In this week 13 match on the 10th of October, CFR Cluj will travel to Arad to battle UTA Arad in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, UTA Arad recorded a 0-2 loss against SSC Farul. Denis Alibec struck first for SSC Farul in the 19th minute from the penalty spot, then Carlo Casap added another in the 90th minute In the end, UTA Arad couldn’t muster any offence and SSC Farul ran away with the shutout win. UTA Arad is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed CFR Cluj is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Petrolul 52. Cristian Manea scored the first goal for CFR Cluj in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Petrolul 52 was frustrated by CFR Cluj’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. CFR Cluj ended the match with the shutout victory. CFR Cluj should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season CFR Cluj won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
CFR Cluj hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Cephas Malele and Emmanuel Damoah Yeboah, and they each have 1 goal. Virgiliu Postolachi has been the most prolific scorer on UTA Arad in the last five matches with 2 goals.