BUCHAREST. FCSB crushes UTA Arad 4-0 with goals of Darius Olaru (20′), Darius Olaru (22′), Darius Olaru (66′ pen) and David Miculescu (82′). FCSB made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Arena Naţională stadium in Bucharest on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Viorel Nicușor Flueran who had the assistance of Sebastian Eugen Gheorghe and Imre-Laszlo Bucsi. The 4th official was Andrei Moroiţă. The weather was foggy. The temperature was freezing at -1.09 degrees Celsius or 30.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

FCSB

4 - 0

UTA Arad

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 16 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 6
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 115 Attack 81
  • 81 Dangerous attack 55
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FCSB had a superior ball possession 60% while UTA Arad was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FCSB was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FCSB won the match​.

FCSB shot 16 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, UTA Arad shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FCSB didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, UTA Arad received 1 yellow card (Marko Stolnik).

Match Timeline

Darius Olaru(goal)
20'
Darius Olaru(goal)
22'
Alexandru Pantea - sub ->Valentin Cretu
46'
46'
Diogo Rodrigues- sub ->Andrej Fabry
46'
Marko Stolnik- sub ->Tiberiu Căpuşă
58'
Albert Stahl- sub ->Ariel López
61'
Marko Stolnik- Yellow
Darius Olaru(penalty)
66'
Octavian Popescu(VAR)
39'
67'
David Miculescu- sub ->Alexandru Baluta
75'
Baba Alhassan- sub ->Octavian Popescu
75'
75'
David Miculescu(goal)Baba Alhassan
82'
Ionuț Panțîru- sub ->Risto Radunovic
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FCSB
49
9
CFR Cluj
53
30
Universitatea Craiova
49
30
Sepsi
34
9
Rapid Bucuresti
29
9
SSC Farul
43
30
Universitatea Cluj
42
30
Hermannstadt
40
30
UTA Arad
40
30
Petrolul 52
35
30
Otelul
34
30
CSM Iaşi
33
30
U Craiova 1948
31
30
Dinamo Bucureşti
29
30
Voluntari
28
30
Botoşani
21
30

After this encounter, FCSB has 47 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad will stays with 24 points to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, FCSB will play away with Universitatea Craiova on the 27th of January with a 30-6 head to head statistic in favor of FCSB (7 draws).

UTA Arad will host Sepsi on the 27th of January with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Sepsi (2 draws).

FCSB – Formation

FCSB
G
Ș. Târnovanu 32.Romania
7.3
D
Valentin Crețu 2.Romania
7.3
46'
D
Siyabonga Ngezana 30.South Africa
7.3
D
Joyskim Dawa 5.Cameroon
7.5
D
Denis Haruț 6.Romania
D
Risto Radunovic 33.Montenegro
7.8
89'
M
Adrian Şut 8.Romania
7.5
M
Mihai Lixandru 16.Romania
8.5
M
Darius Olaru 27.Romania
9.5
75' 20', 22', 66'
F
Luis Phelipe 19.Brazil
7.7
F
Florinel Coman 7.Romania
F
Octavian Popescu 10.Romania
6.7
75'
F
Alexandru Băluță 25.Romania
7.3
75'
Substitutes
G
Andrei Vlad 99.Romania
D
Ionuț Panțîru 3.Romania
89'
D
Alexandru Pantea 28.Romania
6.7
46'
M
A. Pandele 18.Romania
M
E. Radaslavescu 80.Romania
M
Baba Alhassan 42.Ghana
7.7
75'
M
Ovidiu Popescu 23.Romania
F
Andrea Compagno 9.Italy
6.6
75'
F
David Miculescu 11.Romania
7.3
75' 82'

FCSB started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ilias Charalambous decided to play with the following team: Denis Harut, Florinel Coman, Stefan Tarnovanu (7.3), Valentin Cretu (7.3), Siyabonga Ngezana (7.3), Joyskim Dawa (7.5), Risto Radunovic (7.8), Mihai Lixandru (8.5), Adrian Sut (7.5), Darius Olaru (9.5), Luis Phelipe (7.7), Alexandru Baluta (7.3) and Octavian Popescu (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Ovidiu Popescu, Alexandru Pantea (6.7), Baba Alhassan (7.7), Ionut Pantiru, Andrea Compagno (6.6), David Miculescu (7.3), Andrei Pandele, Eduard Radaslavescu and Andrei Vlad.

Substitutions

FCSB made 5 changes: Valentin Cretu for Alexandru Pantea (46′), Alexandru Baluta for David Miculescu (75′), Octavian Popescu for Baba Alhassan (75′), Darius Olaru for Andrea Compagno (75′) and Risto Radunovic for Ionut Pantiru (89′).

Player of the match: Darius Olaru​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FCSB was Darius Olaru.

His rating is 9.5 with 3 goals, 42 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

UTA Arad – Formation

UTA Arad
G
Danylo Kucher 13.Ukraine
6.6
G
Florin Iacob 93.Romania
D
Tiberiu Căpuşă 98.Romania
6.0
46'
D
Claudiu Micovschi 19.Romania
6.4
D
Alexandru Benga 4.Romania
6.4
D
Ibrahima Conté 15.Guinea
7.1
D
Aly Abeid 18.Mauritania
M
Ariel López 5.Uruguay
6.3
58'
M
Eric Omondi 24.Kenya
6.3
M
Kevin Luckassen 42.Netherlands
6.8
67'
M
Andrej Fabry 10.Slovakia
6.6
46'
M
Marcelo Freitas 14.Brazil
7.5
M
C. Mihai 21.Romania
M
R. Pop 55.Romania
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Denis Bocean 1.Romania
D
Darius Iurasciuc 26.Romania
D
Razvan Alin Trif 29.Romania
D
Diogo Rodrigues 2.Portugal
6.3
46'
D
Marko Stolnik 30.Croatia
7.0
46' 61'
M
Andrei Alexandru David 20.Romania
M
Albert Stahl 7.Romania
6.6
58'
F
Godberg Cooper 9.Ghana
6.4
67'

UTA Arad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mircea Rednic played with: Aly Abeid , Cristian Mihai, Florin Iacob, Danylo Kucher (6.6), Tiberiu Căpuşă (6.0), Ibrahima Sory Conté (7.1), Alexandru Benga (6.4), Claudiu Micovschi  (6.4), Marcelo Freitas (7.5), Ariel López (6.3), Rares Pop (6.6), Andrej Fabry (6.6) and Eric Omondi (6.3), Kevin Luckassen (6.8).

They had on the bench: Diogo Rodrigues (6.3), Albert Stahl (6.6), Godberg Cooper (6.4), Marko Stolnik (7.0), Denis Bocean, Raul Alexandru Stanciu, Andrei David, Darius Iurasciuc, Razvan Alin Trif and Andrei Alexandru David (6.6).

Substitutions

UTA Arad made 4 changes: Andrej Fabry for Diogo Rodrigues (46′), Tiberiu Căpuşă for Marko Stolnik (46′), Ariel López for Albert Stahl (58′) and Kevin Luckassen for Godberg Cooper (67′).

Player of the match: Marcelo Freitas​

The player that probably impressed the most for UTA Arad was Marcelo Freitas.

His rating is 7.5 with 60 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.​