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Date: 09/08/2026
Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Craiova
Vs
69%
21%
10%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
AP
Arges Pitesti
Romania: Liga I
Referee: -
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Universitatea Craiova win
69.2%
Avg Implied 54.0% · @ 1.71
Edge
+15.3%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
1xBet
1.73
888Sport
1.73
William Hil
1.73
Marathonbet
1.71
Betano
1.70
Draw
21.1%
Avg Implied 26.6% · @ 3.47
Edge
-5.5%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Betfair
3.70
1xBet
3.52
Marathonbet
3.52
Betano
3.50
888Sport
3.30
Arges Pitesti win
9.6%
Avg Implied 19.4% · @ 4.76
Edge
-9.8%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Betfair
5.00
Betano
4.90
Marathonbet
4.75
1xBet
4.72
William Hil
4.60

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova

Avg scored 1.80
Avg conceded 1.00
Avg total 2.80
50-5avg 1.8avg 1.0avg total 2.804101021005000401540A·UNIH·RAPA·ARGH·DINA·CFRH·UNIA·RAPH·UTAA·DINH·PET
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.700.832.130.401.271.27
vs Stronger (1)2.003.00--2.003.00
vs Similar (8)1.250.622.000.200.001.33
vs Weaker (21)1.860.812.200.501.551.09
Clean sheet %60% (+32pp vs league)
This opponent (Arges Pitesti) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

AP
Arges Pitesti

Avg scored 0.60
Avg conceded 1.00
Avg total 1.60
20-2avg 0.6avg 1.0avg total 1.600010101122211021010A·RAPH·CFRH·UNIA·UNIA·DINH·RAPA·CFRA·FCSH·PETH·CSI
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.900.870.940.690.861.07
vs Stronger (3)0.671.000.501.501.000.00
vs Similar (18)0.721.110.890.780.561.44
vs Weaker (9)1.330.331.200.201.500.50
Clean sheet %43% (+15pp vs league)
This opponent (Universitatea Craiova) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%13%19%26%8%017%126%222%315%48%55%6+
The model estimates around 2.7 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (26%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
75.2%
@ 1.34+6.2%
Under 1.5
24.8%
@ 2.98-6.2%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Betano
1.38
888Sport
1.36
1xBet
1.31
Marathonbet
1.31
Under
Betano
3.20
1xBet
2.92
Marathonbet
2.92
888Sport
2.90
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
49.6%
@ 2.11+5.0%
Under 2.5
50.4%
@ 1.69-5.0%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Marathonbet
2.12
1xBet
2.12
Betano
2.10
Betfair
2.10
888Sport
2.10
Under
Betano
1.78
1xBet
1.68
Marathonbet
1.68
888Sport
1.67
Betfair
1.65
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
27.6%
@ 3.77+3.1%
Under 3.5
72.4%
@ 1.22-3.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
888Sport
3.90
1xBet
3.76
Marathonbet
3.76
Betano
3.65
Under
Betano
1.29
888Sport
1.22
Marathonbet
1.19
1xBet
1.19
Both teams to score
Yes
41.6%
@ 2.01-4.8%
No
58.4%
@ 1.74+4.8%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Yes
Betfair
2.10
William Hil
2.00
888Sport
2.00
1xBet
1.98
Betano
1.98
No
Betano
1.78
1xBet
1.74
888Sport
1.73
William Hil
1.73
Betfair
1.73

