SSC Farul will want to operate their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opposition. The home side are currently 2 points behind Rapid Bucuresti.
- SSC Farul have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals (15) away in Liga 1
SSC Farul and Rapid Bucuresti should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
SSC Farul form and stats
SSC Farul are steadily winning Liga 1 games and points here at Stadionul Central. 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.
Farul travelled for their previous game, a trip to Gaz Metan Medias that ended 1-1.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus UTA Arad that ended 0-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Farul handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, two draws and zero defeats.
The SSC Farul fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Farul have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
Rapid Bucuresti have an excellent away record in the Liga 1 so far with 4-4-0 from 8 games. Bucuresti are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Rapid Bucuresti delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Mioveni (placed 12th) in their previous match; a Liga 1 game. As mentioned above, Bucuresti drew the match against Mioveni. Manager M. Iosif brought on Cătălin Hlistei to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Chindia Targoviste.We have checked recent matches where Bucuresti have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were three victories, two draws and two defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Bucuresti's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, Bucuresti have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Rapid Bucuresti - SSC Farul 0-0 was the end result in these squads' latest head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. Numbers for the prior four meetings involving these two teams are: one win for Farul, two draws and one win for Rapid Bucuresti. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Betancor Sánchez 10 goals |  A. Bălan 6 goals |  A. Petre 5 goals |
SSC Farul missing players
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
| SSC Farul | Rapid Bucuresti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 82% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 53% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | 65% |
| 24% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 35% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 24% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 47% |
| 53% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 47% |
| 41% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.9 | 10.1 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 33% | 44% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 38% | 28% |
| 7.9 | 7.4 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | 4 |
- Rapid Bucuresti have not yet lost a game away.
- Rapid Bucuresti have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rapid Bucuresti have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals (15) away in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rapid Bucuresti haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- SSC Farul have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SSC Farul have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- SSC Farul have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home 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 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | FCSB | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 37 |
| 3 | Voluntari | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 29 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Botosani | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Arges | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 8 | SSC Farul | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Chindia Targoviste | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 11 | Sepsi | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Mioveni | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | U Craiova 1948 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | -25 | 9 |
| 16 | Academica Clinceni | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -27 | 4 |