ML Vitebsk vs 08.07.26 17:001 – 4Full Time
Universitatea Craiova — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
ML Vitebsk vs Universitatea Craiova — the facts
Universitatea Craiova won 4–1 away against ML Vitebsk (half-time 1–3).
ML Vitebsk met Universitatea Craiova in the UEFA Champions League (1st Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 17:00 UTC at Mezőkövesdi Városi Stadion. Referee: Luka Bilbija.
Team pages: ML Vitebsk · Universitatea Craiova · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 4' Goal: S. Baiaram (assist: Oleksandr Romanchuk) — 0–1 · Watch S. Baiaram's goal video (4')
- 20' Goal: Valeri Gromyko (assist: Valeri Bocherov) — 1–1
- 24' Goal (penalty): Assad Al Hamlawi — 1–2
- 43' Goal (penalty): Assad Al Hamlawi — 1–3
- 90+4' Goal: Steven Nsimba (assist: M. Etim) — 1–4
Starting line-ups
ML Vitebsk (4-3-3)
- 1 Pavel Pavlyuchenko
- 45 Ilya Moskalenchik
- 6 Kirill Gomanov
- 20 Zakhar Volkov
- 22 Yan Skibskiy
- 27 Aleksandar Mesarović
- 15 Valeri Bocherov
- 55 Valeri Gromyko
- 12 Radivoj Bosić
- 9 Bassekou Diabaté
- 80 Artem Kontsevoy
Universitatea Craiova (3-4-3)
- 21 Laurenţiu Popescu
- 28 Adrián Rus
- 24 Nikola Stevanović
- 3 Oleksandr Romanchuk
- 11 Nicușor Bancu
- 5 Anzor Mekvabishvili
- 20 Alexandru Cicâldău
- 23 Samuel Teles
- 10 Ștefan Baiaram
- 9 Assad Al Hamlawi
- 12 Monday Etim
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave ML Vitebsk 18%, the draw 23%, Universitatea Craiova 59%. It finished ML Vitebsk 1–4 Universitatea Craiova.
Universitatea Craiova's rating gap outweighs ML Vitebsk's home ground — Universitatea Craiova are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Universitatea Craiova's 59%. The draw at 23% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Universitatea Craiova at 59%?
Universitatea Craiova sit 405 points higher on our strength rating — 1157 to 1561. Sides with a more than 300-point rating edge on the road won 65.8% of 5,109 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 19–25–56.
Why only 59%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 59% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and ML Vitebsk at 18%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 23.2%. Not enough recent scoring data to set the goals dial — the draw stays at the class table's rate.
What did we measure but not count?
ML Vitebsk have 0 fully-tracked matches with us — under our usual 25-game bar — but their strength rating is anchored to a conservative baseline from the long-run European club ratings list, which carries their wider competitive history into the number. Clubs from leagues we don't fully cover play too few tracked games for a record built from scratch, so their rating chain starts from published long-run club ratings instead of a blind first guess.
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About this match
On this page: the ML Vitebsk vs Universitatea Craiova final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from ML Vitebsk 1–4 Universitatea Craiova. Explore more on the ML Vitebsk and Universitatea Craiova team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of ML Vitebsk vs Universitatea Craiova?
Universitatea Craiova won 4–1 away against ML Vitebsk (half-time 1–3).
›Who scored in ML Vitebsk vs Universitatea Craiova?
S. Baiaram (4') for Universitatea Craiova; Valeri Gromyko (20') for ML Vitebsk; Assad Al Hamlawi (24') (penalty) for Universitatea Craiova; Assad Al Hamlawi (43') (penalty) for Universitatea Craiova; Steven Nsimba (90+4') for Universitatea Craiova.
›Where can I watch ML Vitebsk vs Universitatea Craiova highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from ML Vitebsk 1–4 Universitatea Craiova are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between ML Vitebsk and Universitatea Craiova?
ML Vitebsk and Universitatea Craiova have met 1 time — 0 wins for ML Vitebsk, 1 win for Universitatea Craiova and 0 draws.