On the 29th of October, Sepsi will play host to Universitatea Craiova in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Sepsi, recorded a 0-1 loss against FCSB. Andrea Compagno scored the first goal for FCSB in the 51st minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sepsi couldn’t muster any offence and FCSB ran away with the shutout win. Sepsi is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches, while universitatea Craiova sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against UTA Arad. Abeid scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 13th minute, then Baiaram tied it up for Universitatea Craiova in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Nistor Finally they completed the comback victory in the 57th minute on a goal by Stefan Baiaram to cap off a wild match. Universitatea Craiova should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jul 15th, Universitatea Craiova hosted Sepsi in their last match together. Universitatea Craiova and Sepsi battled to a 2-2 draw. Gustavo Di Mauro scored the first goal for Universitatea Craiova in the 29th minute, then Gustavo Di Mauro added another in the 59th minute.
Baiaram has been the most effective weapon for Universitatea Craiova lately. The Romanian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Both Alexandru Tudorie and Mario Rondon have been the hottest scorers for Sepsi in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.