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
2-0
14.4%@ 7.15+8.1%
1-0
13.3%@ 5.66+5.4%
1-1
9.9%@ 6.76+3.3%
3-0
9.7%@ 12.88+6.2%
2-1
9.1%@ 8.11+3.6%
0-0
7.9%@ 8.64+2.7%
3-1
6.1%@ 14.62+3.1%
4-0
4.9%@ 27.00+3.2%
Universitatea Craiova goals ↓
Arges Pitesti goals →
01234
07.9%3.5%1.4%0.3%0.0%
113%9.9%2.8%0.6%0.1%
214%9.1%2.9%0.6%0.1%
39.7%6.1%1.9%0.4%0.1%
44.9%3.1%1.0%0.2%0.0%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Universitatea Craiova goals (down), columns = Arges Pitesti goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
FCSB
3.00
Universitatea Craiova
2.00
Rapid
2.00
Arges Pitesti
2.00
Oţelul
1.67
Universitatea Cluj
1.50
CFR 1907 Cluj
1.50
Farul Constanta
1.50
FC Voluntari
1.33
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
1.33
Corvinul Hunedoara
1.33
Dinamo Bucuresti
1.33
Petrolul Ploiesti
1.00
FC Botosani
1.00
Uta Arad
0.33
Csikszereda
0.00
Universitatea Craiova and Arges Pitesti are level in average points per game (both 2.00).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Universitatea Craiova
3.00
CFR 1907 Cluj
3.00
FCSB
2.00
Dinamo Bucuresti
2.00
Oţelul
1.67
FC Botosani
1.50
Farul Constanta
1.50
Corvinul Hunedoara
1.33
Universitatea Cluj
1.00
FC Voluntari
1.00
Rapid
1.00
Uta Arad
0.67
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
0.67
Arges Pitesti
0.67
Petrolul Ploiesti
0.33
Csikszereda
0.00
Universitatea Craiova is 2.33 goals better than Arges Pitesti in terms of goals scored per game (3.00 vs 0.67).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
FCSB
0.00
Rapid
0.50
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
0.67
Arges Pitesti
0.67
Universitatea Cluj
1.00
Corvinul Hunedoara
1.00
Dinamo Bucuresti
1.00
CFR 1907 Cluj
1.00
Farul Constanta
1.00
Oţelul
1.33
FC Botosani
1.50
Universitatea Craiova
1.67
Petrolul Ploiesti
1.67
Csikszereda
2.00
Uta Arad
2.33
FC Voluntari
2.33
Universitatea Craiova is 1.00 goals worse than Arges Pitesti in terms of goals conceded per game (1.67 vs 0.67).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
CFR 1907 Cluj
62%
Universitatea Craiova
60%
Farul Constanta
58%
Dinamo Bucuresti
55%
Rapid
54%
FC Botosani
54%
Uta Arad
52%
Universitatea Cluj
49%
Csikszereda
48%
Corvinul Hunedoara
47%
Arges Pitesti
47%
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
46%
Oţelul
45%
FCSB
45%
Petrolul Ploiesti
44%
FC Voluntari
39%
Universitatea Craiova is 13.0 percentage points better than Arges Pitesti in terms of average possession (60% vs 47%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova

For 4.0 · Against 3.2 · Total 7.2

🚩 Corners

100421842635123465345469696510849H·PETA·DINH·UTAA·RAPH·UNIA·CFRH·DINA·ARGH·RAPA·UNI
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.0 · Against 2.2 · Total 4.2

🟨 Cards

10012223112831254211134411042932H·PETA·DINH·UTAA·RAPH·UNIA·CFRH·DINA·ARGH·RAPA·UNI
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.5 · Against 11.7 · Total 22.2

⚠️ Fouls

29015991271113712131315671316101271524211820252813292222H·PETA·DINH·UTAA·RAPH·UNIA·CFRH·DINA·ARGH·RAPA·UNI
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

AP
Arges Pitesti

For 3.8 · Against 5.1 · Total 8.9

🚩 Corners

14032465743472546354159510127117108514H·CSIH·PETA·FCSA·CFRH·RAPA·DINA·UNIH·UNIH·CFRA·RAP
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 3.5 · Against 3.2 · Total 6.7

🟨 Cards

1102556126154522245332271137974964H·CSIH·PETA·FCSA·CFRH·RAPA·DINA·UNIH·UNIH·CFRA·RAP
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 14.3 · Against 10.7 · Total 25.0

⚠️ Fouls

3501215211416914718101510991613111311727352521282518292418H·CSIH·PETA·FCSA·CFRH·RAPA·DINA·UNIH·UNIH·CFRA·RAP
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)9.19.09.25.04.85.124.623.226.0
vs Stronger (1)11.0-11.08.0-8.026.0-26.0
vs Similar (14)9.48.89.95.96.85.226.226.026.4
vs Weaker (35)8.99.18.84.54.24.923.922.425.8
% over line44%40%48%64%64%64%70%64%76%
% under line56%60%52%36%36%36%30%36%24%
This opponent (Arges Pitesti) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

