SSC Farul supporters put their faith in manager Hagi to deliver victory against Rapid Bucuresti

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 06.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Central (4545 seats)

These two contenders are relishing a sweet season so far and occasions like this one could be decisive. Here's the preview for SSC Farul - Rapid Bucuresti!

Insights:
  • SSC Farul have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Liga 1
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Liga 1

Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an enthusiastic game!

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SSC Farul form and stats

SSC Farul, who have the most points (38) at home in Liga 1, have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga 1 with 12 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss. Ever since the CFR Cluj game SSC Farul has been unbeatable here at Stadionul Central producing seven straight wins.

The home team returns to Stadionul Central after drawing with Sepsi on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.

Before that, Farul had a home game versus CFR Cluj which ended with a victory 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does SSC Farul handle that role? We have found 6 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

Farul can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 32 times. SSC Farul are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadionul Central in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 15 matches.

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Rapid Bucuresti form and stats

5-4-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rapid Bucuresti, who have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Liga 1, in their Liga 1 matches away. Bucuresti seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Impressive finishing from Dugandžić (2) and Käit secured the home win 3-1 against CFR Cluj in their previous game.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs FCSB.

We have checked recent matches where Rapid Bucuresti have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bucuresti as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. Rapid Bucuresti are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Farul have avoided a loss in the last 6 games (3-3-0) facing Rapid Bucuresti.

The teams involved met each other before this campaign: Rapid Bucuresti - SSC Farul 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Rapid BucurestiM. Dugandžić
M. Dugandžić
19 goals
SSC FarulD. Alibec
D. Alibec
11 goals

SSC Farul missing players

Rapid Bucuresti missing players

SSC Farul Rapid Bucuresti
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
22 15 4 Won W 1 5 17
9 2 0 Drew D 1 5 9
5 1 1 Lost L 3 8 10
63 38 9 Scored S 5 16 48
35 12 7 Conceded C 9 21 35
92% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
83% 83% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 61% 69%
50% 61% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 39% 44%
22% 17% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 17% 19%
11% 11% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
56% 44% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 56%
36% 50% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 28% 31%
17% 17% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 19%
 
4.4 4.4 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.6 4.8
3.5 2.6 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.9 4.6
2.1 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
12.1 13.4 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 9.4 11.1
4.8 5.9 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.3 4.4
36% 36% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 30%
 
9.6 6.9 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 12.5 10.9
3.9 2.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.4 3.7
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (14) away in Liga 1
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Liga 1
  • 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 scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rapid Bucuresti have scored away.
  • SSC Farul have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Liga 1
  • SSC Farul have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Liga 1
  • SSC Farul have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Liga 1
  • SSC Farul have the most points (38) at home in Liga 1
  • SSC Farul have the most points from losing position (20) in Liga 1
  • SSC Farul have the most scored goals (32) at home in Liga 1
  • SSC Farul have the the best goal difference (+23) 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 SSC Farul 30 19 7 4 54 28 15 12 2 1 32 9 15 7 5 3 22 19 26 64
2 CFR Cluj 30 20 3 7 54 28 15 11 0 4 29 12 15 9 3 3 25 16 26 63
3 FCSB 30 17 6 7 51 35 15 8 5 2 30 18 15 9 1 5 21 17 16 57
4 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 6 8 37 27 15 11 2 2 24 12 15 5 4 6 13 15 10 54
5 Rapid Bucuresti 30 15 7 8 40 26 15 10 3 2 27 12 15 5 4 6 13 14 14 52
6 Sepsi 30 11 9 10 47 30 15 6 4 5 27 13 15 5 5 5 20 17 17 42
7 U Craiova 1948 30 11 7 12 34 33 15 8 2 5 20 13 15 3 5 7 14 20 1 40
8 Petrolul 52 30 11 3 16 28 44 15 6 3 6 17 18 15 5 0 10 11 26 -16 36
9 Voluntari 30 8 10 12 28 32 15 5 4 6 13 11 15 3 6 6 15 21 -4 34
10 Universitatea Cluj 30 8 10 12 25 37 15 6 6 3 16 11 15 2 4 9 9 26 -12 34
11 Hermannstadt 30 11 8 11 30 29 15 6 3 6 18 14 15 5 5 5 12 15 1 32
12 Chindia Targoviste 30 7 11 12 32 42 15 3 8 4 17 20 15 4 3 8 15 22 -10 32
13 Botoşani 30 7 11 12 29 44 15 4 7 4 19 15 15 3 4 8 10 29 -15 32
14 UTA Arad 30 6 9 15 29 41 15 5 4 6 20 20 15 1 5 9 9 21 -12 27
15 Arges 30 6 9 15 21 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 2 5 8 9 22 -20 27
16 Mioveni 30 4 10 16 23 45 15 2 6 7 8 16 15 2 4 9 15 29 -22 22

Read more about Liga 1

The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.