Levski Sofia vs Universitatea Craiova Prediction

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia·Adam Ladeback, Sweden 22/07/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Partial
Match Importance
6.6 / 10
Value Analysis
77%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.36
SignalHIGHModel41%SurpriseHighGap+8.0%
Levski Sofia Rest
4 days
Universitatea Craiova Rest
3 days

Levski Sofia vs Universitatea Craiova: result, form and history

Levski Sofia beat Universitatea Craiova 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League on 22 Jul 2026. That went against recent form: Universitatea Craiova had won 5 of their previous five, compared with 3 for Levski Sofia.

Referee Adam Ladeback averages 3.22 cards a game, 0.53 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
33%1.96
X
20%3.25
2
47%3.80
Double Chance
1X
53%1.22
X2
66%1.79
Both Teams to Score
Yes
47%1.88
No
53%1.82
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.2 + 1.6 = 2.80
Over 1.5
76%1.36
Over 2.5
51%2.10
Over 3.5
32%3.80
Under 1.5
24%2.95
Under 2.5
49%1.68
Under 3.5
68%1.23
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

8'K. DimitrovAssist: Serginho
34'Oleksandr RomanchukFoul
41'AldairFoul
41'Ștefan BaiaramFoul
46'M. Moubarik ING. Trdin out
50'Everton BalaFoul
62'S. Elisor INS. Nsimba out
64'A. Oko-Flex INA. Centelles out
75'A. Mekvabishvili INT. Baluta out
75'S. Baiaram INHeriberto Tavares out
79'Everton Bala IND. Kusso out
80'M. Etim INTeles out
89'Serginho INM. Soula out
89'Reinaldo INS. Stoyanchov out
90+1'MaiconFoul

Lineups

Levski Sofia
4-4-2Coach: Julio Velazquez
Universitatea Craiova
3-4-3Coach: Filipe Coelho
Svetoslav Vutsov92S. Vutsov
Aldair21Aldair
Kristian Dimitrov50K. Dimitrov
Nikola Serafimov31N. Serafimov
Maicon3Maicon
Akram Bouras47A. Bouras
Serginho35Serginho
El Mehdi Moubarik19E. Mehdi Moubarik
Reinaldo7Reinaldo
Armstrong Oko-Flex11A. Oko-Flex
Everton Bala17E. Bala
Laurenţiu Popescu21L. Popescu
Oleksandr Romanchuk3O. Romanchuk
Adrian Rus28A. Rus
Vladimir Screciu6V. Screciu
Carlos Mora17C. Mora
Anzor Mekvabishvili5A. Mekvabishvili
Alexandru Cicâldău20A. Cicâldău
Nicușor Bancu11N. Bancu
Monday Etim12M. Etim
Simon Elisor22S. Elisor
Ștefan Baiaram10Ș. Baiaram

Levski Sofia Substitutes

18Gašper Trdin46'for M. Moubarik
20Álex Centelles64'for A. Oko-Flex
27David Kusso79'for Everton Bala
22Mazire Soula89'for Serginho
28Steven Stoyanchov89'for Reinaldo
78Martin Lukov
1Ognyan Vladimirov
4Christian Makoun
77Adrian Raychev

Universitatea Craiova Substitutes

7Steven Nsimba62'for S. Elisor
8Tudor Băluță75'for A. Mekvabishvili
19Heriberto Tavares75'for S. Baiaram
23Samuel Teles80'for M. Etim
90Răzvan Sava
15Juraj Badelj
24Nikola Stevanović
31Ronaldo Webster
4Alexandru Crețu
18Mihnea Rădulescu
29Luca Băsceanu
30David Matei

Team Comparison

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova
1757Elo Rating 1785
1.31Attack 2.44
2.64Defense 2.44
81%Hit Rate 81%
13.4Shots per Game 15.9
4.7Shots on Target 6.6
5.9Corners per Game 3.2
1.9Cards per Game 1.7

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.81 goals
📈BTTS Trend

Game State Tendencies

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.2 in first half)
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova
  • Leads at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1.6 vs 0.8 in second half)

Recent Form

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia
6W4D0L
17/07/2026
Levski SofiaDunav Ruse
21
W
14/07/2026
Levski SofiaBorac Banja Luka
40
W
07/07/2026
Borac Banja LukaLevski Sofia
11
D
30/06/2026
Levski SofiaRadnik Surdulica
50
W
27/06/2026
Levski SofiaBotev Vratsa
11
D
23/06/2026
Levski SofiaEtar Veliko Tarnovo
60
W
19/06/2026
Levski SofiaAkademik Svishtov
40
W
25/05/2026
CSKA 1948Levski Sofia
00
D
16/05/2026
Levski SofiaCSKA Sofia
20
W
13/05/2026
LudogoretsLevski Sofia
11
D
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova
7W3D0L
18/07/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUta Arad
40
W
15/07/2026
Universitatea CraiovaML Vitebsk
10
W
12/07/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Cluj
5131
W
08/07/2026
ML VitebskUniversitatea Craiova
14
W
29/06/2026
Universitatea CraiovaPolessya
43
W
24/06/2026
Universitatea CraiovaSabah FA
11
D
25/05/2026
RapidUniversitatea Craiova
00
D
17/05/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Cluj
50
W
13/05/2026
Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Craiova
5060
W
08/05/2026
CFR 1907 ClujUniversitatea Craiova
00
D

Referee Profile

Adam Ladeback169 matches

3.22Cards per match
3.16Yellow cards per match
0.06Red cards per match
24.4Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Adam Ladeback3.22
Other referees3.75

3.22 cards a match, 0.53 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.75).

Cards come from 144 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

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Qualifying Round 3
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Sparta Praha
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Lyon
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Slovan Bratislava
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Mjallby AIF
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Aarhus
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Lech Poznan
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Fenerbahçe
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Gornik Zabrze
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FC Thun
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Dinamo Zagreb
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Sturm Graz
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Heart Of Midlothian
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FK Crvena Zvezda
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Hapoel Beer Sheva
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Omonia Nicosia
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Celje
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Viking
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AEK Athens FC
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Celtic
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Lask Linz
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Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded

About the Levski Sofia vs Universitatea Craiova forecast

This is a UEFA Champions League cup fixture; the forecasts combine team ratings, recent form and scoring data, with the cup context taken into account.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

About UEFA Champions League

More UEFA Champions League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Champions League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

Universitatea Craiova have led at half-time in 80% of their recent matches. Levski Sofia and Universitatea Craiova have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. Some underlying data for this fixture is limited, which the model accounts for with a lower confidence rating.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.