Universitatea Craiova vs 29.07.26 17:302 – 2Full TimeAgg: 2 – 3
Levski Sofia — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Universitatea Craiova vs Levski Sofia — the facts
Universitatea Craiova and Levski Sofia drew 2–2 (half-time 1–2).
Universitatea Craiova met Levski Sofia in the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 17:30 UTC at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco. Referee: Matteo Marcenaro.
Team pages: Universitatea Craiova · Levski Sofia · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 13' Goal: Everton Bala (assist: Serginho) — 0–1 · Watch Everton Bala's goal video (13')
- 16' Goal: Aldair (assist: Everton Bala) — 0–2 · Watch Aldair's goal video (16')
- 45' Goal: Nicușor Bancu (assist: David Matei) — 1–2
- 48' Goal: Adrián Rus — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Universitatea Craiova (3-4-3)
Levski Sofia (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Universitatea Craiova 45%, the draw 31%, Levski Sofia 24%. It finished Universitatea Craiova 2–2 Levski Sofia.
Universitatea Craiova's rating edge, but the draw is in play — Universitatea Craiova are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and that is most of Universitatea Craiova's 45%. The draw at 31% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Universitatea Craiova at 45%?
Universitatea Craiova sit 63 points higher on our strength rating — 1568 to 1506. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,315 such games.
Why only 45%?
Levski Sofia hold 6 more possession points (49 to 43 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.4% across 5,513 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Levski Sofia win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.1 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,030. The goals environment adds 3.5 points to the draw. The control factor adds 1.3 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the Universitatea Craiova vs Levski Sofia 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 Everton Bala's goal against Universitatea Craiova (13').
- Watch Aldair's goal against Universitatea Craiova (16').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Universitatea Craiova 2–2 Levski Sofia. Explore more on the Universitatea Craiova and Levski Sofia team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Universitatea Craiova vs Levski Sofia?
Universitatea Craiova and Levski Sofia drew 2–2 (half-time 1–2).
›Who scored in Universitatea Craiova vs Levski Sofia?
Everton Bala (13') for Levski Sofia; Aldair (16') for Levski Sofia; Nicușor Bancu (45') for Universitatea Craiova; Adrián Rus (48') for Universitatea Craiova.
›Where can I watch Universitatea Craiova vs Levski Sofia highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Universitatea Craiova 2–2 Levski Sofia are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Universitatea Craiova and Levski Sofia?
Universitatea Craiova and Levski Sofia have met 1 time — 0 wins for Universitatea Craiova, 1 win for Levski Sofia and 0 draws.