On Sat Feb 5th, in week 24, UTA Arad will play host to Sepsi in a clash of the Liga 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 10th placed UTA Arad is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rapid Bucuresti. Desley Ubbink struck first for UTA Arad in the 45th minute on a penalty shot, then Younes Bnou Marzouk got the equalizer for Rapid Bucuresti in the 76th minute on a feed from Mattias Käit earning Rapid Bucuresti at least a draw. UTA Arad looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Sepsi is fresh off their 3-1 win against Universitatea Craiova. Kevin Luckassen struck first for Sepsi in the 1st minute, but Elvir Koljic got the equalizer for Universitatea Craiova in the 8th minute. Sepsi should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
Sepsi and UTA Arad last played eachother at the Stadionul Municipal on the 19th of September. Sepsi and UTA Arad battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Sepsi nor UTA Arad could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Sepsi’s most prolific scorer has been Achahbar. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.