CS Universitatea Craiova
Football UEFA Europa Conference League Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Thu 11 Dec 12:45
AC Sparta Prague
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa Conference League Betting Preview: Universitatea Craiova vs Sparta Prague

Romanian SuperLiga team Universitatea Craiova host Czech First League outfit Sparta Prague at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco, with kick-off set for 12:45 on Thursday 11 December.

Will U Craiova Stay in Reach of the Favourites?

Universitatea Craiova +0.25 look like a value bet on the Asian Handicap. This involves splitting our stake between 0 and +0.5, with a win against Sparta Prague the desired outcome at betting odds of -143.

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Sparta Landed Victory in Last Game

Universitatea Craiova faced CFR Cluj at home when last in action. It was a 1-1 SuperLiga draw at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco. The Lions from Bănie boasted 62% possession and had eight shots on target, with Tudor Baluta getting the goal.

Sparta Prague got the win in their previous game. A 1-0 First League triumph occurred away from home when playing Sigma Olomouc.

In their previous Europa Conference League matches, U Craiova won 1-0 at home to Mainz 05, while Sparta triumphed 1-0 away to Legia Warszawa.

Europa Conference League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
11 Sparta Prague logo Sparta Prague 4 2 1 1 5 2 3 5:2 7
15 U Craiova logo U Craiova 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 3:3 7
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Universitatea Craiova vs Sparta Prague Prediction & Betting Tips

We dive into the top Universitatea Craiova vs Sparta Prague betting angles, including our main match prediction, correct score play, standout player prop picks and a bet builder tailored for value.

Match Prediction

Back Universitatea Craiova with a +0.25 Asian Handicap at -143 for this Europa Conference League encounter. We’re sweet on their chances of outperforming the match winner odds and this bet is a value proposition.

The team news that emerges can have an impact on the odds depending on which players are missing. Our football experts also study the form guide, while the latest stats are also checked before a Europa Conference League verdict is reached.

Key Universitatea Craiova vs Sparta Prague Europa Conference League & league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by U Craiova in 4 consecutive games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by U Craiova in 9 of their last 10 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by U Craiova in 18 of their last 20 games at home.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Sparta in 6 of their last 10 games.
U Craiova +0.25 Probability

The odds at the best football bookies suggest our pick has a 58.8% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 65-70%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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There’s the option to wager on U Craiova to triumph by a specific number of goals through the Winning Margin market. This offers an attractive Asian Handicap alternative.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

U Craiova U Craiova logo 2 - 1 Sparta logo Sparta

We’re predicting U Craiova to land a 2-1 victory and this is available at +700. The correct score betting option provides plenty of fun and entertainment.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Stefan Baiaram To Score +320 BetMGM logo

Stefan Baiaram (U Craiova) can be wagered at +320 to find the net. We’ll happily take the odds that he is able to score at least one goal when it comes to wagering on Anytime Goalscorer.

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap U Craiova +0.25 -143
Both Team To Score Yes -108
Anytime Goalscorer Stefan Baiaram +320

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Universitatea Craiova vs Sparta Prague 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.

Books Anticipating a Tight Affair

You can secure betting odds of +143 when it comes to Sparta Prague claiming a Europa Conference League win and the bookmakers have Universitatea Craiova on offer at +185. For those wishing to back the draw, it’s available at +230.

Should you want to back Sparta to win but want money back if the game ends level, then there is -141 available on the Draw No Bet market. Opponents U Craiova have been chalked up at -100.

The Total Goals market is a great option and Under 2.5 Goals has the shortest odds right now. If you think at least one side will keep a clean sheet, then Both Teams to Score No is -132.

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Veljko Birmancevic Favourite to Score the First Goal

Veljko Birmancevic is the market leader to be First Goalscorer at +420. Alternatively, there’s the chance to back him to find the net at any stage at +195.

Player Goals
Veljko Birmancevic (Sparta)
First
+195
Anytime
+420
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Albion Rrahmani (Sparta)
First
+220
Anytime
+430
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Jan Kuchta (Sparta)
First
+235
Anytime
+500
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Lukás Haraslín (Sparta)
First
+265
Anytime
+525
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Team Stats

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

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

Universitatea Craiova vs Sparta Prague Lineups & Team News

Before making your bets, take a look at the U Craiova vs Sparta team news. We’ll update you with predicted and confirmed Europa Conference League lineups plus current injury reports.

Previous Universitatea Craiova Lineups

07 Dec SuperLiga
U Craiova 1-1 CFR Cluj
01 Dec SuperLiga
U Cluj 0-0 U Craiova
27 Nov Europa Conference League
U Craiova 1-0 Mainz 05
21 Nov SuperLiga
Arges Pitesti 1-2 U Craiova
09 Nov SuperLiga
U Craiova 1-2 UTA Arad
06 Nov Europa Conference League
Rapid Vienna 0-1 U Craiova

Previous Sparta Prague Lineups

06 Dec First League
Sigma Olomouc 0-1 Sparta Prague
30 Nov First League
Sparta Prague 2-4 Pardubice
27 Nov Europa Conference League
Legia 0-1 Sparta Prague
22 Nov First League
Mladá Boleslav 1-2 Sparta Prague
09 Nov First League
Sparta Prague 2-2 Teplice
06 Nov Europa Conference League
Sparta Prague 0-0 Rakow

Injuries & Suspensions

Universitatea Craiova Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Sparta Prague Injury Table
Type Name Info
Jaroslav Zeleny Other
Team Squads

Universitatea Craiova Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Filipe Coelho

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Pavlo Isenko 77 G 4 360 4 0 0 0 1 0
Adrian Rus 28 D 4 360 4 0 0 0 2 0
Nicusor Bancu 11 D 4 360 4 0 0 0 3 0
Oleksandr Romanchuk 3 M 4 302 3 1 1 0 0 0
Alexandru Cicaldau 10 M 4 287 4 0 0 0 0 0

