Sabail FK vs Universitatea Craiova will meet on July 11, 2019, in the preliminary round of the Europa League, at the “ASCO Arena” stadium in Baku. The return match will take place on July 18, 2019, at the “Ion Oblemenco” stadium in Craiova.

Sabail FK finished for the first time on the podium

Sebail Futbol Klubu ranked third in the Azerbaijan Championship, having 41p, after the champion Qarabağ FK 66p and Neftçi Baku 58p. The balance of “sailors” was 12 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats, goal 34-37. The Baku Group was set up in 2016 and in only three years managed to finish the podium finish in Topaz Premyer Liqası.

U Craiova is stronger than last season

Craiova University had a very weak season, being very close to losing the qualification in the Europa League. The luck of the Olemen was that FC Viitorul won the Romanian Cup, otherwise he would have played Astra Giurgiu in the Europa League. “White-Blues” finished fourth in the play-off, having 36p, after CFR Cluj 50p, FCSB 48p and FC Viitorul 39p. It remains to be seen if Craioveni will manage to keep Alexandru Cicâldău, which is wanted by several teams after the very good matches made at EURO 2019 U21.

Sabail FK vs Craiova University Picks

The winner will play in the Preliminary Round of the Europa League with the winner between Honved Budapest and Žalgiris Vilnius, the matches to be held on July 25 and August 1. Sebail FK will play in European Cups and even if he has changed many players, he will try to qualify for the next round. Craiova University has a better bout than in the previous season’s play-off, but in the friendly matches in the Austrian cantonment it drew with FC Orenburg (1-1) and Qarabağ FK (0-0) and lost with Viktoria Plzeň (1-3). The goal of “white-blue” is not to eliminate Sebail / Honved / Žalgiris, but to qualify for the Europa League. Universitatea Craiova is favorite in the match in Baku and will certainly play in the victory, to solve the qualification from the tour.

Our Prediction: 2

Odds: 1.80