Home team gets the points, the away team steals it or a score draw? Anything could happen when the mid-table teams Rapid Bucuresti and Botoşani duel at Stadionul Granitul.
- Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
5 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Rapid Bucuresti have to build on here at Stadionul Granitul in the Liga 1. In general it's been a long time since Bucuresti tasted defeat here at Stadionul Granitul, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.
It's back home for Rapid Bucuresti, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Academica Clinceni away with the result 1-0. Moise found the net in that victory.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dinamo Bucuresti in a game that was won 3-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Rapid Bucuresti perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rapid Bucuresti as a small favourite), we find seven games. Rapid Bucuresti has won three of these, drawn two and lost two.
Bucuresti have scored 14 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Rapid Bucuresti have conceded only 10 goals.
Botoşani form and stats
5 wins, 7 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Botoşani playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.
The Botoşani goalkeeper Eduard Adrian Pap is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 189 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The followers enjoyed Botoşani's previous fixture versus UTA Arad, a 1-0 win played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Gaz Metan Mediaş.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Botoşani have scored 16 goals in 15 league games away. Botoşani have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. More than 50 % of these were let in from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of matches.
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head match ended Bucuresti - Botoşani 1-1, earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the previous five meetings): Rapid Bucuresti won one game, three matches ended with a tie and Botoşani got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Bălan 7 goals | C. Albu 5 goals |   M. Roman 5 goals |
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
Botoşani missing players
| Rapid Bucuresti | Botoşani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 32 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 38 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 16 | 39 |
| 32 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 28 |
| 91% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 88% |
| 69% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 73% | 69% |
| 31% | 19% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 31% |
| 22% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 16% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 67% | 50% |
| 38% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 27% | 41% |
| 19% | 19% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 13% | 22% |
| 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.3 | 10 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.5 | 10.3 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 30% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 28% | 29% |
| 11.2 | 10.8 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.6 | 9 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
- Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 32 | 76 |
| 2 | FCSB | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 62 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 54 |
| 4 | SSC Farul | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 48 |
| 5 | Arges | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
| 6 | Voluntari | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 47 |
| 7 | Botoşani | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | UTA Arad | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Rapid Bucuresti | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 11 | Chindia Targoviste | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | U Craiova 1948 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 13 | Mioveni | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -17 | 29 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 66 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 38 | -42 | 17 |
| 15 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 34 | -43 | 14 |
| 16 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -25 | 2 |
