Universitatea Craiova welcome Egnatia to Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in UEFA Conference League Matchday 4 fixture on Thursday. The White-Blues arrive here unbeaten in 12 competitive matches and are favorites against an Egnatia side that is winless in its five European away outings this season. This is why we are backing the home team in our prediction.
Universitatea Craiova continued their fine run at the weekend by defeating FC Botosani 2–1 in the Romanian Superliga, thanks to goals from David Matei and Assad Al Hamlawi. That result extended their unbeaten run across all competitions to 12 matches, including one draw and one win from their two Conference League outings this season.
They defeated Andorran side Inter Escaldes 3–1 in their last Conference League outing and will look to maintain their unbeaten start in the competition on Thursday. Filipe Coelho’s team are also unbeaten in their last eight matches at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco (W6, D2), with seven of them producing between two and four total goals.
Egnatia drew 1–1 with Aarhus in their last Conference League outing – the same scoreline recorded in their opening game. They edged past KF Tirana 2–1 in domestic league action at the weekend.
However, the Albanian champions may struggle to carry that momentum into Thursday’s contest. They are winless in their five European away outings this season, all of which have seen both teams find the net and produce between two and four goals.
