In this week 25 match on Feb 10th, U Craiova 1948 plays host to Botoşani in a clash of the Liga 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 14th placed U Craiova 1948 is fresh off their 2-2 draw against FCSB. Claudiu Cristian Balan struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 41st minute, but Răzvan Oaidă got the equalizer for FCSB in the 66th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Botoşani recorded a 1-1 draw against CFR Cluj. Ciprian Deac scored the first goal for CFR Cluj in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a penalty, then Joyskim Dawa Tchakonte tied it up for Botoşani in the 81st minute on a feed from Malcom Edjouma earning Botoşani at least a draw. Botoşani is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Sep 26th, Botoşani hosted U Craiova 1948 at the Stadionul Municipal in their last match together. Botoşani and U Craiova 1948 battled to a 1-1 draw. Sekou Sidibe struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 60th minute, but Joyskim Dawa Tchakonte got the equalizer for Botoşani in the 90th minute earning them at least the one point.
Malcom Edjouma and Mihai Roman are the top scorers for Botoşani in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both Andrea Compagno and Baeten have been the hottest scorers for U Craiova 1948 in the last five each having scored 2 goals.