In this week 14 match on Oct 15th, Botoşani hosts U Craiova 1948 at Stadionul Municipal 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 will be a great treat for players. Botoşani is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rapid Bucuresti. Alexandru Tiganasu struck first for Botoşani in the 38th minute on a feed from Kévin Boli, then in the 82nd minute, Alexandru Ioniță sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Junior Maranhão earning them at least the one point. Botoşani looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while u Craiova 1948 sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Chindia Târgovişte. Doru Popadiuc struck first for Chindia Târgovişte in the 64th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed U Craiova 1948 couldn’t manage to score, and Chindia Târgovişte took the shutout win. U Craiova 1948 is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 draw each.
Gabriel Iancu and Sekou Sidibe are the top scorers for U Craiova 1948 in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Shaquill Sno has been the most effective weapon for Botoşani lately. The Dutch defender has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.