On Sunday Jan 22nd, U Craiova 1948 and UTA Arad will play a match in Craiova in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 10th placed U Craiova 1948 is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Petrolul 52. Christian Irobiso scored the first goal for Petrolul 52 in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then in the 63rd minute, Jeremy Huyghebaert sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Juan Bauza earning U Craiova 1948 at least a draw. U Craiova 1948 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed UTA Arad is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rapid Bucuresti. Philip Otele struck first for UTA Arad in the 40th minute, but Marko Dugandžić got the equalizer for Rapid Bucuresti in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Rapid Bucuresti a comeback draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, UTA Arad was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Philip Otele scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 9th minute, then Virgiliu Postolachi added another in the 45th minute.
Philip Otele has been the most prolific scorer on UTA Arad in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. George Ganea has been the most effective weapon for U Craiova 1948 lately. The Romanian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.