In this week 19 match on Dec 3rd, Universitatea Craiova plays host to U Craiova 1948 in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams in the ever popular Orhei derby. Universitatea Craiova is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Chindia Târgovişte. Alexandru Crețu struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the 13th minute, then in the 90th minute, Doru Popadiuc sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Daniel Popa earning them at least the one point. Universitatea Craiova should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while u Craiova 1948 sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against FCSB. Octavian Popescu scored the first goal for FCSB in the 4th minute, then Joyskim Dawa Tchakonte added another in the 26th minute In the end, U Craiova 1948 couldn’t muster any offence and FCSB ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 7th of August, U Craiova 1948 hosted Universitatea Craiova in their last match together. Universitatea Craiova won by a score of 2 to 1. Ivan scored the first goal 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.
U Craiova 1948 is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Yassine Bahassa and William Baeten each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Baiaram and Alexandru Crețu have been the hottest scorers for Universitatea Craiova in the last five each having scored 3 goals each.