There should be a considerable gap in performance between these teams based on results so far, with Rapid Bucuresti ahead of Hermannstadt by 26 points.
- Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hermannstadt have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Bucuresti nor Hermannstadt as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu as Rapid Bucuresti have scored 27 goals to get 33 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Liga 1 are 10-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Rapid Bucuresti against Botoşani the last match, as Grigore and Pănoiu were on target. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Mutu when Grigore scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Chindia Targoviste in a game that was won 2-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bucuresti handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Rapid Bucuresti have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu with 27 goals in 14 league matches. Bucuresti are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 14 matches.
Hermannstadt form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, Hermannstadt have produced an overall stat of 4-5-5 so far. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Măldărăşanu, the Hermannstadt manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Hermannstadt in their previous game as they lost hosting Universitatea Cluj, 0-1.
Prior to that match, the Hermannstadt manager Măldărăşanu faced defeat when travelling to Sepsi and losing 1-2.Low on goals? 13 of this team's latest 17 league rounds have had two or less goals.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Hermannstadt have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Hermannstadt - Rapid Bucuresti 0-2 was the end result in these participants' latest head-to-head game, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Dugandžić 16 goals |  D. Paraschiv 10 goals | B. Alhassan 6 goals |
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
Hermannstadt missing players
| Rapid Bucuresti | Hermannstadt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 39 | 27 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 89% |
| 68% | 86% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 64% |
| 43% | 57% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 36% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 11% |
| 4% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 54% | 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 36% | 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 32% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 43% | 39% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 13.4 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
| 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| 31% | 33% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| 9 | 7.6 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 10.5 | 9.6 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
- Rapid Bucuresti have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rapid Bucuresti have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rapid Bucuresti have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hermannstadt have scored away.
- Rapid Bucuresti have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SSC Farul | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 61 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 27 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | FCSB | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 48 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | U Craiova 1948 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Petrolul 52 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 33 |
| 9 | Voluntari | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 10 | Chindia Targoviste | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 31 |
| 11 | Universitatea Cluj | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -10 | 31 |
| 12 | Botoşani | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -14 | 31 |
| 13 | Hermannstadt | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 14 | Arges | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -19 | 26 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -24 | 18 |
