Rapid Bucuresti are huge odds-on favourites to win home game vs Gaz Metan Mediaş

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Granitul (9513 seats)

Rapid Bucuresti have harvested 22 of their 40 in total here in their home stadium. Will they win more points against Gaz Metan Mediaş?

Insights:
  • Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş is in the worst form (0-0-6)

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

Rapid Bucuresti have played 15 Liga 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-7-3 (wins-draws-losses). The Rapid Bucuresti fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadionul Granitul and will expect new points from this game. Rapid Bucuresti has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Horatiu Moldovan not having conceded a league goal in 349 minutes.

A strong away win for Rapid Bucuresti against UTA Arad the last match, as Ilie and Ioniță were on target.

Ahead of that match, Bucuresti won a home game hosting Botosani (3-0).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Rapid Bucuresti, as the Liga 1 home game vs Sepsi is only four days away.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Rapid Bucuresti here at Stadionul Granitul in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 15 games). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Rapid Bucuresti have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats

There's been little loot from Gaz Metan Mediaş's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 15 away games in the Liga 1. Gaz Metan Mediaş only have 4 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 0 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Mediaş, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The UTA Arad game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Home advantage was not enough for Gaz Metan Mediaş in their previous game as they lost hosting Mioveni, 1-2.

Prior to that match, the Mediaş manager Dună faced defeat when travelling to UTA Arad and losing 0-4.

After this away game Gaz Metan Mediaş return home for a Liga 1 game against Dinamo Bucureşti. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mediaş struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 25 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Gaz Metan Mediaş - Rapid Bucuresti 1-1. Rapid Bucuresti-Gaz Metan Mediaş H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Bucuresti five wins, Gaz Metan Mediaş one win, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 10 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Rapid BucurestiA. Bălan
A. Bălan
7 goals
Rapid BucurestiC. Albu
C. Albu
6 goals
Rapid BucurestiY. Bnou Marzouk
Y. Bnou Marzouk
4 goals

Rapid Bucuresti missing players

Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rapid Bucuresti Gaz Metan Mediaş
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
13 7 3 Won W 1 4 6
13 7 3 Drew D 0 0 6
8 3 0 Lost L 5 13 22
43 20 7 Scored S 3 10 22
32 11 3 Conceded C 16 34 59
91% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
71% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 76% 74%
32% 24% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 53% 47%
21% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 24% 18%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 3%
50% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 35% 44%
41% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 12% 12%
18% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 53% 47%
 
4.8 5.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.8 2.9
4.6 4.6 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.5 6.4
2.4 2.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.4
6 4 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
9.4 10.2 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 5.6 6
4 4.1 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.7 2 2.1
32% 29% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 29% 31%
 
10.9 10.5 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.9 12.7
4.1 3.9 2.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.2 5.4 5.1
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • 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 Argeş 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 Botosani 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 Bucureşti 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

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 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 Argeş 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 Botosani 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 Bucureşti 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

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