In a weekend match on Sun Nov 13th, in week 18, UTA Arad will host Voluntari at Stadionul Motorul in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 15th placed UTA Arad is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Petrolul 52. Jair struck first for Petrolul 52 in the 51st minute on a penalty, then Christian Irobiso added another in the 67th minute. UTA Arad looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Voluntari recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Botoşani. Rijad Sadiku scored the first goal for Voluntari on an own goal in the 46th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Botoşani couldn’t muster any offence and Voluntari ran away with the shutout win. Voluntari is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu, Voluntari was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Adam Nemec scored the first goal for Voluntari in the 39th minute, then Marcelo Lopes added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Vlad At the end of 90 a dissapointed UTA Arad couldn’t manage to score, and Voluntari took the shutout win.
Cosmin Florin Achim and Omar Govea are the top scorers for Voluntari in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Alexandru Benga and Claudiu Keșerü are the top scorers for UTA Arad in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.