November 7th features a match where U Craiova 1948 will travel to Cluj to battle CFR Cluj in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 3rd placed CFR Cluj is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Rapid Bucuresti. Cristian Săpunaru struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 36th minute on a penalty kick, then Karlo Muhar tied it up for CFR Cluj in the 54th minute on a feed from Ciprian Deac. With 19 points in their last 10 matches CFR Cluj should be reasonably happy with their performance, while u Craiova 1948 sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against SSC Farul. Baeten struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 8th minute on a feed from George Ganea, then Andrei Sebastian Borza got the equalizer for SSC Farul in the 35th minute on a feed from Dan Sirbu Finally they completed the comback in the 51st minute on a goal by Mihai Popescu to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Paksi Fc Stadion, U Craiova 1948 won by a score of 3 to 1. Ciprian Deac scored the first goal for CFR Cluj in the 15th minute, then in the 32nd minute, Juan Bauza sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Benjamin van Durmen Finally they completed the comback in the 47th minute on a goal by Andrea Compagno to cap off a wild match.
George Ganea and Vlad Achim are the top scorers for U Craiova 1948 in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. CFR Cluj’s most prolific scorer has been Karlo Muhar. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.