Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe vs Universitatea Craiova Prediction

Stadionul Municipal, Sfântu Gheorghe·Horia Gabriel Mladinovici, Romania 26/10/2026

AI Best Pick

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

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.0 / 10
AI Best Pick
64%Trust
1X2
Away Win
1.52
SignalSOLIDModel67%SurpriseMediumGap-2.0%
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Rest
9 days
Universitatea Craiova Rest
4 days

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe vs Universitatea Craiova: the result in context

Universitatea Craiova beat Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe 5-0 in the Liga I on 26 Oct 2026. It was in line with recent form: Universitatea Craiova had won 4 of their previous five, compared with 1 for Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe.

Universitatea Craiova have had the better of this fixture, winning 8 of the 10 previous meetings, which averaged 3.1 goals a game. Referee Horia Gabriel Mladinovici averages 3.66 cards a game, 1.13 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
15%5.78
X
23%4.03
2
62%1.52
Double Chance
1X
38%2.44
X2
85%1.12
Both Teams to Score
Yes
50%1.90
No
50%1.80
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.11 + 1.58 = 2.69
Over 1.5
75%1.25
Over 2.5
51%1.85
Over 3.5
31%3.20
Under 1.5
25%3.56
Under 2.5
49%1.92
Under 3.5
69%1.33
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

2'O. RomanchukAssist: A. Cicaldau
31'L. RoseFoul
34'A. Al Hamlawi(Penalty)
49'A. Al HamlawiAssist: S. Baiaram
57'R. Cimpean INH. Batzula out
57'R. Silaghi INA. Keita out
59'N. Stevanovic INB. Roux out
59'T. Baluta INJ. Lameira out
66'B. Cmiljanic INM. Mawa out
66'D. Oberlin INN. Heras out
71'A. Al Hamlawi INS. Elisor out
71'S. Baiaram INHeriberto Tavares out
72'S. ElisorAssist: A. Cicaldau
75'V. Screciu INM. Radulescu out
79'S. KaramokoFoul
80'S. ElisorAssist: M. Radulescu
81'D. Andrei IND. Virtej out

Lineups

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
4-3-3
Universitatea Craiova
3-4-3
Avg rating6.10
Avg rating7.37
David Lazar6.391D. Lazar
Bogdan Oteliță5.025B. Oteliță
Lindsay Rose6.031L. Rose
Setigui Karamoko5.24S. Karamoko
Fábio Vianna5.23F. Vianna
Nicolae PăunC6.36N. Păun
Robert Silaghi6.27R. Silaghi
Raul Cîmpean6.527R. Cîmpean
Doru Andrei6.217D. Andrei
Boris Cmiljanić6.79B. Cmiljanić
Dimitri Oberlin6.311D. Oberlin
Laurenţiu Popescu6.621L. Popescu
Oleksandr Romanchuk8.73O. Romanchuk
Nikola Stevanović6.724N. Stevanović
Vladimir Screciu7.96V. Screciu
Carlos Mora7.317C. Mora
Tudor Băluță7.38T. Băluță
Alexandru Cicâldău8.020A. Cicâldău
Nicușor BancuC6.711N. Bancu
David Matei6.930D. Matei
Assad Al-Hamlawi7.99A. Al-Hamlawi
Ștefan Baiaram8.210Ș. Baiaram

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Substitutes

33Szilárd Gyenge
5Bogdan Vătăjelu
82Daniel Vîrtej81'for D. Andrei
21Alin Dobrosavlevici
20Nacho Heras66'for D. Oberlin6.3
8Aboubakar Keita57'for R. Silaghi6.5
19Giovani Ghimfuș
28Victor Daguin
23Hunor Batzula6.3
88Carl Davordzie
14Moses Mawa66'for B. Cmiljanic6.5

Universitatea Craiova Substitutes

1Alexandru Maxim
90Răzvan Sava
31Ronaldo Webster
5Baptiste Roux59'for N. Stevanovic6.7
18Mihnea Rădulescu75'for V. Screciu6.9
29Luca Băsceanu
4Alexandru Crețu
23Samuel Teles
16João Lameira59'for T. Baluta6.9
7Steven Nsimba
22Simon Elisor71'for A. Al Hamlawi72'80'8.7
19Heriberto Tavares71'for S. Baiaram6.5

