On the 18th of March, in this week 2 match, Botoşani will host UTA Arad at Stadionul Municipal in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Botoşani sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Gaz Metan Mediaş. Mihai Roman II struck first for Botoşani in the 14th minute, then Sebastian Mailat added another in the 48th minute In the end, Gaz Metan Mediaş couldn’t muster any offence and Botoşani ran away with the shutout win. Botoşani is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, UTA Arad recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Academica Clinceni. Erico Constantino da Silva struck first for UTA Arad in the 10th minute, then Philip Otele added another in the 41st minute In the end, Academica Clinceni was frustrated by UTA Arad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. UTA Arad ended the match with the shutout victory. UTA Arad is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 11th of December, UTA Arad hosted Botoşani in their last match together. UTA Arad and Botoşani battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither UTA Arad nor Botoşani could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Philip Otele has been the most prolific scorer on UTA Arad in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Botoşani’s top weapon lately has been Mihai Roman II, who has two goals in the last five matches.