On the 15th of October, in this week 14 match, Universitatea Craiova will host Petrolul 52 in a meeting of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Universitatea Craiova recorded a 0-1 loss against Argeş. Andreas Calcan struck first for Argeş in the 52nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Universitatea Craiova couldn’t muster any offence and Argeş ran away with the shutout win. Universitatea Craiova is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while petrolul 52 sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against FCSB. Joyskim Dawa Tchakonte struck first for FCSB in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Billel Omrani, then Florinel Teodor Coman added another in the 48th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Petrolul 52 couldn’t manage to score, and FCSB took the shutout win. Petrolul 52 is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Christian Irobiso has been the most prolific scorer on Petrolul 52 in his last 5 matches with two goals. For Universitatea Craiova, their top scorers are Jovan Markovic and Andrei Virgil Ivan, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.