On Mar 17th, UTA Arad will travel to Ploieşti to battle Petrolul 52 in a clash of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Petrolul 52 sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Argeş. Gheorghe Grozav struck first for Petrolul 52 in the 40th minute on a feed from Christian Irobiso, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Argeş couldn’t manage to score, and Petrolul 52 took the shutout win. Petrolul 52 looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed UTA Arad is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Universitatea Craiova. Idriz Batha struck first for UTA Arad in the 39th minute on a feed from Roger, but Jovan Markovic got the equalizer for Universitatea Craiova in the 52nd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 65th minute on a goal by Koljic to cap off a wild match. UTA Arad looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Petrolul 52 and UTA Arad last played eachother at the Stadionul Ilie Oană on the 5th of November. Petrolul 52 was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Jair struck first for Petrolul 52 in the 51st minute on a penalty, then Christian Irobiso added another in the 67th minute.
Rares Mihai Pop and Ubbink are the top scorers for UTA Arad in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Stefan Purtić and Mario Bratu are the top scorers for Petrolul 52 in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.