Sparta Prague Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Brian Priske

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Peter Vindahl Jensen 1 G 4 360 4 0 0 0 0 0
Adam Sevinsky 19 D 4 360 4 0 0 1 2 0
Jaroslav Zeleny 30 D 4 348 4 0 0 0 0 0
Veljko Birmancevic 14 M 4 305 4 0 0 1 0 0
Pavel Kaderabek 16 D 3 254 3 1 0 0 0 0
UEFA FlagEuropa Conference League Table
Conference League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Samsunspor 4 3 1 0 9:2 10
2 Strasbourg 4 3 1 0 7:4 10
3 NK Celje 4 3 0 1 8:4 9
4 Sh. Donetsk 4 3 0 1 8:5 9
5 Mainz 05 4 3 0 1 4:2 9
6 Rakow 4 2 2 0 7:2 8
7 Larnaca 4 2 2 0 5:0 8
8 Drita 4 2 2 0 4:2 8
9 Jagiellonia 4 2 2 0 4:2 8
10 AEK 4 2 1 1 9:4 7
11 Sparta Prague 4 2 1 1 5:2 7
12 Rayo Vallecano 4 2 1 1 8:6 7
13 Lausanne 4 2 1 1 5:3 7
14 Sigma Olomouc 4 2 1 1 5:5 7
15 U Craiova 4 2 1 1 3:3 7
16 Lech 4 2 0 2 9:6 6
17 Fiorentina 4 2 0 2 6:3 6
18 Crystal Palace 4 2 0 2 6:4 6
19 Zrinjski Mostar 4 2 0 2 7:8 6
20 AZ Alkmaar 4 2 0 2 4:7 6
21 Omonia Nicosia 4 1 2 1 4:3 5
22 KuPS 4 1 2 1 4:3 5
23 FC Noah 4 1 2 1 4:4 5
24 Rijeka 4 1 2 1 2:2 5
25 KF Shkendija 4 1 1 2 2:4 4
26 Lincoln Red Imps 4 1 1 2 4:10 4
27 Dynamo Kiev 4 1 0 3 6:7 3
28 Legia 4 1 0 3 3:5 3
29 Slovan Bratislava 4 1 0 3 4:7 3
30 Hamrun Spartans 4 1 0 3 3:6 3
31 Hacken 4 0 2 2 4:6 2
32 Breidablik 4 0 2 2 2:7 2
33 Aberdeen 4 0 2 2 3:10 2
34 Shelbourne 4 0 1 3 0:4 1
35 Shamrock Rovers 4 0 1 3 3:9 1
36 Rapid Vienna 4 0 0 4 2:12 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Zrinjski Mostar 2 2 0 0 7:1 6
2 Samsunspor 2 2 0 0 6:0 6
3 Rakow 2 2 0 0 6:1 6
4 Lech 2 2 0 0 6:1 6
5 NK Celje 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
6 Rayo Vallecano 2 2 0 0 5:2 6
7 AZ Alkmaar 2 2 0 0 3:0 6
8 Mainz 05 2 2 0 0 3:1 6
9 Jagiellonia 2 2 0 0 2:0 6
10 AEK 2 1 1 0 7:1 4
11 Larnaca 2 1 1 0 4:0 4
12 Sparta Prague 2 1 1 0 4:1 4
13 Lausanne 2 1 1 0 4:1 4
14 KuPS 2 1 1 0 4:2 4
15 Strasbourg 2 1 1 0 3:2 4
16 Sigma Olomouc 2 1 1 0 3:2 4
17 Lincoln Red Imps 2 1 1 0 3:2 4
18 Drita 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
19 U Craiova 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
20 KF Shkendija 2 1 1 0 2:1 4
21 Rijeka 2 1 1 0 1:0 4
22 Dynamo Kiev 2 1 0 1 6:2 3
23 Sh. Donetsk 2 1 0 1 3:2 3
24 Crystal Palace 2 1 0 1 3:2 3
25 Hamrun Spartans 2 1 0 1 3:2 3
26 Fiorentina 2 1 0 1 2:1 3
27 Omonia Nicosia 2 1 0 1 2:1 3
28 Slovan Bratislava 2 1 0 1 3:3 3
29 FC Noah 2 1 0 1 2:2 3
30 Breidablik 2 0 2 0 2:2 2
31 Hacken 2 0 1 1 3:4 1
32 Aberdeen 2 0 1 1 3:4 1
33 Shelbourne 2 0 1 1 0:1 1
34 Legia 2 0 0 2 0:2 0
35 Shamrock Rovers 2 0 0 2 1:4 0
36 Rapid Vienna 2 0 0 2 0:4 0
Romania FlagSuperLiga Table
SuperLiga Superliga
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Rapid Bucharest 19 11 6 2 33:16 39
2 Botosani 19 10 7 2 30:14 37
3 Dinamo Bucharest 19 9 8 2 28:16 35
4 U Craiova 19 9 7 3 30:20 34
5 Arges Pitesti 19 10 3 6 26:19 33
6 UTA Arad 19 7 7 5 23:28 28
7 Otelul Galati 19 7 6 6 28:17 27
8 U Cluj 19 7 6 6 24:19 27
9 Farul Constanta 19 7 5 7 25:23 26
10 FCSB 19 6 7 6 27:25 25
11 CFR Cluj 19 4 8 7 25:32 20
12 Petrolul Ploiesti 19 4 7 8 15:18 19
13 Unirea Slobozia 19 5 3 11 18:27 18
14 Csikszereda 19 3 7 9 20:40 16
15 Hermannstadt 19 2 6 11 16:32 12
16 Metaloglobus 19 2 5 12 17:39 11
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Botosani 10 6 4 0 20:7 22
2 U Craiova 10 6 3 1 19:10 21
3 Rapid Bucharest 9 6 2 1 21:9 20
4 Otelul Galati 10 5 3 2 18:8 18
5 Dinamo Bucharest 9 5 3 1 15:8 18
6 Farul Constanta 9 5 2 2 14:8 17
7 Arges Pitesti 9 5 1 3 13:8 16
8 UTA Arad 10 4 4 2 13:14 16
9 FCSB 9 3 3 3 9:7 12
10 CFR Cluj 9 3 3 3 15:15 12
11 Csikszereda 11 2 6 3 14:17 12
12 U Cluj 10 2 5 3 10:10 11
13 Unirea Slobozia 9 3 1 5 9:7 10
14 Petrolul Ploiesti 9 2 3 4 7:9 9
15 Metaloglobus 10 2 3 5 8:16 9
16 Hermannstadt 9 1 3 5 10:17 6
Czechia FlagFirst League Table
First League 2025/2026
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Slavia Prague 18 12 6 0 37:13 42
2 Sparta Prague 18 11 4 3 33:21 37
3 Jablonec 18 10 5 3 24:16 35
4 Slovan Liberec 18 8 6 4 31:17 30
5 Viktoria Plzeň 18 8 5 5 33:26 29
6 Karviná 18 9 2 7 31:30 29
7 Sigma Olomouc 18 7 6 5 18:12 27
8 Hradec Králové 18 7 5 6 29:25 26
9 Zlín 18 6 5 7 21:24 23
10 Bohemians 18 5 4 9 14:21 19
11 Teplice 18 4 6 8 19:25 18
12 Pardubice 18 4 6 8 21:33 18
13 Mladá Boleslav 18 4 4 10 26:40 16
14 Baník Ostrava 18 3 5 10 11:21 14
15 Dukla Prague 18 2 8 8 14:25 14
16 Slovácko 18 3 5 10 11:24 14
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Slavia Prague 9 7 2 0 21:5 23
2 Sparta Prague 9 6 2 1 19:14 20
3 Sigma Olomouc 9 5 3 1 8:2 18
4 Jablonec 9 4 4 1 14:10 16
5 Slovan Liberec 9 4 3 2 13:7 15
6 Viktoria Plzeň 9 4 3 2 15:13 15
7 Hradec Králové 8 4 2 2 13:7 14
8 Karviná 9 4 2 3 15:11 14
9 Pardubice 10 3 3 4 10:18 12
10 Zlín 9 2 4 3 11:13 10
11 Dukla Prague 9 2 4 3 9:11 10
12 Slovácko 9 3 1 5 8:10 10
13 Mladá Boleslav 10 2 3 5 15:25 9
14 Teplice 9 2 2 5 10:12 8
15 Bohemians 9 2 2 5 6:10 8
16 Baník Ostrava 8 2 1 5 7:11 7