Week 9 brings us a match on Sep 5th where Universitatea Craiova hosts SSC Farul in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Universitatea Craiova recorded a 0-1 loss against Hermannstadt. Daniel Paraschiv struck first for Hermannstadt in the 50th minute on a feed from Mino, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Universitatea Craiova couldn’t manage to score, and Hermannstadt took the shutout win. Universitatea Craiova is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while sSC Farul sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against FCSB. Denis Alibec scored the first goal for SSC Farul in the 23rd minute on a penalty shot, then K. Grobry Doukoure added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time. SSC Farul should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Universitatea Craiova won the head to head battle with 3 wins.
SSC Farul is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Louis Munteanu and Denis Alibec each having 2 goals in their last five. Universitatea Craiova’s most prolific scorer has been Ivan. The Romanian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.