Week 20 features a match on Wed Dec 14th, where Rapid Bucuresti hosts Petrolul 52 at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu in a Liga 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 3rd placed Rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Argeş. Stefan Calin Panoiu struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 2nd minute on a feed from Mattias Käit, then Ionuț Șerban tied it up for Argeş in the 60th minute earning Argeş at least a draw. Rapid Bucuresti is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while petrolul 52 is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Universitatea Cluj. Neither Petrolul 52 nor Universitatea Cluj could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw, In the end, Universitatea Cluj was frustrated by Petrolul 52’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Petrolul 52 ended the match with the shutout victory. Petrolul 52 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, in Stadionul Ilie Oană, Petrolul 52 won by a score of 1 to 0. Gheorghe Grozav scored the first goal for Petrolul 52 in the 23rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Rapid Bucuresti was frustrated by Petrolul 52’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Petrolul 52 ended the match with the shutout victory.

Petrolul 52’s most prolific scorer has been Gheorghe Grozav. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Marko Dugandžić has been the most effective weapon for Rapid Bucuresti lately. The Croatian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.

In this week 20 match on the 12th of December, U Craiova 1948 hosts Argeş in a clash of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. In their last match, U Craiova 1948 recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Universitatea Craiova. Baeten scored the first goal for U Craiova 1948 in the 51st minute, then George Ganea added another in the 60th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Universitatea Craiova couldn’t manage to score, and U Craiova 1948 took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while argeş is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Rapid Bucuresti. Panoiu scored the first goal for Rapid Bucuresti in the 2nd minute, but Ionuț Șerban got the equalizer for Argeş in the 60th minute earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.

On Aug 12th, Argeş hosted U Craiova 1948 at the Stadionul Municipal Nicolae Dobrin in their last match together. U Craiova 1948 took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Andrea Compagno struck first for U Craiova 1948 in the 3rd minute, then Andrea Compagno added another in the 75th minute 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.

Paul Arnold Garita has been the most prolific scorer on Argeş in his last 5 matches with two goals. For U Craiova 1948, their top scorers are George Ganea and Baeten, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.

On Monday Dec 12th, Mioveni and Universitatea Craiova will play a match in Mioveni in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. In their last match, Mioveni recorded a 1-5 loss against FCSB. Malcom Edjouma struck first for FCSB in the 31st minute, then Sut added another in the 45th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Universitatea Craiova is fresh off their 0-2 loss against U Craiova 1948. Baeten scored the first goal for U Craiova 1948 in the 51st minute, then George Ganea added another in the 60th minute In the end, Universitatea Craiova 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. Universitatea Craiova should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.

On Sun Aug 14th, Universitatea Craiova hosted Mioveni at the Paksi Fc Stadion in their last match together. Universitatea Craiova was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Andrei Virgil Ivan scored the first goal for Universitatea Craiova in the 37th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Mioveni couldn’t manage to score, and Universitatea Craiova took the shutout win.

Universitatea Craiova’s top weapon lately has been Alexandru Crețu, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches. Mioveni is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nicolae Carnat and Liviu Antal each only have 1 goal in their last 5.