In this week 17 match, on Sat Nov 5th, Petrolul 52 hosts UTA Arad at Stadionul Ilie Oană in a clash of the Liga 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Petrolul 52 is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Voluntari. Gheorghe Grozav struck first for Petrolul 52 in the 10th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Voluntari was frustrated by Petrolul 52’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Petrolul 52 ended the match with the shutout victory. Petrolul 52 is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 15th placed UTA Arad, recorded a 0-1 loss against Argeş. Paul Arnold Garita struck first for Argeş in the 27th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, UTA Arad was frustrated by Argeş’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Argeş ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Petrolul 52 and UTA Arad last played eachother at the Stadionul Motorul on the 25th of July. UTA Arad won by a score of 2 to 0. David Miculescu struck first for UTA Arad in the 11th minute, then David Miculescu added another in the 70th minute In the end, Petrolul 52 couldn’t muster any offence and UTA Arad ran away with the shutout win.
Alexandru Benga and Claudiu Keșerü are the top scorers for UTA Arad in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Petrolul 52’s top weapon lately has been Gheorghe Grozav, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.