{"id":252764,"date":"2026-07-13T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/universitatea-craiova-vs-maxline-vitebsk-prediction-and-betting-tips-july-15th-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:40:39","slug":"universitatea-craiova-vs-maxline-vitebsk-prediction-and-betting-tips-july-15th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/13\/universitatea-craiova-vs-maxline-vitebsk-prediction-and-betting-tips-july-15th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Universitatea Craiova vs Maxline Vitebsk\u00a0Prediction and Betting Tips | July 15th 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5191224\" data-slug-id=\"2807766\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Universitatea Craiova welcome Maxline Vitebsk to the Ion Oblemenco Stadium in Craiova for the second leg of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/uefa-champions-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> first qualifying round tie on Wednesday. The first leg in Mezokovesd last week ended 4-1 in favor of Romanian club Universitatea Craiova.<\/p>\n<p>ML Vitebsk were outplayed in the first leg at home, with Craiova starting strong with a fourth-minute opener from Stefan Baiaram before Valeriy Gromyko equalized for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/belarus-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Belarus<\/a> club in the 20th minute.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>It was all Craiova after that, as Assad Al-Hamlawi scored two first-half penalties and Steven Nsimba added his name to the scoresheet in the fourth minute of second-half injury time to complete the 4-1 thrashing.<\/p>\n<p>Universitatea Craiova came first in the Romanian Superliga last season with 60 points from 30 games, four points ahead of second-placed Rapid Rucuresti, earning them a place in the Champions League qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Craiova also won the Romanian Football Cup that season, securing a domestic double. They secured more silverware in their most recent match against Universitatea Cluj in the Romanian Super Cup on Sunday, defeating their rivals 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, ML Vitebsk topped Belarus&#8217; Vysshaya Liga in the 2025 campaign, earning 68 points from 30 games to secure their first-round place in these qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>In the current season, which is halfway through, ML Vitebsk are coming second with 31 points, trailing table-toppers Dinamo Minsk by two points with 14 games played.<\/p>\n<p>The victors over the two legs will advance to the next qualifying round, while the losers will drop into the second round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/europa-conference-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UEFA Conference League<\/a> qualifying.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Universitatea Craiova vs Maxline Vitebsk head-to-head stats and key numbers<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Universitatea Craiova and Maxline Vitebsk have only faced each other once, with that meeting taking place in the first leg last week.<\/li>\n<li>Universitatea Craiova&#8217;s five most recent matches across all competitions have seen four wins and one draw, with the Romanian side demonstrating high-scoring form with a 7-1 win against FC Stubai and a 4-1 victory over ML Vitebsk.<\/li>\n<li>Maxline Vitebsk have recorded three wins, one loss, and one draw in their five most recent encounters across all competitions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Universitatea Craiova vs Maxline Vitebsk prediction<\/h2>\n<p>Universitatea Craiova are in excellent form, and it will take something special from ML Vitebsk to stop them from winning this match in front of their fans.<\/p>\n<p>Craiova coach Filipe Coelho knows that ML Vitebsk must chase the game, as they are three goals behind. He will tell his charges to look for counterattacking opportunities with the Belarusian side forced to be aggressive, leaving potential vulnerabilities in their backline.<\/p>\n<p>Considering Craiova&#8217;s commanding aggregate lead, we expect another victory for the home side, but by a narrower margin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prediction<\/strong>: Universitatea Craiova 2-1 Maxline Vitebsk<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Universitatea Craiova vs Maxline Vitebsk betting tips<\/h2>\n<p>Tip 1: Universitatea Craiova to win<\/p>\n<p>Tip 2: Both teams to score<\/p>\n<p>Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Peter Pedroncelli<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/universitatea-craiova-vs-maxline-vitebsk-prediction-betting-tips-july-15th-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universitatea Craiova welcome Maxline Vitebsk to the Ion Oblemenco Stadium in Craiova for the second leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round tie on Wednesday. The first leg in Mezokovesd last week ended 4-1 in favor of Romanian club Universitatea Craiova. ML Vitebsk were outplayed in the first leg at home, with Craiova [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":252765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6806],"tags":[147,2497,1896,66738],"class_list":{"0":"post-252764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gossip","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-football-predictions","10":"tag-preview","11":"tag-uefa-champions-league-2025-26"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}