In this 8th week match, on Wednesday Aug 31st, SSC Farul hosts FCSB in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed SSC Farul, recorded a 2-1 win against Voluntari. Patricio Matricardi struck first for Voluntari in the 24th minute on a feed from Daniel Florea, then Denis Alibec got the equalizer for SSC Farul in the 46th minute on a feed from Andrei Artean But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 80th minute on a penalty goal by Ionuț Larie. SSC Farul is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while fCSB is fresh off their 3-2 win against Chindia Târgovişte. Doru Popadiuc scored the first goal for Chindia Târgovişte in the 22nd minute, then Daniel Popa added another in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Joonas Tamm to cap off a wild match. FCSB is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season FCSB won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
Both Joonas Tamm and Andrei Cordea have been the hottest scorers for FCSB in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Adrian Petre has been the most effective weapon for SSC Farul lately. The Romanian attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches.