Trying to decrease the distance up to the top clubs is the task when these mid-table clubs meet. Both will be trying to strenghten their league table position, Rapid Bucuresti in 7th and UTA Arad in 9th place.
- Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- UTA Arad is in the worst form (0-2-4)
This stadium uses grass, unlike UTA Arad's home arena. The latest 41 games by the visitors on grass have produced 17 wins, 15 draws and 9 losses.
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
Rapid Bucuresti have collected 16 points from their Liga 1 home games so far after 4-4-3.
Bucuresti enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Universitatea Craiova's place. The match ended 0-1. The home team returns after drawing with Universitatea Craiova (placed 4th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-1. Rapid Bucuresti are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Universitatea Craiova.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Rakow Czestochowa and winning 2-1. 2-1 away at Rakow Czestochowa before that. A Club Friendlies 3 defeat was the result before that one, 2-1 away at Rakow Czestochowa.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 seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost two.
Rapid Bucuresti aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 10 goals from 11 games. Rapid Bucuresti have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
UTA Arad form and stats
3-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for UTA Arad in their Liga 1 matches away. UTA Arad seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Arad played 0-1 against Gaz Metan Mediaş in their previous match. The manager Balint was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stadionul Motorul. UTA Arad suffered a 0-1 loss to Gaz Metan Mediaş (placed 13th). Arad had fun at their own home last time out, beating Gaz Metan Mediaş 0-1.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Aarau at their stadium, the result 1-2. A 1-2 draw at Aarau's stadium before that. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Aarau's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with UTA Arad playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were seven UTA Arad wins, seven draws and one defeat.
The attacking power of UTA Arad when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on UTA Arad as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: UTA Arad - Rapid Bucuresti 2-2. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - one - three (Rapid Bucuresti wins - draws - UTA Arad wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Bălan 6 goals |  D. Miculescu 6 goals | C. Albu 5 goals |
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
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| Rapid Bucuresti | UTA Arad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 22 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 91% | 82% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 64% | 73% |
| 68% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 45% | 41% |
| 32% | 18% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 27% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 27% |
| 41% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 64% | 55% |
| 23% | 27% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 45% |
| 5.1 | 6.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 9.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9 | 10.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 28% | 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | 20% |
| 11.9 | 11.5 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 10.3 | 9.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
- Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- UTA Arad is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | FCSB | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 38 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | Botosani | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | SSC Farul | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Rapid Bucuresti | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Arges | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 10 | Sepsi | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Mioveni | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 12 | Chindia Târgovişte | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 23 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Mediaş | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 29 | -29 | 12 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -28 | 11 |
