On Sat Feb 25th, Universitatea Cluj will host Botoşani at Cluj Arena in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 14th placed Universitatea Cluj, recorded a 2-2 draw against Chindia Târgovişte. Mamadou Thiam struck first for Universitatea Cluj in the 44th minute on a feed from Ovidiu Bic, then José Gomes added another in the 51st minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Botoşani recorded a 1-1 draw against Sepsi. Cosmin Matei scored the first goal for Sepsi in the 30th minute, but Patache got the equalizer for Botoşani in the 45th minute earning Botoşani a comeback draw. Botoşani is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 3rd of October, Botoşani hosted Universitatea Cluj at the Stadionul Municipal in their last match together. Botoşani and Universitatea Cluj battled to a 1-1 draw. Mihai Roman II scored the first goal for Botoşani in the 56th minute, then Adrian Ionuț Bălan got the equalizer for Universitatea Cluj in the 75th minute on a feed from Marius Briceag earning them at least the one point.
Sebastian Mailat has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 5 goals for Botoşani. Universitatea Cluj’s most prolific scorer has been Mamadou Thiam. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.