On Sep 18th, Universitatea Cluj hosts Chindia Târgovişte in a Liga 1 match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Universitatea Cluj sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Mioveni. Ely Fernandes struck first for Universitatea Cluj in the 35th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Mioveni couldn’t muster any offence and Universitatea Cluj ran away with the shutout win. Universitatea Cluj looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 16th placed Chindia Târgovişte, recorded a 1-2 loss against Sepsi. Mario Rondon scored the first goal for Sepsi in the 37th minute on a penalty, then Godberg Cooper tied it up for Chindia Târgovişte in the 43rd minute on a penalty. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
For Chindia Târgovişte, their top scorers are Doru Popadiuc and Daniel Popa, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Radu Alexandru Negru and Ely Fernandes are the top scorers for Universitatea Cluj in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.