On the 30th of August, in this week 8 match, Mioveni hosts UTA Arad at Stadionul Orăşenesc in a meeting of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 16th placed Mioveni is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Argeş. Paul Arnold Garita struck first for Argeş in the 55th minute on a feed from Tony N’Jike, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Mioveni couldn’t muster any offence and Argeş ran away with the shutout win. Mioveni looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while uTA Arad sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Rapid Bucuresti. Junior Maranhão scored the first goal for Rapid Bucuresti in the 17th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, UTA Arad couldn’t muster any offence and Rapid Bucuresti ran away with the shutout win. UTA Arad is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season UTA Arad won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
David Miculescu has been the most effective weapon for UTA Arad lately. The Romanian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches. Mioveni’s most prolific scorer has been Bogdan Rusu. The Romanian attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.