In this week 4 match on the 9th of April, UTA Arad will host Rapid Bucuresti in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 4th placed UTA Arad is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Gaz Metan Mediaş. Nicolao Dumitru scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 10th minute, then Vorobjovas added another in the 25th minute In the end, Gaz Metan Mediaş couldn’t muster any offence and UTA Arad ran away with the shutout win. UTA Arad should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while rapid Bucuresti sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Botoşani. Jakub Vojtuš struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 10th minute, then Sefer added another in the 61st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Botoşani couldn’t manage to score, and Rapid Bucuresti took the shutout win. Rapid Bucuresti is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 29th, Rapid Bucuresti hosted UTA Arad in their last match together. Rapid Bucuresti and UTA Arad battled to a 1-1 draw. Desley Ubbink struck first for UTA Arad in the 45th minute on a penalty shot, then Younes Bnou Marzouk tied it up for Rapid Bucuresti in the 76th minute on a feed from Mattias Käit earning them at least the one point.
Both Mattias Käit and Jakub Vojtuš have been the hottest scorers for Rapid Bucuresti in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Philip Otele has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for UTA Arad.