On the 16th of September, Voluntari plays host to U Craiova 1948 in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Voluntari is fresh off their 1-1 draw against FCSB. David Miculescu scored the first goal for FCSB in the 82nd minute, but Adam Nemec got the equalizer for Voluntari in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Voluntari at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, U Craiova 1948 recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Rapid Bucuresti. Sekou Sidibe struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 55th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Rapid Bucuresti couldn’t muster any offence and U Craiova 1948 ran away with the shutout win. U Craiova 1948 is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Voluntari won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Gabriel Iancu and Sekou Sidibe have been the hottest scorers for U Craiova 1948 in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Patricio Matricardi and Adam Nemec are the top scorers for Voluntari in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.