In this week 4 match, on Sunday Aug 7th, UTA Arad will travel to Sfântu Gheorghe to battle Sepsi in a clash of the Liga 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, 7th placed Sepsi, recorded a 1-1 draw against Petrolul 52. Gabriel Tamaş scored the first goal for Petrolul 52 in the 62nd minute, but Alexandru Tudorie got the equalizer for Sepsi in the 84th minute earning them at least the one point. Sepsi is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while uTA Arad is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Voluntari. Adam Nemec struck first for Voluntari in the 39th minute on a feed from Rata, then Marcelo Lopes added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Vlad In the end, UTA Arad couldn’t muster any offence and Voluntari ran away with the shutout win. UTA Arad looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 draw apiece.
David Raul Miculescu has been the most prolific scorer on UTA Arad in his last five matches with two goals. Cătălin Golofca has been the most effective weapon for Sepsi lately. The Romanian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.