- Team form: Dinamo Bucuresti are in mixed form, winning only one of their last five matches (D2, L2).
- Visitors form: Universitatea Craiova are on a roll, winning eight of their last ten in all competitions and not tasting defeat.
- Head-to-head: Craiova have won the last three meetings between these clubs, including a 2-1 victory over Dinamo in their last meeting.
Craiova can continue hot-streak against Dynamo
Match overview
Saturday's Liga I 2026-2027 clash between FC Dinamo Bucuresti and Universitatea Craiova has extra spice for this early point in the season as it represents both a litmus test for Dinamo's new-look project and a 'title-defence check' for Craiova.
Craiova form
Filipe Coelho's side are a flexible unit that can play it patiently and possess the structure to control games as well as switch off the leash and use their pace on the break.
- The visitors have been red-hot in all competitions this season, winning four of their last five and stretching their current winning streak to three with their victory over Maxline Vitebsk last time out.
- Craiova had already drawn 1-1 with Universitatea Cluj in the Super Cup a week prior and won the shoot-out, before beating the Belorussian side 1-0 at home the following Wednesday.
- In Assad Al Hamlawi, Craiova have their sharp edge, the attacking midfielder bagging four of the club's 11 goals across their last five contests.
Dinamo form
Dinamo's form has been patchy to say the least with three wins, four draws and three defeats from their last ten in all competitions.
The most recent of those results is a 0-0 home draw with CFR 1907 Cluj that was preceded by a 1-1 away draw at Universitatea Cluj and a 1-2 extra-time defeat to FCSB.
Hosts have conceded too many goals at home
Tactical changes
Nuno Campos has got his new charges playing more vertically and directly than under his predecessor, but the transition phases are quicker, too, with more bodies in the box and better pressure on the ball.
Betting and value
Universitatea are the team with the momentum in this matchup, but the odds are in favour of the visitors by too much. Craiova can be backed at 2.43 ahead of the home team at 2.95 and the draw at 3.1, which seems a bit off given Craiova have been in scintillating form.
Nevertheless, the value could be elsewhere with both teams to score at 1.71 offering a tasty alternative that marries with the attacking cues of the game and Dinamo's leaky home numbers, where in five games in all competitions they've won three, drawn one and lost one whilst shipping eight goals.
