On the 5th of March, in this week 29 match, Universitatea Craiova and Petrolul 52 will play a match in Ploieşti in a clash of the Liga 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 8th placed Petrolul 52 is fresh off their 2-5 loss against CFR Cluj. Ciprian Deac scored the first goal for CFR Cluj in the 11th minute, then Daniel Birligea added another in the 49th minute. Petrolul 52 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while universitatea Craiova sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Argeş. Ivan struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the 74th minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Argeş couldn’t manage to score, and Universitatea Craiova took the shutout win. Universitatea Craiova is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Universitatea Craiova won by a score of 2 to 1. Christian Irobiso scored the first goal for Petrolul 52 in the 58th minute, then George Alexandru tied it up for Universitatea Craiova in the 75th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 91st minute on a goal by Rivaldinho.
Andrei Virgil Ivan has been the most prolific scorer on Universitatea Craiova in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Gheorghe Grozav and Christian Irobiso are the top scorers for Petrolul 52 in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.