The Hermannstadt & Rapid Bucuresti bosses Măldărăşanu and Bergodi are both fearful of and eagerly anticipating this important game in the upper area of the Liga 1 standings.
- Hermannstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Liga 1
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hermannstadt and Rapid Bucuresti.
Hermannstadt form and stats
2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Hermannstadt so far this season.
The home club members saw a 1-1 draw against Sepsi in the Romania Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Before that, Hermannstadt played out a Liga 1 draw 0-0 when visiting Petrolul 52.The Hermannstadt fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. On the other hand, Hermannstadt have conceded 7 goals.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
Playing away, Rapid Bucuresti have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga 1 this season.
Two away games in a row for Bucuresti, whose boss Bergodi could celebrate last time after the Romania Cup win against Botoşani.
Before that, Rapid Bucuresti secured a home win against CFR Cluj with the score 3-1.The Rapid Bucuresti manager Bergodi has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded by Bucuresti in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former two meetings involving these two participants are: one win for Hermannstadt, zero draws and one win for Rapid Bucuresti. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Paraschiv 6 goals |   A. Rrahmani 6 goals |  S. Balaure 3 goals |
Hermannstadt missing players
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
| Hermannstadt | Rapid Bucuresti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 80% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 80% |
| 60% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 70% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7.2 | 6.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 15.4 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 13 | 15.5 |
| 4.7 | 6.4 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| 32% | 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 38% |
| 10.9 | 9.4 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 11.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
- Hermannstadt have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Hermannstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hermannstadt haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Rapid Bucuresti have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals in the second half (12) in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FCSB | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Hermannstadt | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Otelul | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Sepsi | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | U Craiova 1948 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | SSC Farul | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 13 | Voluntari | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | Botoşani | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
