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Conference League · League phase, matchday 4

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Universitatea Craiova: Match Preview & Stats

Brighton & Hove Albion crest Brighton & Hove Albion
vs
Universitatea Craiova crest Universitatea Craiova
American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex

Our picks

Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off

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Our record

  • Brighton & Hove Albion: 6 of 8 right
  • Universitatea Craiova: 2 of 3 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Conference League, League phase, matchday 4
Kick-off
Venue
American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex
Since last match
Brighton & Hove Albion: 4 days (Premier League) · Hull City Universitatea Craiova: 4 days (Liga I) · Egnatia (2‑0)
Next match
Brighton & Hove Albion: 2 days (Premier League) later Universitatea Craiova: 1 day (Liga I) later

Last starting XI

Brighton & Hove Albion 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Verbruggen
  2. 20 Costinha
  3. 3 Vušković
  4. 5 Dunk
  5. 21 Boscagli
  6. 13 Groß
  7. 14 Andrés
  8. 25 Gómez
  9. 26 Ayari
  10. 5 De Cuyper
  11. 19 Kostoulas

Coach: Fabian Hürzeler vs Brentford, 2-0 · Premier League · 8 Nov

Universitatea Craiova 3-4-3

  1. 21 Popescu
  2. 3 Romanchuk
  3. 24 Stevanović
  4. 6 Screciu
  5. 17 Mora
  6. 16 Lameira
  7. 8 Băluță
  8. 11 Bancu
  9. 20 Cicâldau
  10. 9 Al Hamlawi
  11. 10 Baiaram

Coach: Filipe Coelho vs Egnatia, 2-0 · Conference League · 5 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • DF Pascal StruijkInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Evan FergusonInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Femi AzeezInjured · Doubtful
  • FW Kaoru MitomaInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Stefanos TzimasInjured · Late November 2026
  • FW Zadok YohannaInjured · Late November 2026

Universitatea Craiova

  • GK Pavlo IsenkoInjured · Return unknown

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Brighton & Hove Albion

Low impact
Missing attack share 1.0%
Missing minutes share 1.0%
6 players out

Universitatea Craiova

Low impact
Missing attack share 0.0%
Missing minutes share 0.0%
1 player out

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Brighton & Hove Albion

When scoring first 100% won · 100% unbeaten (9 matches)
When conceding first 25% points rescued · 0% won (4 matches)
1st Half: 52% 2nd Half: 48%
First 15': 19% Last 15' (76-90'): 16%

Universitatea Craiova

When scoring first 57% won · 86% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 0% points rescued · 0% won (2 matches)
1st Half: 58% 2nd Half: 42%
First 15': 17% Last 15' (76-90'): 17%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Brighton & Hove Albion

  1. 1. MF Pascal Groß 2G · 2A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 6.0%
  2. 2. FW Georginio Rutter 2G · 2A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 9.0%
  3. 3. FW Maxim De Cuyper 1G · 1A
    Team attack 9.0% Team shots 5.0%

Universitatea Craiova

  1. 1. MF Alexandru Cicâldau 1G · 2A
    Team attack 19.0% Team shots 15.0%
  2. 2. FW Assad Al Hamlawi 2G · 0A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 17.0%
  3. 3. MF Nicușor Bancu 1G · 1A
    Team attack 13.0% Team shots 4.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Brighton & Hove Albion Universitatea Craiova
Over 1.5 goals 7/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 4/10 4/10
Over 3.5 goals 3/10 3/10
Both teams scored 1/10 3/10
Clean sheet 8/10 7/10
Failed to score 2/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 2.0 / 0.4 2.2 / 0.3

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • W 2-0 vs Brentford (H) Premier League · 8 Nov
  • W 1-0 at Getafe (A) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • W 1-0 at Manchester City (A) Premier League · 31 Oct
  • D 2-2 at Manchester City (A) EFL Cup · 28 Oct
  • L 0-2 at Liverpool (A) Premier League · 25 Oct

Universitatea Craiova

  • D 0-0 at CFR Cluj (A) Liga I · 8 Nov
  • W 2-0 vs Egnatia (H) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • W 2-1 vs Botoșani (H) Liga I · 1 Nov
  • W 5-0 at Sepsi OSK (A) Liga I · 26 Oct
  • W 3-1 at Inter Club d'Escaldes (A) Conference League · 22 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Brighton & Hove Albion

Universitatea Craiova

Goals in each 15-minute period, Conference League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Brighton & Hove Albion

Player G A
Georginio Rutter 2 1
Jack Hinshelwood 1 0
Malick Junior Yalcouyé 1 0
Matthew O'Riley 1 0

Universitatea Craiova

Player G A
Assad Al Hamlawi 2 0
Alexandru Cicâldau 1 2
Nicușor Bancu 1 1
Simon Elisor 1 0
Ștefan Baiaram 1 0

Goals and assists in the Conference League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Brighton & Hove Albion Universitatea Craiova
  • 8.3 Corners won 5.0
  • 2.3 Corners conceded 4.3
  • 1.7 Yellow cards 3.0
  • 2.0 Opponents' yellow cards 0.7

Per match in the Conference League this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

Brighton & Hove AlbionUniversitatea Craiova
Attack 100 54 1.7 goals per match this season2.0 goals per match this season
Defence 100 54 0.0 conceded per match this season0.7 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

2124Elo #8 Elo rating 1748Elo #173

Head-to-head

Brighton & Hove Albion and Universitatea Craiova have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Lugano 3 300 11:4 +7 9
2 Panathinaikos 3 300 9:3 +6 9
3 FC Twente 3 300 8:2 +6 9
4 Monaco 3 300 7:1 +6 9
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 210 5:0 +5 7
6 FC København 3 210 7:3 +4 7
7 Brann 3 210 7:3 +4 7
8 Universitatea Craiova 3 210 6:2 +4 7
9 Mjällby 3 210 5:1 +4 7
10 St.Truiden 3 210 4:1 +3 7
11 Ajax 3 201 9:3 +6 6
12 Trabzonspor 3 201 6:3 +3 6
13 Hajduk Split 3 201 3:2 +1 6
14 Freiburg 3 201 4:5 -1 6
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 3 111 6:6 0 4
16 Atalanta 3 111 4:4 0 4
17 Braga 3 111 2:3 -1 4
18 Gent 3 111 1:2 -1 4
19 Thun 3 102 3:3 0 3
20 Riga FC 3 030 3:3 0 3
21 Borac Banja Luka 3 102 3:4 -1 3
22 Lincoln Red Imps FC 3 102 3:6 -3 3
23 Jablonec 3 021 3:4 -1 2
24 AGF 3 021 1:2 -1 2
25 Nordsjælland 3 021 3:5 -2 2
26 Egnatia 3 021 2:4 -2 2
27 Kairat Almaty 3 021 3:7 -4 2
28 CSKA Sofia 3 012 4:6 -2 1
29 Iberia 1999 3 012 2:5 -3 1
30 Pafos FC 3 012 3:7 -4 1
31 Getafe 3 012 3:7 -4 1
32 KuPS 3 012 2:6 -4 1
33 Heart of Midlothian 3 012 2:6 -4 1
34 FC Midtjylland 3 012 2:8 -6 1
35 Inter Club d'Escaldes 3 003 2:7 -5 0
36 FK Kauno Žalgiris 3 003 1:11 -10 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Conference League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Brighton & Hove Albion 7
Universitatea Craiova 7

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