AP
Arges Pitesti

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (43)9.59.010.04.95.44.325.625.525.7
vs Stronger (4)9.810.59.07.07.56.529.230.028.5
vs Similar (25)10.610.011.24.85.34.224.525.623.5
vs Weaker (14)7.47.07.84.44.93.826.624.429.5
% over line47%41%52%65%68%62%74%73%76%
% under line53%59%48%35%32%38%26%27%24%
This opponent (Universitatea Craiova) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
FCSB
10.3
Farul Constanta
10.2
Rapid
9.9
Universitatea Cluj
9.7
FC Botosani
9.6
Petrolul Ploiesti
9.5
Uta Arad
9.5
Arges Pitesti
9.5
Oţelul
9.5
Dinamo Bucuresti
9.4
Universitatea Craiova
9.1
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
9.0
Csikszereda
8.9
CFR 1907 Cluj
8.7
FC Voluntari
8.4
Corvinul Hunedoara
7.0

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Universitatea Craiova
5.0
FC Botosani
5.0
FCSB
4.9
Arges Pitesti
4.9
FC Voluntari
4.8
Uta Arad
4.7
Rapid
4.7
Dinamo Bucuresti
4.6
Petrolul Ploiesti
4.6
Csikszereda
4.4
Farul Constanta
4.3
Oţelul
4.3
Corvinul Hunedoara
4.2
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
4.0
CFR 1907 Cluj
3.9
Universitatea Cluj
3.8

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
Oţelul
27.0
FC Botosani
26.5
Petrolul Ploiesti
26.0
Arges Pitesti
25.6
Corvinul Hunedoara
24.7
Universitatea Craiova
24.6
Csikszereda
24.6
FCSB
24.5
Uta Arad
24.1
Rapid
24.0
Dinamo Bucuresti
23.8
Farul Constanta
23.4
CFR 1907 Cluj
22.6
FC Voluntari
21.6
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
21.3
Universitatea Cluj
20.6
Corners O/U 9.5
Over 9.5
46.2%
Under 9.5
53.8%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5
Over 3.5
67.3%
Under 3.5
32.7%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5
Over 21.5
64.2%
Under 21.5
35.8%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.

🔥 5. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. The five columns are the best bookmaker prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average.
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5Edge
Over 1.575.2%1.34
Betano
1.38
888Sport
1.36
1xBet
1.31
Marathonbet
1.31
-+6.2%
Under 3.572.4%1.22
Betano
1.29
888Sport
1.22
Marathonbet
1.19
1xBet
1.19
--3.1%

💰 6. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
C1C (45)
€40m
UC (34)
€37m
FCS (31)
€34m
RAP (24)
€25m
UC (33)
€19m
FB (31)
€12m
UA (30)
€12m
PP (40)
€12m
OŢE (28)
€10m
FC (32)
€10m
CSI (42)
€9m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
C1C (18)
€18m
UC (13)
€15m
FCS (8)
€14m
RAP (10)
€10m
UC (11)
€8m
FB (11)
€6m
FC (11)
€4m
UA (11)
€4m
OŢE (12)
€4m
PP (13)
€4m
CSI (16)
€3m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
UC (6)
€9m
FCS (8)
€8m
C1C (7)
€5m
UC (8)
€5m
RAP (6)
€4m
PP (11)
€4m
UA (8)
€3m
CSI (9)
€3m
FB (7)
€2m
FC (7)
€2m
OŢE (4)
€2m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
C1C (20)
€17m
UC (15)
€13m
FCS (15)
€11m
RAP (8)
€10m
UC (14)
€7m
PP (16)
€5m
UA (11)
€5m
OŢE (12)
€4m
FB (13)
€4m
CSI (17)
€4m
FC (14)
€4m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🤝 7. Games History

Head-to-head

Universitatea Craiova vs Arges Pitesti · H/A from UC
DateH/AGameScore
27/04/26AArges Pitesti Vs UC0-1
13/03/26HUC Vs Arges Pitesti0-1
21/11/25AArges Pitesti Vs UC1-2
18/07/25HUC Vs Arges Pitesti3-1

Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
01/08/26HUC Vs Petrolul Ploiesti4-0
25/07/26ADinamo Bucuresti Vs UC5-1
18/07/26HUC Vs Uta Arad4-0
25/05/26ARapid Vs UC0-0
17/05/26HUC Vs Universitatea Cluj5-0
08/05/26ACFR 1907 Cluj Vs UC0-0
03/05/26HUC Vs Dinamo Bucuresti2-1
27/04/26AArges Pitesti Vs UC0-1
19/04/26HUC Vs Rapid1-0
13/04/26AUniversitatea Cluj Vs UC4-0

