In this 7th week match, on Sun May 1st, U Craiova 1948 and UTA Arad will play a match in Craiova in a Liga 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. U Craiova 1948 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Botoşani. Victor Dican struck first for Botoşani in the 39th minute, but Compagno got the equalizer for U Craiova 1948 in the 55th minute. With 18 points in their last 10 matches U Craiova 1948 should be reasonably happy with their performance, while uTA Arad sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Chindia Târgovişte. Philip Otele scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 69th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Chindia Târgovişte was frustrated by UTA Arad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. UTA Arad ended the match with the shutout victory. UTA Arad is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Paksi Fc Stadion, U Craiova 1948 and UTA Arad battled to a 1-1 draw. Compagno struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 56th minute on a feed from William Baeten, then Easton Ongaro tied it up for UTA Arad in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for UTA Arad.
Both Modestas Vorobjovas and Philip Otele have been the hottest scorers for UTA Arad in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Compagno has been the most prolific scorer on U Craiova 1948 in his last five matches with 3 goals.