In this week 15 match on Oct 23rd, UTA Arad plays host to Universitatea Craiova 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 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. UTA Arad is fresh off their 1-2 loss against FCSB. Darius Dumitru Olaru struck first for FCSB in the 16th minute, then Andrea Compagno added another in the 89th minute from the penalty spot. UTA Arad is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while universitatea Craiova sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Petrolul 52. Christian Irobiso struck first for Petrolul 52 in the 58th minute, but George Alexandru got the equalizer for Universitatea Craiova in the 75th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 91st minute on a goal by Rivaldinho. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Universitatea Craiova should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season UTA Arad won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Universitatea Craiova is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Răzvan Oaidă and Bogdan Mitrea each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Virgiliu Postolachi has been the most prolific scorer on UTA Arad in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.