On the 18th of March, Universitatea Craiova and Voluntari will play a match in Voluntari in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 4th placed Voluntari, recorded a 1-3 loss against CFR Cluj. Gabriel Debeljuh struck first for CFR Cluj in the 50th minute on a feed from Claudiu Adrian Mihai Petrila, but Costin got the equalizer for Voluntari in the 70th minute. Voluntari looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Universitatea Craiova, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Argeş. Gustavo Di Mauro struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the 22nd minute, then Ante Roguljic added another in the 83rd minute on a feed from Nicusor Silviu Bancu At the end of 90 a dissapointed Argeş couldn’t manage to score, and Universitatea Craiova took the shutout win. Universitatea Craiova is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 11th of December, Voluntari and Universitatea Craiova battled to a 1-1 draw. Ricardo Jose Veiga Varzim Miranda struck first for Voluntari in the 52nd minute on a feed from Igor Armas, but Ionuț Vână got the equalizer for Universitatea Craiova in the 90th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Universitatea Craiova.
Universitatea Craiova is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with George Alexandru and Jovan Markovic each having 2 goals in their last five. Constantin Budescu has been the most prolific scorer on Voluntari in the last 5 matches with two goals.