Univ. Craiova vs Noah prediction: EUROPE: Conference League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-10-22 19:00.
[p]After suffering defeat in their opening UEFA Conference League game, Universitatea Craiova will hope to get themselves on the board as they host Noah. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Defeat to Raków on matchday one formed part of a four-match winless run for Craiova (D1, L3), but they finally ended that with a 3-1 victory in the Romanian Superliga at the weekend to keep pace with the early title pacesetters. Mirel Rădoi’s men will now be desperate to open their account in the Conference League in what is their first full European campaign this century, and they can certainly take confidence from being unbeaten in 12 games on home soil (W10, D2), netting 3+ goals in five of those matches. [/p]
[p]Reigning Armenian champions Noah won their opening Conference League fixture this campaign, beating Croatian side Rijeka 1-0, mirroring their start to last season’s league phase campaign when they also won without conceding on matchday one. They’ll hope that’s where the symmetry ends after they suffered successive defeats without reply a year ago, so successive 0-0 domestic draws may have fans worried about their growing lack of firepower in front of goal. Noah are unbeaten in seven across all competitions regardless (W4, D3), but that record will come under serious scrutiny here as they’ve lost each of their three away games in major European competition, conceding 13 goals in the process. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Craiova and Noah have never met in European competition, with this also the first time that sides from Romania and Armenia have ever met in major European competition. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Each of Craiova’s last five games have featured a red card. [/p]
[p]Craiova’s six European matches this term have produced an average of four total goals. [/p]
[p]Noah have won just one of their last ten European away games (D3, L6). [/p]
[p]Noah’s last 11 European games have averaged 3.55 total match goals. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Craiova’s Assad Al Hamlawi has already netted four times in European action this term, with each strike coming after half-time in games his side won without conceding. Noah’s Nardin Mulahusejnović is in strong form of late, netting four goals across his last six games, three of which were headers.[/p]
[p]Mihnea Rădulescu and Ștefan Baiaram look set to miss out for Craiova, as will Gonçalo Gregório for Noah. [/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre. [/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]After making a losing start to this season’s Conference League, Craiova will be desperate to get a result here so backing a home victory could be the play. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]