Universitatea Craiova vs FCSB Prediction: FCSB play the first game as champions

Universitatea Craiova will welcome league champions FCSB to the Complex Sportiv Craiova on Monday. FCSB already won the league last week with three games left. Below are previews, H2H, expert betting tips, and odds.

Universitatea Craiova

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Universitatea Craiova moved second on the table with a 2-1 win over Rapid Bucuresti in their last game. Andrei Ivan scored for Universitatea Craiova in the 30th minute of the match before Borisav Burmaz scored an equaliser in the 77th minute. However, Alexandr Cretu scored the winning goal in the 90+6th minute of the clash. With the win, Universitatea Craiova have won 2 of their last six games in all competitions.

They sit second on the table with 37 points and will need to keep winning to keep their position with just three games remaining this season.

FCSB

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FCSB are already the 2023/2024 Romania Liga I champions after recording a 2-1 win over Farul Constanţa in their last match. FCSB entered their previous game knowing a draw would be enough to win the league. They were made to wait until their last match after failing to record a win in either of their previous two games before then.

Now that they are the league winners, they have won the league for the first time since the 2014/2015 season, almost a decade ago. They currently sit first on the table with 49 points. They are 12 points above  second-placed Universitatea Craiova with three games left to play in the league.

H2H

Both sides have met 22 times since 2019. Universitatea Craiova won 5, FCSB won 14 and 3 ended in draws. The last game between the two sides ended 2-0 in favour of FCSB. FCSB won the previous four games between these sides.

Expert Betting Tips

FCSB have already won the league, and the coach, Charalambous Elias, can decide to rest some players and give some players chances to play. Despite this, I still see them performing at their very best here. However, both sides are good offensively, and goals should be scored at both ends of the field.

• BTTS for 1.65 odds
• Over 2.5 for 1.75 odds
• FCSB Draw No Bet for 3.25 odds