In a mid week match on Tuesday Dec 14th, in week 20, Universitatea Craiova will host UTA Arad at Paksi Fc Stadion in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Universitatea Craiova recorded a 2-2 draw against Botoşani. Koljic scored the first goal for Universitatea Craiova in the 31st minute, then in the 35th minute, Realdo Fili sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Herve Kage . Universitatea Craiova is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while uTA Arad sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against FCSB. Florin Tănase struck first for FCSB in the 22nd minute from the penalty spot, then Roger tied it up for UTA Arad in the 72nd minute from the penalty spot. UTA Arad looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 14th of August, UTA Arad hosted Universitatea Craiova in their last match together. UTA Arad won by a score of 1 to 0. Antal scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 70th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Universitatea Craiova couldn’t muster any offence and UTA Arad ran away with the shutout win. Universitatea Craiova is glad to have Andrei Virgil Ivan in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals.