In this week 5 match on Aug 12th, U Craiova 1948 will travel to Piteşti to battle Argeş in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Argeş is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Rapid Bucuresti. Antonio Valentin Sefer struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 45th minute, then Antonio Valentin Sefer added another in the 64th minute on a feed from Florin Ştefan. Argeş is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed U Craiova 1948 is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Universitatea Craiova. Andrei Virgil Ivan struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the 41st minute on a penalty shot, then Sergiu Hanca added another in the 4th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
U Craiova 1948’s most prolific scorer has been Andrea Compagno. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. For Argeş, their top scorers are Dorian Bertrand and Alexandru Ișfan, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.