On the 31st of October, in this week 16 match, Universitatea Cluj will play host to FCSB in a clash of the Liga 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 15th placed Universitatea Cluj is fresh off their 1-2 loss against CFR Cluj. Ciprian Deac struck first for CFR Cluj in the 25th minute on a penalty shot, then Cephas Malele added another in the 61st minute on a penalty. Universitatea Cluj is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while fCSB is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sepsi. Andrea Compagno struck first for FCSB in the 51st minute from the penalty spot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sepsi couldn’t muster any offence and FCSB ran away with the shutout win. FCSB should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Jul 17th, FCSB hosted Universitatea Cluj in their last match together. FCSB and Universitatea Cluj battled to a 1-1 draw. Adrian Ionuț Bălan struck first for Universitatea Cluj in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ioan Filip, but Florin Tănase got the equalizer for FCSB in the 55th minute squeezing out at least the one point for FCSB.
Andrea Compagno has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for FCSB. Universitatea Cluj is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lóránd Fülöp and Adrian Ionuț Bălan each only have 1 goal in their last five.