Stadionul Central Ion Comşa: Dunărea Călăraşi vs Rapid Bucuresti Liga 2 preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 2
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Central Ion Comşa (10000 seats)

A key match in Liga 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Dunărea Călăraşi in 2nd position and Rapid Bucuresti placed 4th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Dunărea Călăraşi form and stats

18 points is a decent return from 9 Liga 2 games here at Stadionul Central Ion Comşa for Dunărea Călăraşi. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

In their previous game, the manager C. Pustai led his Călăraşi to a defeat in the Liga 2 match away at ASU Poli Timisoara. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Central Ion Comşa. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus U Craiova 1948.

Heartbreak for Călăraşi in their last match as ASU Poli Timisoara's J. Casado scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

A decent goal production from Dunărea Călăraşi in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Călăraşi have conceded 9 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Rapid Bucuresti form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2, are W5-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Liga 2.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Mioveni.

The travelling fans enjoy Bucuresti's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rapid Bucuresti have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Rapid Bucuresti - Dunărea Călăraşi 4-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: zero - two - five (Călăraşi wins - draws - Rapid Bucuresti wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rapid BucurestiC. Hlistei
C. Hlistei
7 goals

Dunărea Călăraşi missing players

Rapid Bucuresti missing players

Dunărea Călăraşi Rapid Bucuresti
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 12 5 Played P 4 13 26
11 5 2 Won W 2 7 14
7 5 2 Drew D 0 1 5
8 2 1 Lost L 2 5 7
32 16 6 Scored S 4 20 44
36 15 8 Conceded C 7 18 33
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
73% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 77% 81%
54% 42% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 62%
23% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 35%
12% 17% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 19%
62% 58% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 54%
31% 33% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 31% 31%
12% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.2 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
8.2 8.5 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.8 7.8 9.3
3 2.8 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.2 3.9
42% 47% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 48% 44%
Key stats in Liga 2 this season:
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 U Craiova 1948 19 9 8 2 30 15 9 5 3 1 16 6 10 4 5 1 14 9 15 35
2 Dunărea Călăraşi 20 10 5 5 26 23 9 5 3 1 14 9 11 5 2 4 12 14 3 35
3 Mioveni 20 9 7 4 23 11 9 2 4 3 9 7 11 7 3 1 14 4 12 34
4 Rapid Bucuresti 20 10 4 6 34 29 10 5 3 2 17 13 10 5 1 4 17 16 5 34
5 Csikszereda 20 9 6 5 23 15 10 5 2 3 11 7 10 4 4 2 12 8 8 33
6 Sirineasa 20 10 3 7 32 27 11 5 2 4 17 17 9 5 1 3 15 10 5 33
7 SSC Farul 20 9 5 6 24 20 9 4 2 3 10 11 11 5 3 3 14 9 4 32
8 Universitatea Cluj 20 10 2 8 24 20 10 6 1 3 13 10 10 4 1 5 11 10 4 32
9 ASU Poli Timisoara 19 8 8 3 18 14 10 6 3 1 10 4 9 2 5 2 8 10 4 32
10 Petrolul 52 19 9 4 6 30 16 10 3 2 5 12 11 9 6 2 1 18 5 14 31
11 Metaloglobus 20 9 4 7 27 17 10 5 3 2 19 9 10 4 1 5 8 8 10 31
12 SCM Gloria Buzau 19 6 8 5 21 20 10 4 4 2 11 7 9 2 4 3 10 13 1 26
13 Ripensia Timisoara 20 7 4 9 19 32 9 4 2 3 10 11 11 3 2 6 9 21 -13 25
14 Concordia Chiajna 20 6 6 8 23 21 10 5 2 3 15 8 10 1 4 5 8 13 2 24
15 Comuna Recea 20 6 6 8 30 30 11 5 3 3 23 14 9 1 3 5 7 16 0 24
16 Unirea Slobozia 20 6 4 10 16 26 11 3 4 4 7 12 9 3 0 6 9 14 -10 22
17 Sporting Turnu 15 4 7 4 23 19 7 2 4 1 11 10 8 2 3 3 12 9 4 19
18 Scolar Resita 20 5 4 11 11 30 10 3 2 5 7 14 10 2 2 6 4 16 -19 19
19 CSM Slatina 20 5 3 12 19 26 10 4 1 5 8 11 10 1 2 7 11 15 -7 18
20 Pandurii Targu Jiu 20 3 4 13 18 42 10 2 1 7 9 21 10 1 3 6 9 21 -24 13
21 Aerostar Bacau 19 2 4 13 19 37 10 1 2 7 10 19 9 1 2 6 9 18 -18 10

Read more about Liga 2

The Liga II, also spelled Liga 2, is the second highest level in Romanian football. It is also known by the sponsorship name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Liga II has 20 teams each playing 38 fixtures to create a final league table. The two top teams are promoted directly, while the bottom five are relegated. Third place gets to play a promotion play-off.