On the 9th of December, in this week 20 match, Sepsi hosts Voluntari at Stadionul Municipal in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sepsi is fresh off their 4-1 win against UTA Arad. Cosmin Matei struck first for Sepsi in the 29th minute from the penalty spot, then in the 30th minute, Abeid sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Philip Otele. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Sepsi should be reasonably happy with their performance, while voluntari is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Hermannstadt. Cristian Ionut Costin scored the first goal for Voluntari in the 16th minute, then Adam Nemec added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Hermannstadt was frustrated by Voluntari’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Voluntari ended the match with the shutout victory. Voluntari is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Voluntari and Sepsi battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Voluntari nor Sepsi could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 3 and 12 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Vitalie Damașcan has been the most prolific scorer on Voluntari in the last 5 matches with two goals. For Sepsi, their top scorers are Mario Rondon and Cosmin Matei, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.