RB Leipzig – U Craiova 1948 CS Prediction & Picks (09.08.2018)

RB Leipzig and Craiova University meet at Red Bull Arena, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Craiova University presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.

RB Leipzig:

The home team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (3rd Qualifying Round) after a draw away by (1-1) and a home win by (4-0) with Häcken. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 22 conceded. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, RB Leipzig has won 5, tied 1 and lost 4. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack He has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 24 of the last 26 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals.

The RB Leipzig is a club that never managed to conquer a continental competition, having as the best campaign in its history in the Europa League the fourth place in the last season (2017/18), besides having been the classified according to the German championship in the season of 2016/17. Last season, the team finished the national championship in sixth place, qualifying for the Europa League this season. In the last five games that RB Leipzig played in their stadium, in four scored goals and in three scored more than 1.5 goals. We believe that in this match RB Leipzig will once again score goals in his stadium, as he will be playing against a weaker opponent technically and will be playing in his stadium, where he is usually very strong.

Craiova University:

The visiting team plays their first match in this edition of the UEFA Europa League with the intention of winning a positive result as a visitor. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses in away matches; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last match that they played, for the League I, they tied with Botoşani at home (2-2). In the last 10 away matches Craiova has 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches.

CSU Craiova, better known as Universitatea Craiova, is a club from Romania that was champion of the Romanian Cup in 2017/18, in addition to having been runner-up in the Super Cup of Romania in 2018/19. In the last season of the League I (Romanian Championship) 2017/18, the CSU Craiova finished the regular season in third place, automatically qualifying for the Championship Round and finished in third place, guaranteeing a place of access for the qualifiers of the Europa League. In the 2018/19 season of the League I, the CSU Craiova started with two draws and one defeat, that is, it did not start well, now, it will have to visit the RB Leipzig, a great German team, and most likely have defensive difficulties to stop the strong offensive sector of the RB Leipzig.