In this week 25 match on the 8th of February, UTA Arad and CFR Cluj will play a match in Cluj 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 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 1st placed CFR Cluj, recorded a 1-1 draw against Botoşani. Ciprian Deac struck first for CFR Cluj in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, then Joyskim Dawa Tchakonte got the equalizer for Botoşani in the 81st minute on a feed from Malcom Edjouma earning Botoşani a comeback draw. CFR Cluj is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10 matches, while 10th placed UTA Arad is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rapid Bucuresti. Ubbink scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 45th minute on a penalty shot, then in the 76th minute, Mattias Käit sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Younes Bnou Marzouk squeezing out at least the one point for Rapid Bucuresti. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 26th of September, UTA Arad hosted CFR Cluj at the Stadionul Motorul in their last match together. CFR Cluj was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Alexandru Mihaita Chipciu struck first for CFR Cluj in the 27th minute on a feed from Mihai Bordeianu, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, UTA Arad couldn’t muster any offence and CFR Cluj ran away with the shutout win. CFR Cluj’s top weapon lately has been Gabriel Debeljuh, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.