It's advantage Petrolul 52 so far with their 4th position in the Liga 2 table, welcoming Rapid Bucuresti who are placed 7th.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga 2 game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Mioveni. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Petrolul 52 form and stats
6-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 2 numbers at home for Petrolul 52 so far this season.
Petrolul are returning here after visiting Csikszereda in a Liga 2 game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. S. Arnăutu scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was a Romania Cup defeat to Sepsi (0-1).
The Petrolul fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. Defensively Petrolul have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Rapid Bucuresti playing as the away team in the Liga 2 this season. Rapid Bucuresti has drawn their two previous away games.
The attacking players of Bucuresti have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 360 minutes.
Bucuresti has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Mioveni for a Liga 2 game that ended a draw (0-0). A loss against Scolar Resita was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Bucuresti find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Rapid Bucuresti have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rapid Bucuresti - Petrolul 52 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  S. Arnăutu 10 goals |  C. Hlistei 7 goals | M. Drăghiceanu 4 goals |
Petrolul 52 missing players
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
| Petrolul 52 | Rapid Bucuresti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 83% | 75% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 67% | 71% |
| 58% | 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 58% | 54% |
| 38% | 33% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 42% |
| 12% | 8% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 42% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 17% | 12% |
| 33% | 17% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 50% | 42% |
| 46% | 67% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 42% | 50% |
| 38% | 42% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 42% | 38% |
| 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 315 | 176 | 78 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 131 | 309 |
| 105 | 61 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 55 | 123 |
| 24% | 21% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 26% |
- Petrolul 52 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Petrolul 52 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Petrolul 52 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rapid Bucuresti have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | UTA Arad | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 53 |
| 2 | Sporting Turnu | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
| 3 | Arges | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 4 | Petrolul 52 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
| 5 | Metaloglobus | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | Mioveni | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 39 |
| 7 | Rapid Bucuresti | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 37 |
| 8 | Dunarea Calarasi | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 9 | SCM Gloria Buzau | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Sirineasa | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 36 |
| 11 | SSC Farul | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 33 |
| 12 | ASU Poli Timisoara | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 13 | Ripensia Timisoara | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 23 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 27 |
| 15 | Concordia Chiajna | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -9 | 27 |
| 16 | Csikszereda | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 25 |
| 17 | Scolar Resita | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Sportul Snagov | 24 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 33 | -46 | 9 |
| 19 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 23 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 34 | -43 | 8 |
| 20 | Juventus Bucuresti | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -25 | 6 |