In a weekend match in week 23, on Sat Jan 28th, UTA Arad plays host to Mioveni in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. UTA Arad sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against U Craiova 1948. William Baeten struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 22nd minute, then Virgiliu Postolachi tied it up for UTA Arad in the 72nd minute on a feed from Desley Ubbink earning UTA Arad a comeback draw. UTA Arad looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 16th placed Mioveni is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Petrolul 52. Bogdan Rusu struck first for Mioveni in the 10th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Petrolul 52 couldn’t muster any offence and Mioveni ran away with the shutout win. Mioveni looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 30th of August, Mioveni and UTA Arad battled to a 1-1 draw. Scarlatache struck first for Mioveni in the 9th minute, then Philip Otele tied it up for UTA Arad in the 11th minute earning UTA Arad a comeback draw.
Liviu Antal has been the most prolific scorer on Mioveni in his last 5 matches with two goals. UTA Arad’s top weapon lately has been Philip Otele, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.