AP
Arges Pitesti

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
31/07/26HAP Vs Csikszereda1-0
24/07/26HAP Vs Petrolul Ploiesti1-0
17/07/26AFCSB Vs AP2-0
22/05/26ACFR 1907 Cluj Vs AP1-1
15/05/26HAP Vs Rapid2-2
10/05/26ADinamo Bucuresti Vs AP2-1
02/05/26AUniversitatea Cluj Vs AP1-0
27/04/26HAP Vs Universitatea Craiova0-1
17/04/26HAP Vs CFR 1907 Cluj0-1
13/04/26ARapid Vs AP0-0

📊 8. Overall Statistics

Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Craiova
Romania: Liga I
Recent: 6 Wins / 2 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWDWLW1.90
HomeWWWWW2.32
AwayLWDDL1.48
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %56%72%40%
AVG goals2.602.682.52
Over 2.5 %48%52%44%
Scored1.662.081.24
Conceded0.940.601.28
BTTS42%40%44%
Clean Sheet48%56%40%
Failed to Score18%4%32%
AP
Arges Pitesti
Romania: Liga I
Recent: 2 Wins / 3 Draws / 5 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDDLWW1.47
HomeLLDWW1.59
AwayDLLDL1.33
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %42%45%38%
AVG goals1.981.772.19
Over 2.5 %30%27%33%
Scored1.051.051.05
Conceded0.930.731.14
BTTS35%32%38%
Clean Sheet44%41%48%
Failed to Score30%36%24%

🏆 9. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Universitatea Craiova3
67%
2.0
95+4
4.7
100%
100%
100%
7.0
0%
3.7
67%
21.0
33%
37
159133.01.7
60%
2FCSB2
100%
3.0
40+4
2.0
100%
0%
0%
11.5
100%
4.0
50%
26.0
100%
34
148112.00.0
45%
3Arges Pitesti3
67%
2.0
22+0
1.3
33%
0%
0%
9.0
67%
7.0
67%
29.0
100%
0
0000.70.7
47%
4Oţelul3
33%
1.7
54+1
3.0
100%
67%
33%
9.3
67%
3.0
33%
27.3
67%
10
4241.71.3
45%
5Dinamo Bucuresti3
33%
1.3
63+3
3.0
67%
33%
33%
8.3
0%
4.7
67%
23.7
67%
0
0002.01.0
55%
6Corvinul Hunedoara3
33%
1.3
43+1
2.3
100%
33%
0%
7.0
33%
4.0
50%
24.7
67%
0
0001.31.0
47%
7Rapid2
50%
2.0
21+1
1.5
50%
0%
0%
11.5
50%
9.0
100%
24.5
50%
25
104101.00.5
54%
8Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe3
33%
1.3
22+0
1.3
33%
0%
0%
9.0
33%
4.0
33%
21.3
33%
0
0000.70.7
46%
9FC Voluntari3
33%
1.3
37-4
3.3
67%
67%
67%
7.0
33%
3.0
50%
22.0
67%
0
0001.02.3
39%
10CFR 1907 Cluj2
50%
1.5
62+4
4.0
100%
100%
50%
10.0
100%
1.5
0%
20.5
50%
40
185173.01.0
62%
11Farul Constanta2
50%
1.5
32+1
2.5
100%
50%
0%
8.0
50%
4.5
100%
20.0
0%
10
4241.51.0
58%
12Universitatea Cluj2
50%
1.5
22+0
2.0
50%
50%
0%
7.0
0%
3.5
50%
20.0
0%
19
8571.01.0
49%
13Petrolul Ploiesti3
33%
1.0
15-4
2.0
33%
33%
33%
8.3
33%
7.0
67%
27.0
100%
12
4450.31.7
44%
14FC Botosani2
0%
1.0
33+0
3.0
100%
50%
50%
7.5
0%
12.0
100%
24.0
50%
12
6241.51.5
54%
15Uta Arad3
0%
0.3
27-5
3.0
67%
67%
67%
7.3
33%
4.3
100%
25.7
67%
12
4350.72.3
52%
16Csikszereda3
0%
0.0
06-6
2.0
67%
33%
0%
7.3
33%
6.0
100%
28.3
100%
9
3340.02.0
48%
Romania: Liga I 2026-27 full table · Universitatea Craiova and Arges Pitesti highlighted. Click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths.

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