A key match in Liga 2 as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Rapid Bucuresti in 4th position and U Craiova 1948 placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 have the most clean sheets (13) in Liga 2
It's no vacation for neither Bucuresti nor U Craiova 1948 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
Rapid Bucuresti, who have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2, have played 10 Liga 2 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Rapid Bucuresti bring valid hopes of a third.
H. Moldovan, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 0.0 out of 10 in that game. Moldovan .
A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Dunarea Calarasi.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bucuresti have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won six times, drawn three and lost two.
The Bucuresti fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. Bucuresti's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
U Craiova 1948 form and stats
Playing away, U Craiova 1948, who have the most clean sheets (13) in Liga 2, have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 1 defeat in the Liga 2 this season.
R. Popa was the team player of the game with the player rating of 0.0. The agile goalkeeper Popa .
A 1-2 defeat away at ASU Poli Timişoara before that.We have checked recent matches where Craiova have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were one victory, zero draws and zero defeats.
Craiova are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Craiova as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was U Craiova 1948 - Rapid Bucuresti 1-0, played this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Bucuresti victories, zero draws and two U Craiova 1948 wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Hlistei 7 goals | M. Drăghiceanu 5 goals | A. Jorza 4 goals |
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
U Craiova 1948 missing players
| Rapid Bucuresti | U Craiova 1948 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 7 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 40 |
| 36 | 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 71% | 74% |
| 79% | 79% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 57% | 56% |
| 61% | 57% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 36% | 41% |
| 36% | 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| 21% | 14% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| 54% | 57% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 50% | 48% |
| 32% | 36% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 43% | 48% |
| 21% | 14% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 36% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 43% | 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 32% | 39% |
- Rapid Bucuresti have the most scored goals (34) in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 have the most clean sheets (13) in Liga 2
- U Craiova 1948 have the the best goal difference (+15) 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 | Dunarea Calarasi | 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 Timişoara | 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 |