KuPS vs Universitatea Craiova

KuPS face Universitatea Craiova in the UEFA Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round) on Thursday 6 August 2026, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio.

At home this season KuPS average 1.0 goals scored and 1.0 conceded per game; on the road Universitatea Craiova average 0.5 scored and 1.0 conceded. KuPS have kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 0 times; Universitatea Craiova have 0 clean sheets and 1 blank.

KuPS have scored 3 and conceded 7 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Universitatea Craiova have scored 10 and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

KuPS come into this fixture with a recent record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats, while Universitatea Craiova have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in the same window. Across the last 1 head-to-head meetings, 3 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. Combining the home win and the draw, the 1X selection covers the two most likely outcomes for KuPS. The Double Chance selection (1X) is assigned a 77% probability at odds of 1.3.

• Universitatea Craiova have the better recent form (11 pts vs 3 pts from the last 5 matches).
• KuPS have scored 2 goals this season compared with 4 for Universitatea Craiova.
• Defensively, KuPS have conceded 3 and Universitatea Craiova have conceded 4.
• The last 1 H2H meetings average 3 goals per game.
• Market rationale: 1X covers the home win and the draw.

• KuPS at home: 0 wins, 1 draws and 0 defeats from 1 games.
• Universitatea Craiova away from home: 0 wins, 1 draws and 1 defeats from 2 games.
• KuPS have taken 3 points from their last 5 matches.
• Universitatea Craiova have taken 11 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 1 meeting, KuPS have won 0, Universitatea Craiova have won 1 and 0 ended level. The most recent, on 13 August 2026, finished Universitatea Craiova 2-1 KuPS.