Liga 1: Rapid Bucuresti welcome U Craiova 1948 in what should be an entertaining football game. Tipsway gives you everything you need to know!
- Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Liga 1
- U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Liga 1
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
This stadium, Stadionul Valentin Stănescu, has been a fortress for Rapid Bucuresti in the Liga 1 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-3-0. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu after three straight home wins.
A nice win for Rapid Bucuresti last time playing, versus Voluntari. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Dugandžić and Albu scoring for the victors. Dugandžić was absolutely essential when Rapid Bucuresti beat Voluntari 4-1, scoring three goals.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Universitatea Cluj that finished 0-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rapid Bucuresti handle that role? We have found 12 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat.
Some goal stats: A review of the 10 most recent league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
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 9 from 12 matches.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
There's been little loot from U Craiova 1948's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Liga 1. U Craiova 1948 only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws. Visiting U Craiova 1948 has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Craiova go into this game after a win, the home game against Universitatea Cluj that ended 5-0. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone three league fixtures without winning. As you can tell from the results above, U Craiova 1948 was very dominant against Universitatea Cluj, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Albu, Blănuță, Bahassa and Chițu (2) providing the goals.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sepsi.U Craiova 1948 are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
Low-scoring game? 13 of this side's last 17 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
Craiova have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 12 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, U Craiova 1948 have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
U Craiova 1948 have put together a streak of 7 consecutive matches without losing (6-1-0) when playing Bucuresti.It's not the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: U Craiova 1948 - Rapid Bucuresti 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Dugandžić 15 goals |  I. Săpunaru 3 goals |
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
U Craiova 1948 missing players
| Rapid Bucuresti | U Craiova 1948 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 34 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 27 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 42% | 58% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 54% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 58% | 50% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 29% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.4 | 13.7 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.6 | 11 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 30% | 33% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| 10 | 8.1 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| 3.3 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
- Rapid Bucuresti have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 in all their home matches so far.
- Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most points (30) at home in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- U Craiova 1948 have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) 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 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | SSC Farul | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 45 |
| 4 | FCSB | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 32 |
| 7 | Petrolul 52 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Chindia Targoviste | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 28 |
| 9 | U Craiova 1948 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 10 | Botosani | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Hermannstadt | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 25 |
| 13 | Arges | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -15 | 25 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | -13 | 23 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 20 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 24 | -20 | 15 |
