Week 16 brings us a match on Oct 30th, where UTA Arad will host Argeş at Stadionul Motorul in a Liga 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. UTA Arad sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Universitatea Craiova. Abeid struck first for UTA Arad in the 13th minute, then Stefan Baiaram got the equalizer for Universitatea Craiova in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Nistor But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 57th minute on a goal by Stefan Baiaram. UTA Arad looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Argeş recorded a 0-2 loss against Petrolul 52. Gheorghe Grozav scored the first goal for Petrolul 52 in the 13th minute, then Constantin Budescu added another in the 85th minute on a penalty shot In the end, Argeş couldn’t muster any offence and Petrolul 52 ran away with the shutout win. Argeş is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
UTA Arad and Argeş last played eachother at the Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin on Jul 16th. Argeş was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Dorian Bertrand scored the first goal for Argeş in the 2nd minute, then Bertrand added another in the 55th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed UTA Arad couldn’t manage to score, and Argeş took the shutout win.
Argeş’s most prolific scorer has been Andreas Calcan. The Romanian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. UTA Arad is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Virgiliu Postolachi and Alexandru Benga each only have 1 goal in their last 5.