In this week 21 match, on Sunday Dec 18th, Petrolul 52 hosts U Craiova 1948 in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Petrolul 52 sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Rapid Bucuresti. Marko Dugandžić struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 9th minute on a penalty shot, then Gheorghe Grozav tied it up for Petrolul 52 in the 61st minute on a penalty shot. Petrolul 52 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed U Craiova 1948 is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Argeş. Aurelian Chițu struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 62nd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Argeş was frustrated by U Craiova 1948’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. U Craiova 1948 ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 19th of August, U Craiova 1948 hosted Petrolul 52 at the Paksi Fc Stadion in their last match together. Petrolul 52 took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Jair struck first for Petrolul 52 in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, U Craiova 1948 couldn’t muster any offence and Petrolul 52 ran away with the shutout win.
For U Craiova 1948, their top scorers are George Ganea and William Baeten, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Gheorghe Grozav has been the most prolific scorer on Petrolul 52 in the last five matches with 2 goals.