​FCSB vs Universitat Craiova, first leg play-off match, scheduled for Saturday 18 March at 20:00 at the National Arena in Bucharest, will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.

FCSB and Universitatea Craiova, two teams that have not given up on the goal of winning the title, open the Superliga playoffs with a match that brings huge challenges for bettors.

FCSB finished the regular season in 3rd place with 57 points (rounded up to the playoffs with 29 points) and beat Sepsi 1-0 at home in the 30th round.

The Mihai Pintilius-coached side, who still have one round of suspension to pay, have won three, drawn and lost their last five Superliga games and are now three points behind the top two, Farul Konstanz and CF Cluj, who have 32 each points (Transylvanians are also rounded off).

FKSHB will be led from the bench by his former player Lucian Philip, who appears in official documents as a physical trainer.

FCSB have eight wins, five draws and two defeats at home in the regular season, with Andrea Compagno as the team’s and league’s top scorer (tied with Rapid’s Marko Dugandzic) with 16 goals.

According to the results of the regular season, “University of Craiova” took 4th place with 54 points (they will go to the playoffs with 27 points), and in the last stage they won at home with a score of 2:1 against “UTA Arad”.

Olteni have won three, drawn and lost their last five league games and start the play-offs five points behind first-placed Farul Constanta.

In away matches, Eugen Nyagoe’s team recorded five wins, four draws and six defeats, and the top scorer of the white and blue team is Andrii Ivan, who has 10 successes in the Super League.

“This is an important game not only because it is the first in the playoffs. Our rivals are ahead of us in the ranking. We are on the same level as them, that’s my opinion. We didn’t discuss much with the players about winning the championship, we are focused only on the match against FCSB,” said Eugen Nyagoe.

In two straight matches of the regular season on September 18, 2022, the University of Craiova beat FKSHB at home with a score of 2-1 (Mitrea 32p, Oaide 66a, respectively, Compagno 45+6p). second leg, in the capital, February 19, 2023, the score was equal 1-1 (Ejuma 1, respectively, I. Cristea 90+1a).

Playoff rating: 1. Farul Constanta – 32 points, 2. ChFR Cluj – 32 points, 3. FCSB – 29 points, 4. Kraiova University – 27 points, 5. Rapid – 26 points, 6. Sepsi – 21 points.

Superbet offers odds of 1.33 on the 1X prediction: a home win or a draw in the match FCSB – Universitatea Craiova.

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