In this week 28 match, on Friday Feb 25th, Universitatea Craiova will host Chindia Târgovişte at Paksi Fc Stadion in a clash of the Liga 1. 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. In their last match, 4th placed Universitatea Craiova, recorded a 3-1 win against Academica Clinceni. George Alexandru scored the first goal for Universitatea Craiova in the 21st minute, then in the 37th minute, Stipe Plazibat sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Robert Ion. Universitatea Craiova should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while chindia Târgovişte is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Botoşani. Richard Steven Sila struck first for Chindia Târgovişte in the 13th minute on a feed from Daniel Florea, then Mateus Barbosa tied it up for Botoşani in the 53rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Botoşani. Chindia Târgovişte looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Chindia Târgovişte and Universitatea Craiova last played eachother at the Stadionul Eugen Popescu on the 22nd of October. Universitatea Craiova took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Andrei Virgil Ivan scored the first goal for Universitatea Craiova in the 73rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Chindia Târgovişte was frustrated by Universitatea Craiova’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Universitatea Craiova ended the match with the shutout victory.
Daniel Popa has been the most prolific scorer on Chindia Târgovişte in the last 5 matches with two goals. For Universitatea Craiova, their top scorers are Gustavo Di Mauro and George Alexandru, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.