On the 5th of December, in this week 18 match, FCSB hosts UTA Arad in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FCSB sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Universitatea Craiova. Ivan scored the first goal for Universitatea Craiova in the 13th minute on a penalty shot, then Ioan Andrei Vasile Dumiter tied it up for FCSB in the 17th minute on a feed from Iulian Lucian Cristea But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 91st minute on a goal by Andrei Cordea. FCSB looks to continue their winning ways, having won 9 of their last 10, while in their last match, UTA Arad recorded a 0-1 loss against Argeş. João Miguel struck first for Argeş in the 80th minute on a feed from Iasmin Latovlevici, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed UTA Arad couldn’t manage to score, and Argeş took the shutout win. UTA Arad is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadionul Motorul, UTA Arad and FCSB battled to a 1-1 draw. Desley Ubbink struck first for UTA Arad in the 21st minute on a feed from Dangubic, then Ianis Stoica tied it up for FCSB in the 90th minute on a feed from Florin Tănase squeezing out at least the one point for FCSB.
Ioan Hora has been the most prolific scorer on UTA Arad in the last 5 matches with two goals. FCSB’s top weapon lately has been Dragos Gheorghe, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.