Open game expected at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco: U Craiova 1948 vs Rapid Bucuresti preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Here's every little thing you must be aware of, and a little bit more, about the U Craiova 1948 - Rapid Bucuresti game!

Insights:
  • U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) in Liga 1
  • Rapid Bucuresti have scored in all their away matches so far.

This has all the signs of an absorbing match with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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U Craiova 1948 form and stats

Three Liga 1 home games done for U Craiova 1948, who are not happy collecting 3 points from these matches.

U Craiova 1948 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 3-4 away versus Petrolul 52. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Before that, Craiova had a home game versus Voluntari which ended with a victory 3-1.

The U Craiova 1948 manager Dică has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Craiova have allowed the opposition to score 8 goals here at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco.

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Rapid Bucuresti form and stats

Rapid Bucuresti are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Liga 1, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).

Dugandžić and Emmers scored in Rapid Bucuresti's previous match, the home game against SSC Farul that ended 3-1. That win felt good as this team had gone three league matches without victory.

A loss against Petrolul 52 was the result prior to that, in a home game.

{4 goals} so far away for Rapid Bucuresti, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

The 4 most recent fixtures involving these opponents have all ended as U Craiova 1948 victories. More of the same or streak broken?

Top Goalscorers

Rapid BucurestiM. Dugandžić
M. Dugandžić
5 goals
CraiovaA. Chițu
A. Chițu
4 goals
U Craiova 1948S. Sidibe
S. Sidibe
3 goals

U Craiova 1948 missing players

Rapid Bucuresti missing players

U Craiova 1948 Rapid Bucuresti
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 1 2 6
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
4 2 0 Lost L 0 1 2
11 7 0 Scored S 3 4 9
13 8 0 Conceded C 0 2 7
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
2.8 2.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.5 5.5
5.7 4.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4 3.5
2.3 1.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.2 12.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12 14.2
4.7 5.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 4.5
39% 44% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 67% 33%
 
14.5 13 0 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.5 11.5
4.5 5.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3 3.8
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • All of Rapid Bucuresti's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of U Craiova 1948's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Rapid Bucuresti have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) in Liga 1
  • U Craiova 1948 have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Liga 1
  • U Craiova 1948 have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
  • U Craiova 1948 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FCSB 5 5 0 0 10 3 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 7 15
2 Universitatea Craiova 6 4 2 0 11 2 3 2 1 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 7 2 9 14
3 Petrolul 52 6 3 2 1 11 9 4 2 1 1 8 8 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 11
4 Voluntari 6 3 0 3 10 12 3 2 0 1 6 5 3 1 0 2 4 7 -2 9
5 Sepsi 4 2 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 4 8
6 Rapid Bucuresti 6 2 2 2 9 7 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 8
7 CFR Cluj 4 2 1 1 6 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 7
8 Dinamo Bucureşti 6 2 1 3 6 10 3 1 0 2 1 5 3 1 1 1 5 5 -4 7
9 Hermannstadt 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 6
10 SSC Farul 5 2 0 3 9 10 2 1 0 1 5 4 3 1 0 2 4 6 -1 6
11 U Craiova 1948 6 2 0 4 11 13 3 1 0 2 7 8 3 1 0 2 4 5 -2 6
12 Universitatea Cluj 5 1 3 1 7 9 2 0 1 1 1 4 3 1 2 0 6 5 -2 6
13 Otelul 6 0 5 1 3 5 3 0 2 1 2 4 3 0 3 0 1 1 -2 5
14 UTA Arad 5 1 1 3 4 9 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 2 6 -5 4
15 Botosani 6 0 3 3 4 7 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 5 -3 3
16 CSM Iasi 6 1 0 5 6 13 2 0 0 2 2 7 4 1 0 3 4 6 -7 3

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.