On Sun Jul 31st, Universitatea Craiova will play host to Rapid Bucuresti in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Universitatea Craiova recorded a 1-1 draw against Universitatea Cluj. Ioan Filip struck first for Universitatea Cluj in the 6th minute, then in the 64th minute, Ante Roguljic sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Paul Papp earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10, while 6th placed Rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against FCSB. Marko Dugandžić struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 19th minute, then Cristian Săpunaru added another in the 40th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed FCSB couldn’t manage to score, and Rapid Bucuresti took the shutout win. Rapid Bucuresti is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Universitatea Craiova won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Cristian Albu and Bradley Diallo are the top scorers for Rapid Bucuresti in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Both Ivan and Gustavo Di Mauro have been the hottest scorers for Universitatea Craiova in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.