On Thursday Sep 1st, in week 8, Hermannstadt hosts Universitatea Craiova in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Hermannstadt recorded a 2-2 draw against FCSB. Mihai Butean struck first for Hermannstadt in the 21st minute on a feed from Daniel Paraschiv, then Joyskim Dawa Tchakonte got the equalizer for FCSB in the 34th minute on a feed from Bogdan Rusu . Hermannstadt is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Universitatea Craiova is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Mioveni. Ivan struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the 37th minute on a feed from Raul Silva, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Mioveni was frustrated by Universitatea Craiova’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Universitatea Craiova ended the match with the shutout victory. Universitatea Craiova is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
For Universitatea Craiova, their top scorers are Gustavo Di Mauro and Ivan, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. For Hermannstadt, their top scorers are Baba Alhassan and Daniel Paraschiv, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.