Rapid Bucuresti will fight against Petrolul 52 in this Liga 1 fixture. All you should know about the match can be found here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
Two Liga 1 home games so far for Rapid Bucuresti, who are yet to win here at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu. Only 2 points so far.
The club members are hoping that Rapid Bucuresti will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Voluntari (placed 2nd). The first defeat after collecting points in three league games. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Dugandžić, having found the net in three games in a row.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Botosani that ended 2-2.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Bucuresti matches with similar probabilities have ended with 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats (from 4 games).
Early season league goal statistics from Rapid Bucuresti's 2 home games: {2 goals}, 2 conceded.
Petrolul 52 form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Liga 1 away game of the season. During their previous season 4 away games resulted in 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Petrolul 52 won their last game, 3-2 versus SSC Farul played at home. Those three points felt good as this club had gone three league rounds without victory. Irobiso came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against SSC Farul last time out, making the manager Pârvu feel like a tactical genius.
A 0-2 loss hosting Voluntari before that.It's early days yet, but Petrolul 52 has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Stats for the prior five meetings involving these two contenders are: two wins for Bucuresti, one draw and two wins for Petrolul 52. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 3 red cards from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Dugandžić 4 goals |   G. Grozav 2 goals |  J. Papeau 1 goals |
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
Petrolul 52 missing players
| Rapid Bucuresti | Petrolul 52 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 4.8 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.8 | 15.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 12.8 |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 35% | 18% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 9.8 | 10 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 11.5 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Rapid Bucuresti | Last season | Petrolul 52 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 40 | 20 | Played | P | 19 | 39 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 11 | 19 | ||
| 57 | 34 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 46 | 17 | Conceded | C | 32 | 53 | ||
| 92% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 63% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 36% | ||
| 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 26% | 18% | ||
| 10% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 10% | ||
| 57% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 37% | 36% | ||
| 30% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 33% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 33% | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11.4 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | ||
| 11.2 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 9.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Voluntari | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Sepsi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | CFR Cluj | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | SSC Farul | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Hermannstadt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Rapid Bucuresti | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Petrolul 52 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | UTA Arad | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Otelul | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | U Craiova 1948 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | CSM Iasi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Botosani | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 53 |
| 2 | FCSB | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 46 |
| 3 | CFR Cluj | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 42 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 38 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 29 |
