On Sat Dec 11th, UTA Arad hosts Botoşani in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 9th placed UTA Arad, recorded a 1-2 loss against FCSB. Florin Tănase scored the first goal for FCSB in the 22nd minute on a penalty, but Roger got the equalizer for UTA Arad in the 72nd minute on a penalty. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Botoşani, recorded a 2-2 draw against Universitatea Craiova. Elvir Koljic struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the 31st minute, but Herve Kage got the equalizer for Botoşani in the 35th minute . Botoşani is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 6th, Botoşani hosted UTA Arad at the Stadionul Municipal in their last match together. Botoşani was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Petar Petkovski struck first for Botoşani in the 61st minute on a feed from Christopher Braun, then Hervin Scicchitano Ongenda added another in the 73rd minute on a penalty.
Malcom Edjouma has been the most prolific scorer on Botoşani in the last 5 matches with three goals.