Universitatea Craiova v Egnatia: UEFA Conference League preview

The occasion and the table

Universitatea Craiova host Egnatia in the UEFA Conference League, with kick-off on 5 November 2026 at 20:00. Both sides arrive without a defeat in the competition so far, but they have taken different numbers of points from their opening fixtures.

Universitatea Craiova sit 11th in the UEFA Conference League table with 4 points from 2 matches. They have 1 win and 1 draw, with 4 goals scored and 2 conceded.

Egnatia are 21st with 2 points from 2 matches. Both of their games have ended level, and they have scored 2 goals and conceded 2. The gap between the sides is 2 points, and the hosts have the better goal difference.

Recent form and home/away records

Universitatea Craiova have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat from their last 5 matches. The most recent was a 3-1 away win against Inter Club d'Escaldes, which came after a 1-1 home draw with Getafe. Before that, they lost 0-1 away to Ararat-Armenia, and before that they drew 1-1 with the same opponents at home. The oldest of the five was a 2-1 home win over KuPS.

Egnatia's last 5 matches have brought 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Their latest outing was a 1-1 away draw with AGF. Before that, they drew 1-1 at home to Midtjylland, and before that they lost 1-2 away to Lillestrøm. Earlier still, they drew 0-0 at home with Lillestrøm, and the oldest result in the run is a 5-1 home win over Shamrock Rovers.

In the UEFA Conference League this season, Universitatea Craiova have played 1 match at home, a draw in which they scored 1 goal and conceded 1. Egnatia's record away from home in the competition is identical: 1 match, 1 draw, 1 goal scored and 1 conceded.

Players to watch

Assad Al Hamlawi is Universitatea Craiova's top scorer in the UEFA Conference League this season with 1 goal. The home side have spread their 4 competition goals, and Al Hamlawi is the leading name on that list.

For Egnatia, Ildi Gruda is the top scorer in the competition this season with 2 goals. With the visitors having scored 2 goals in the UEFA Conference League so far, Gruda has accounted for both of them, making him the central figure in their attack.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers point to matches with goals at both ends for each team. In their last 5 matches, Universitatea Craiova scored in 4, kept a clean sheet in none, and saw both teams score in 4. They have found the net regularly, but they have not shut opponents out in that run.

Egnatia's figures from their last 5 matches are similar in attack: they scored in 4 and both teams scored in 4. They did, however, keep 1 clean sheet, which came in the 0-0 home draw with Lillestrøm.

In the competition itself, Universitatea Craiova have averaged 2 goals scored per match from their 2 fixtures, while conceding 2 in total. Egnatia have scored and conceded 2 goals across their 2 matches, a balance that is reflected in their two draws.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, are: Universitatea Craiova 70%, draw 19%, Egnatia 11%. These figures are estimates derived from market data, not a prediction of the result.

Those estimates reflect the hosts' stronger position in the table, but Egnatia have yet to lose in the UEFA Conference League this season, and their away record in the competition shows a draw from their only match on the road.

Calculated from market prices, not a prediction or betting advice.