

• U Craiova have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• U Craiova have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• Rapid have lost 3 of their last 5 games.
• Rapid have lost their last 2 games.

U Craiova to Win Probability

According to the bookies, our pick has a 54.6% chance of landing a return. However, we have this number closer to 60% based on our in-depth research. The wager can be recommended for this precise reason.

One way of backing U Craiova to win at bigger odds is by going for the Match Result & Total market where you can also bet over or under a specific number of goals being scored.

Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

U Craiova 2 - 1 Rapid

There’s plenty of juice to be found by backing U Craiova to win 2-1. We can’t pass up the odds of +650 when it comes to correct score betting and it’s a fun wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Alexandru Mitrita to Score +190

Alexandru Mitrita (U Craiova) has scored at least one goal in his past two Liga I matches. We’ll bear these numbers in mind and take odds of +190 that he is able to feature on the scoresheet when we wager on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Alexandru Mitrita Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+143

First

+340

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Corners Prediction

U Craiova Under 5.5 Corners -132

Universitatea Craiova have had under 5.5 corners in 4 of the past 5 games, while the previous five Rapid Bucharest matches have involved them conceding less than 5.5 corners. We think that U Craiova will come up short and this Team Corners bet can be backed at -132.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

U Craiova

Total

11.10 5.30 5.80

Home

8.90 4.80 4.10

Away

10.20 4.70 5.50

Rapid

Total

10.00 6.10 3.90

Home

10.00 6.60 3.40

Away

9.90 4.80 5.10

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-120

Under 9.5

-120

U Craiova Corners

Over 5.5

-105

Under 5.5

-133

Rapid Corners

Over 3.5

-139

Under 3.5

-102

Most Corners

1

-185

X

+575

2

+180

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Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid Bucharest 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.

U Craiova Betting Favourites to Win

With a 63% chance of winning, Universitatea Craiova are favourites to win this Liga I match and they’re available at betting odds of -167 with the bookies. Rapid Bucharest are regarded as the least likely winner at +400.

If you want to bet on the number of goals in the match, you can get a similar price on Over or Under 2.5 Goals.

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Full-Time Result

1

-167

X

+310

2

+400

Half-Time Result

1

+110

X

+140

2

+450

Double Chance

1X

-599

12

-450

X2

+130

Draw No Bet

1

-400

2

+275

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

+105

2 Hcp +1

-125

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+110

Over 2.5

-143

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-138

No

-100

Alexandru Mitrita Heads First Goalscorer Market

Alexandru Mitrita is available at +143 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer. The favourite is now priced at odds of +340 to find the net first.

Alexandru Mitrita (U Craiova)

First

+143

Anytime

+340

Alisson Safira (U Craiova)

First

+180

Anytime

+440

Stefan Baiaram (U Craiova)

First

+195

Anytime

+480

Carlos Mora (U Craiova)

First

+280

Anytime

+600

Elvir Koljic (Rapid)

First

+290

Anytime

+650

David Ankeye (Rapid)

First

+295

Anytime

+650

Luis Paradela (U Craiova)

First

+310

Anytime

+700

Claudiu Micovschi (Rapid)

First

+310

Anytime

+750

Ștefan Bană (U Craiova)

First

+330

Anytime

+700

Alexandru Cicaldau (U Craiova)

First

+330

Anytime

+750

Lyes Houri (U Craiova)

First

+330

Anytime

+750

Borisav Burmaz (Rapid)

First

+360

Anytime

+850

Mihai Capatina (U Craiova)

First

+380

Anytime

+800

Anzor Mekvabishvili (U Craiova)

First

+410

Anytime

+1000

Takuto Oshima (U Craiova)

First

+410

Anytime

+900

Claudiu Petrila (Rapid)

First

+410

Anytime

+900

Nicusor Bancu (U Craiova)

First

+480

Anytime

+1050

Tobias Christensen (Rapid)

First

+480

Anytime

+1050

Robert Lăpădătescu (U Craiova)

First

+480

Anytime

+1050

Clinton N'Jie (Rapid)

First

+480

Anytime

+1050

Alex Dobre (Rapid)

First

+480

Anytime

+1050

Peter Ademo (Rapid)

First

+525

Anytime

+1050

Rares Pop (Rapid)

First

+540

Anytime

+1300

Luka Gojkovic (Rapid)

First

+550

Anytime

+1150

Mattias Käit (Rapid)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Constantin Grameni (Rapid)

First

+600

Anytime

+1500

Vasile Mogos (U Craiova)

First

+700

Anytime

+1500

Vladimir Screciu (U Craiova)

First

+700

Anytime

+1700

Kader Keita (Rapid)

First

+750

Anytime

+1600

Cătălin Vulturar (Rapid)

First

+750

Anytime

+1600

Universitatea Craiova vs Rapid Bucharest Lineups & Team News

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