In this 6th week match, on Saturday Apr 23rd, UTA Arad will play host to Chindia Târgovişte in a meeting of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 5th placed UTA Arad is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sepsi. Mihai Bălașa struck first for Sepsi in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Bogdan Mitrea, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, UTA Arad was frustrated by Sepsi’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sepsi ended the match with the shutout victory. UTA Arad is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Chindia Târgovişte, recorded a 1-2 loss against Botoşani. Nasser Chamed struck first for Chindia Târgovişte in the 41st minute on a feed from Daniel Florea, then Mihai Roman II tied it up for Botoşani in the 43rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 66th minute on a goal by Papa. Chindia Târgovişte is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 1st of March, Chindia Târgovişte hosted UTA Arad at the Stadionul Eugen Popescu in their last match together. Chindia Târgovişte won by a score of 1 to 0. Daniel Florea scored the first goal for Chindia Târgovişte in the 87th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed UTA Arad couldn’t manage to score, and Chindia Târgovişte took the shutout win.
Juan Pablo Passaglia and Serban are the top scorers for Chindia Târgovişte in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. UTA Arad’s top weapon lately has been Philip Otele, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.