Running out at their own ground is secure and good for UTA Arad, but Rapid Bucuresti are fully motivated and capable to get all three points. Who wins?
- UTA Arad have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Liga 1
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Liga 1
UTA Arad 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.
UTA Arad form and stats
UTA Arad have played 5 Liga 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses). When UTA Arad hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like CFR Cluj, FCSB, SSC Farul and Universitatea Craiova), they have won 1 of 2 matches! With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Arad.
Stress levels are on the rise for UTA Arad's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Cooper was their last goal scorer. The Arad goalkeeper Florin Iacob is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 218 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga 1.
An away draw last time out for UTA Arad, facing Petrolul 52 in a game that ended 0-0.
Before that, UTA Arad drew at home versus Voluntari.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for UTA Arad here at Stadionul Francisc von Neumann in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). When Arad hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Voluntari, Dinamo Bucuresti, CSM Iasi, Botosani and Sepsi), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Rapid Bucuresti playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season. Two points from the last two away games for Rapid Bucuresti, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Bucuresti are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the fixture against CSM Iasi (placed 13th).
Before that, Rapid Bucuresti travelled to Hermannstadt and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.As opposed to that, Rapid Bucuresti have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Rapid Bucuresti have won at least one point in the last 7 matches (4-3-0) facing UTA Arad.Top Goalscorers
  A. Rrahmani 6 goals |  C. Petrila 4 goals |   G. Cooper 3 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
| UTA Arad | Rapid Bucuresti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 25 |
| 14 | 5 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 55% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 45% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 45% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.2 | 3.7 |
| 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12 | 15.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
| 30% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 62% | 40% |
| 14.5 | 13.8 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
| 4.7 | 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
- Rapid Bucuresti have scored more than double the goals of UTA Arad.
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Liga 1
- UTA Arad have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) 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 | FCSB | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | SSC Farul | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Hermannstadt | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Petrolul 52 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Universitatea Cluj | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Otelul | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | U Craiova 1948 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Sepsi | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 | CSM Iasi | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 16 | Botosani | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 6 |
