On Feb 20th, U Craiova 1948 hosts Voluntari in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. U Craiova 1948 sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Rapid Bucuresti. Juan Bauza struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 1st minute, then Yassine Bahassa added another in the 57th minute. U Craiova 1948 is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed Voluntari is fresh off their 1-2 loss against FCSB. Malcom Edjouma struck first for FCSB in the 45th minute, then Malcom Edjouma added another in the 79th minute. Voluntari looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
U Craiova 1948 and Voluntari last played eachother at the Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu on the 16th of September. Voluntari won by a score of 1 to 0. Lukáš Droppa struck first for Voluntari in the 45th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, U Craiova 1948 was frustrated by Voluntari’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Voluntari ended the match with the shutout victory.
Marcelo Lopes has been the most effective weapon for Voluntari lately. The Portugeese attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. U Craiova 1948’s top weapon lately has been Aurelian Chițu, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.