Rapid Bucuresti vs CFR Cluj: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 16.October
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

CFR Cluj cannot envision any donations from their host Rapid Bucuresti in this Liga 1 match. Here's your broad match guide!

Insights:
  • Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • CFR Cluj have the the best goal difference (+11) 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.

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Rapid Bucuresti form and stats

All-inclusive Liga 1 results playing at home this season for Rapid Bucuresti are 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). With Bucuresti having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager M. Iosif.

The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Sepsi (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Liga 1 game ended 2-2. A disappointing finish for Rapid Bucuresti in their match versus Sepsi as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

Before that game, the home loss against Voluntari with the scoreline 0-1.

Rapid Bucuresti aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 4 goals from 6 games. Bucuresti are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.

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CFR Cluj form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+11) in Liga 1, on their Liga 1 travels is 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Impressive finishing from Ciprian Deac and Claudiu Adrian Petrila secured the home win 2-1 against Gaz Metan Mediaş in their previous game.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus UTA Arad at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Cluj find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Cluj's manager D. Petrescu has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Bucuresti wins - draws - CFR Cluj wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rapid BucurestiC. Albu
C. Albu
4 goals
CFR ClujC. Petrila
C. Petrila
4 goals
CFR ClujC. Deac
C. Deac
3 goals

Rapid Bucuresti missing players

CFR Cluj missing players

Rapid Bucuresti CFR Cluj
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 3 Played P 2 5 11
5 2 1 Won W 2 4 10
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
3 3 2 Lost L 0 1 1
13 4 2 Scored S 2 5 17
9 5 3 Conceded C 0 2 6
91% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
55% 33% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 20% 36%
36% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 36%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 18%
36% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 36%
55% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 55%
18% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 9%
 
4.7 6.5 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 7.6 6.3
4.1 3.8 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 3 3.5
3.6 3.7 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.8 2.1
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 9.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.8 10.5
4.3 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 4.1
28% 16% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 38%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • CFR Cluj have the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have the the best goal difference (+11) in Liga 1
  • CFR Cluj have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • CFR Cluj have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • CFR Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 11 10 0 1 17 6 6 6 0 0 12 4 5 4 0 1 5 2 11 30
2 Botosani 11 6 4 1 12 8 5 2 2 1 4 4 6 4 2 0 8 4 4 22
3 FCSB 11 6 3 2 20 11 5 4 1 0 16 5 6 2 2 2 4 6 9 21
4 Voluntari 11 7 0 4 15 12 6 5 0 1 10 3 5 2 0 3 5 9 3 21
5 Universitatea Craiova 11 6 1 4 17 10 6 4 1 1 12 3 5 2 0 3 5 7 7 19
6 SSC Farul 11 5 3 3 14 6 5 5 0 0 13 1 6 0 3 3 1 5 8 18
7 Rapid Bucuresti 11 5 3 3 13 9 6 2 1 3 4 5 5 3 2 0 9 4 4 18
8 UTA Arad 11 4 5 2 11 8 6 2 3 1 6 4 5 2 2 1 5 4 3 17
9 Arges 11 4 3 4 8 6 5 1 1 3 1 3 6 3 2 1 7 3 2 15
10 Chindia Targoviste 11 3 4 4 8 8 5 2 2 1 6 4 6 1 2 3 2 4 0 13
11 Mioveni 11 3 2 6 6 13 5 1 1 3 1 4 6 2 1 3 5 9 -7 11
12 Sepsi 11 1 7 3 9 11 6 1 3 2 6 7 5 0 4 1 3 4 -2 10
13 U Craiova 1948 11 2 3 6 8 13 5 1 2 2 2 4 6 1 1 4 6 9 -5 9
14 Gaz Metan Mediaş 11 2 2 7 8 14 6 1 2 3 4 6 5 1 0 4 4 8 -6 8
15 Dinamo Bucureşti 11 2 1 8 9 26 6 2 1 3 9 10 5 0 0 5 0 16 -17 7
16 Academica Clinceni 11 0 3 8 9 23 5 0 2 3 4 7 6 0 1 5 5 16 -14 3

Read more about Liga 1

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.