In this week 3 match on Aug 1st, FCSB hosts U Craiova 1948 at Arena Naţională in a clash of the Liga 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 14th placed FCSB, recorded a 0-2 loss against Rapid Bucuresti. Marko Dugandžić struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 19th minute, then Cristian Săpunaru added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Marko Dugandžić At the end of 90 a dissapointed FCSB couldn’t manage to score, and Rapid Bucuresti took the shutout win. FCSB looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, U Craiova 1948 recorded a 3-1 win against CFR Cluj. Ciprian Deac struck first for CFR Cluj in the 15th minute, then Benjamin van Durmen tied it up for U Craiova 1948 in the 32nd minute on a feed from Juan Bauza Finally they completed the comback victory in the 47th minute on a goal by Compagno to cap off a wild match. U Craiova 1948 is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season FCSB won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
U Craiova 1948’s most prolific scorer has been Andrea Compagno. The Italian attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. FCSB’s most prolific scorer has been Sut. The Romanian midfielder has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.