In this 22nd week match, on Sun Jan 23rd, UTA Arad will host Gaz Metan Mediaş at Stadionul Motorul in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 9th placed UTA Arad is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Voluntari. Miculescu struck first for UTA Bătrâna Doamnă in the 16th minute, then Adam Nemec tied it up for Voluntari in the 45th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 76th minute on a goal by Marius Briceag. UTA Arad looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while gaz Metan Mediaş sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Universitatea Craiova. Ronaldo Deaconu struck first for Gaz Metan Mediaş in the 3rd minute, then Andrei Virgil Ivan tied it up for Universitatea Craiova in the 62nd minute earning them at least the one point. Gaz Metan Mediaş is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Mon Aug 30th, Gaz Metan Mediaş hosted UTA Arad at the Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan in their last match together. UTA Arad was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. David Raul Miculescu struck first for UTA Arad in the 90th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Gaz Metan Mediaş couldn’t muster any offence and UTA Arad ran away with the shutout win.
Gaz Metan Mediaş is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Vlad Morar and Raul Șteau each only have 1 goal in their last five.