On May 27th, Universitatea Craiova will host Botoşani at Paksi Fc Stadion in a Liga 1 match. 3rd placed Universitatea Craiova is fresh off their 4-1 win against SSC Farul. Ante Roguljic struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the 21st minute, then Stefan Marinel Vladoiu added another in the 24th minute on a feed from Baiaram. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Universitatea Craiova should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in Botoşani’s last match they recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Academica Clinceni. Mihai Roman II struck first for Botoşani in the 12th minute, then Denis Haruț added another in the 28th minute In the end, Academica Clinceni was frustrated by Botoşani’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Botoşani ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Botoşani should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 6th of December, Botoşani hosted Universitatea Craiova at the Stadionul Municipal in their last match together. Botoşani and Universitatea Craiova battled to a 2-2 draw. Elvir Koljic struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the 31st minute, then in the 35th minute, Fili sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Herve Kage .
Botoşani is fortunate enough to have Mihai Roman II in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Universitatea Craiova is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Alexandru Crețu and Andrei Virgil Ivan each having 2 goals in their last five.