CFR Cluj manager Petrescu looking for three points in Rapid Bucuresti showdown

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu (23500 seats)

It's the very first game of the new campaign for CFR Cluj and Rapid Bucuresti. The sheet is empty, the possibilities unlimited.

The hosts Cluj saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Champions League. This match was also played here at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Rapid Bucuresti have had more rest.

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CFR Cluj form and stats

CFR Cluj could celebrate like crazy last season after winning the Liga 1. Home supporters are hoping for more of the same this season. In the home games here at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu they witnessed 13 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. In total the trophy was secured after W24 - D4 - L2 from 30 games.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does CFR Cluj handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for CFR Cluj, who have participated in six training matches. Cluj have won 5 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 0 games.

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Rapid Bucuresti form and stats

Let's have a look at how Rapid Bucuresti performed last season in the Liga 1: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 13 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 34 and conceded 31 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 6 and lost 5 with 20/21 goals scored/conceded.

We have checked recent matches where Rapid Bucuresti have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Bucuresti have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats from four fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: three wins for CFR Cluj, three draws and four wins for Rapid Bucuresti. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

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Total First Half Second Half
CFR Cluj Rapid Bucuresti
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
CFR Cluj Last season Rapid Bucuresti
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   19 39
30 17   Won W   6 15
5 2   Drew D   7 14
5 1   Lost L   6 10
66 34   Scored S   25 56
25 10   Conceded C   24 38
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 90%
57% 55%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 69%
35% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 36%
20% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 26%
15% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
35% 40%   BTTS BTTS   53% 49%
57% 55%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 44%
12% 10%   Failed to Score F T   21% 18%
 
4.8 5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 5.4
4.1 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.2
2.1 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.2
4 2   Red cards R C   2 6
 
10.9 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   8.6 10.2
4.5 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.4
36% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 33%
 
8.6 7.2   Shots against (avg) S A   10.8 10.2
2.7 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.9

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CFR Cluj 10 6 1 3 18 9 5 4 0 1 8 3 5 2 1 2 10 6 9 57
2 FCSB 10 8 1 1 24 7 5 4 0 1 13 3 5 4 1 0 11 4 17 56
3 Universitatea Craiova 10 7 0 3 22 9 5 4 0 1 11 4 5 3 0 2 11 5 13 48
4 Voluntari 10 3 2 5 9 14 5 2 1 2 6 5 5 1 1 3 3 9 -5 35
5 SSC Farul 10 2 2 6 5 16 5 1 2 2 2 8 5 1 0 4 3 8 -11 32
6 Arges 10 1 0 9 3 26 5 0 0 5 2 16 5 1 0 4 1 10 -23 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 21 13 5 3 46 23 10 8 2 0 23 6 11 5 3 3 23 17 23 44
2 Kashima Antlers 21 11 6 4 34 26 11 6 3 2 20 16 10 5 3 2 14 10 8 39
3 Kawasaki Frontale 20 11 4 5 31 22 10 7 1 2 18 12 10 4 3 3 13 10 9 37
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 21 9 7 5 28 21 12 7 3 2 18 8 9 2 4 3 10 13 7 34
5 Kashiwa Reysol 21 10 3 8 27 22 11 5 1 5 14 13 10 5 2 3 13 9 5 33
6 Cerezo Osaka 21 8 8 5 32 25 11 4 4 3 15 14 10 4 4 2 17 11 7 32
7 Tokyo 21 8 5 8 23 26 10 5 4 1 15 6 11 3 1 7 8 20 -3 29
8 Sagan Tosu 20 6 9 5 27 22 10 4 4 2 15 6 10 2 5 3 12 16 5 27
9 Urawa Reds 21 5 11 5 25 19 11 4 6 1 21 11 10 1 5 4 4 8 6 26
10 Avispa Fukuoka 21 6 8 7 17 18 11 3 6 2 9 6 10 3 2 5 8 12 -1 26
11 Nagoya Grampus 21 6 7 8 16 22 10 4 4 2 10 9 11 2 3 6 6 13 -6 25
12 Kyoto Sanga 21 6 6 9 20 24 10 4 2 4 9 10 11 2 4 5 11 14 -4 24
13 Shonan Bellmare 21 6 6 9 18 24 11 3 3 5 8 15 10 3 3 4 10 9 -6 24
14 Consadole Sapporo 21 5 9 7 19 36 9 3 5 1 7 9 12 2 4 6 12 27 -17 24
15 Gamba Osaka 21 5 6 10 21 29 10 3 3 4 14 13 11 2 3 6 7 16 -8 21
16 Vissel Kobe 21 5 5 11 20 27 10 3 2 5 11 10 11 2 3 6 9 17 -7 20
17 Shimizu S-Pulse 21 4 8 9 25 33 10 1 4 5 12 20 11 3 4 4 13 13 -8 20
18 Jubilo Iwata 21 4 7 10 22 32 11 3 3 5 13 15 10 1 4 5 9 17 -10 19

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The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.