On the 6th of December, in this week 18 match, Botoşani hosts Universitatea Craiova in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 6th placed Botoşani, recorded a 1-1 draw against Voluntari. Vadim Rata scored the first goal for Voluntari in the 35th minute, then Malcom Edjouma got the equalizer for Botoşani in the 49th minute on a feed from Enriko Papa earning Botoşani at least a draw. Botoşani is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Universitatea Craiova recorded a 2-3 loss against FCSB. Ivan scored the first goal for Universitatea Craiova in the 13th minute from the penalty spot, then Ioan Andrei Vasile Dumiter tied it up for FCSB in the 17th minute from the penalty spot Finally they completed the comback in the 91st minute on a goal by Andrei Cordea to cap off a wild match. Universitatea Craiova is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Aug 1st, Universitatea Craiova hosted Botoşani in their last match together. Botoşani won by a score of 2 to 1. Gustavo Di Mauro scored the first goal for Universitatea Craiova in the 40th minute, then Ongenda tied it up for Botoşani in the 49th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 53rd minute on a goal by Enriko Papa.
Universitatea Craiova is fortunate enough to have Andrei Virgil Ivan in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 6 goals. For Botoşani, their top scorers are Bogdan Racovitan and Malcom Edjouma, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.