In this week 18 match on the 5th of December, U Craiova 1948 will host Voluntari in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 14th placed U Craiova 1948 is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Dinamo Bucureşti. Dinamo Bucureşti had 13 on net, and U Craiova 1948 had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 3rd placed Voluntari is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Botoşani. Vadim Rata scored the first goal for Voluntari in the 35th minute, then Malcom Edjouma got the equalizer for Botoşani in the 49th minute on a feed from Enriko Papa earning Botoşani a comeback draw. Voluntari should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
Voluntari and U Craiova 1948 last played eachother at the Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu on Sat Jul 31st. Voluntari won by a score of 2 to 1. Marcelo Lopes scored the first goal for Voluntari in the 47th minute, then Igor Armas added another in the 79th minute.
Voluntari’s top weapon lately has been Rata, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. U Craiova 1948’s most prolific scorer has been Claudiu Cristian Balan. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.