Match Stats

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Craiova
39%Ball Possession61%
0Corner Kicks3
1Yellow Cards0
1Red Cards0
0Total Shots25
0Shots on Goal12
0Shots off Goal6
0Shots Inside Box17
0Shots Outside Box8
0Blocked Shots7
5Fouls4
2Offsides0
7Goalkeeper Saves0
393Total Passes625
318Passes Accurate539
81%Pass Accuracy86%

Team Comparison

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova
1543Elo Rating 1757
0.77Attack 2.33
1.21Defense 2.54
17%Hit Rate 81%
11.8Shots per Game 17.7
3.7Shots on Target 7.1
2.5Corners per Game 4.6
2.2Cards per Game 1.7

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend80% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe1Wins · 10%
Draws110%
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova8Wins · 80%
3.1Avg Goals
80%Both teams scored8 of 10
80%3+ goals8 of 10

Previous meetings

Liga I14/12/2024
Universitatea CraiovaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
21
Liga I11/08/2024
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Craiova
12
Liga I18/05/2024
Universitatea CraiovaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
32
Liga I21/04/2024
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Craiova
13
Liga I04/02/2024
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Craiova
13
Liga I16/09/2023
Universitatea CraiovaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
21
Liga I28/05/2023
Universitatea CraiovaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
01
Liga I21/04/2023
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Craiova
12
Liga I29/10/2022
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheUniversitatea Craiova
01
Liga I15/07/2022
Universitatea CraiovaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
22

Recent Form

Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
3W3D4L
17/10/2026
Petrolul PloiestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
11
D
09/10/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheDinamo Bucuresti
02
L
18/09/2026
Uta AradSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
10
L
12/09/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheCFR 1907 Cluj
31
W
05/09/2026
FC BotosaniSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
50
L
01/09/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheCFR 1907 Cluj
13
L
29/08/2026
Arges PitestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
01
W
23/08/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheFarul Constanta
11
D
19/08/2026
SlatinaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
0020
W
15/08/2026
CsikszeredaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
00
D
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova
7W2D1L
22/10/2026
Inter Club d'EscaldesUniversitatea Craiova
13
W
18/10/2026
Universitatea CraiovaFarul Constanta
20
W
15/10/2026
Universitatea CraiovaGetafe
11
D
11/10/2026
CsikszeredaUniversitatea Craiova
01
W
19/09/2026
Universitatea CraiovaFCSB
50
W
13/09/2026
Corvinul HunedoaraUniversitatea Craiova
01
W
07/09/2026
Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Cluj
40
W
03/09/2026
FC BacauUniversitatea Craiova
12
W
31/08/2026
RapidUniversitatea Craiova
11
D
27/08/2026
Ararat-ArmeniaUniversitatea Craiova
10
L

Referee Profile

Horia Gabriel Mladinovici112 matches

3.66Cards per match
3.44Yellow cards per match
0.21Red cards per match
20.6Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Horia Gabriel Mladinovici3.66
Other referees4.79

3.66 cards a match, 1.13 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.79).

Cards come from 70 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga I 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1393129:9+2030DWWWW
2Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1392232:9+2329WWWWW
3RapidRapid1383221:13+827LWWWW
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1372418:17+123WDLWD
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1371525:20+522WDLWW
6FCSBFCSB1363420:19+121WWWLD
7Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1355321:20+120WLWLW
8Uta AradUta Arad1353516:17-118WWLWL
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1352619:20-117DLWLW
10Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1344514:16-216LLWWL
11FC BotosaniFC Botosani1335517:17014LLWLD
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe133558:18-1014LDLLW
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti133378:14-612LDLLD
14OţelulOţelul1325615:21-611LDLLL
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1322913:29-168LLLLL
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda1312109:26-175WDLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1329:930
2Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1332:929
3RapidRapid1321:1327
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1318:1723
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1325:2022
6FCSBFCSB1320:1921
7Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1321:2020
8Uta AradUta Arad1316:1718
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1319:2017
10Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1314:1616
11FC BotosaniFC Botosani1317:1714
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe138:1814
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti138:1412
14OţelulOţelul1315:2111
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1313:298
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda139:265
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About the Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe vs Universitatea Craiova forecast

The forecasts for this Liga I match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

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.

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe and Universitatea Craiova in the Liga I table

In the Liga I table, Universitatea Craiova are 2nd and Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe 12th, 15 points apart. League goal record so far: Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe 8-18, Universitatea Craiova 32-9. The full standings are on the Liga I Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Universitatea Craiova have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

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.