We've seen boom and bust for these contenders so far, placed in positions near the midpoint of the Liga 1 table. Here's the Rapid Bucuresti - Sepsi latest:
- Rapid Bucuresti is in the best form (6-0-0) in Liga 1
Sepsi could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Romania Cup game only three sleeps ago.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga 1, Rapid Bucuresti have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games. In general it's been a long time since Rapid Bucuresti tasted defeat here at Stadionul Granitul, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Virgil Andrei Draghia not having conceded a league goal in 439 minutes.
A nice win for Rapid Bucuresti last time playing, versus Gaz Metan Medias. That was also a home game and the match ended 8-0 with Morais, Ilie (2), Carnat (2), Moise, Dandea and Vojtuš scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Bucuresti "killed" Gaz Metan Medias in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
A strong away win before that one, visiting UTA Arad and winning 2-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rapid Bucuresti have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost two.
Bucuresti aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Granitul in the league, with only 14 goals from 15 games. It's worth mentioning that 14 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.
Sepsi form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 1 travels is 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.
The Sepsi goalkeeper Roland Csaba Niczuly is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 412 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The fans enjoyed Sepsi's previous match versus Universitatea Craiova, a Romania Cup win (2-1) played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs UTA Arad.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sepsi playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were one Sepsi win, two draws and two defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sepsi as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the teams played each other earlier this season; Rapid Bucuresti - Sepsi 1-1. The referee showed his red card when these teams last met, and the sinner was Albu (Bucuresti). Previous two meetings involving these participants: Rapid Bucuresti won zero, Sepsi were winners in zero and we saw two draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 2 red cards from the last two duels. Luckassen likes to meet Bucuresti and have scored 2 goals in these matches.Top Goalscorers
  A. Bălan 7 goals |  M. Ştefănescu 7 goals | C. Albu 6 goals |
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
Sepsi missing players
| Rapid Bucuresti | Sepsi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 51 | 28 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 44 |
| 32 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 91% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 86% |
| 71% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 65% | 69% |
| 34% | 28% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 12% | 29% |
| 23% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 12% | 20% |
| 9% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 49% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 47% | 46% |
| 43% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 37% |
| 17% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 35% | 31% |
| 5.2 | 6.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 10.4 | 12.4 |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 33% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 22% | 26% |
| 10.7 | 10 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
- Rapid Bucuresti have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rapid Bucuresti is in the best form (6-0-0) in Liga 1
| 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 | 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 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 Medias | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -25 | 2 |
