UTA Arad have performed better than Rapid Bucuresti so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
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.
It should be mentioned that Rapid Bucuresti play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Rapid Bucuresti on artifical turf are 0 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat from one game. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 1-3. You can compare this with overall results below.
UTA Arad form and stats
UTA Arad, who have the most scored goals (55) in Liga 2, have been outstanding at home so far in the Liga 2 with 11 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
It's back home for UTA Arad, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mioveni away with the result 2-0. O. Ursu found the net in that victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Petrolul 52.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Arad have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost one.
Arad are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (31 goals in 12 games). Defensively Arad have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rapid Bucuresti form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga 2 travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. It's three draws from Bucuresti's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Rapid Bucuresti failed to get anything from their last game, a Liga 2 home match vs Argeş that ended with defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Petrolul 52 that ended 0-0.
Late heartbreak for Bucuresti in the Argeş match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Rapid Bucuresti in our archives, and the results are: one win for Bucuresti, zero draws and zero defeats.
Bucuresti find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Bucuresti have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Rapid Bucuresti - Arad 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - zero - two (Arad wins - draws - Rapid Bucuresti wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Buhăcianu 14 goals | C. Rus 13 goals | R. Moise 8 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Rapid Bucuresti missing players
| UTA Arad | Rapid Bucuresti | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | 11 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 58 | 35 | 13 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 18 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 62% | 69% |
| 81% | 79% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 54% | 54% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 42% |
| 23% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 31% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| 35% | 21% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 42% |
| 58% | 79% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 46% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 38% |
| 4.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 293 | 198 | 84 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 131 | 323 |
| 124 | 85 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 55 | 126 |
| 45% | 40% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 26% |
- Rapid Bucuresti have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- UTA Arad has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
- UTA Arad has the most clean sheets (11) at home
- UTA Arad has the most clean sheets (15)
- UTA Arad has the most points (34) at home
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals (31) at home
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals (55)
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals in the first half (24)
- UTA Arad has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- UTA Arad has the the best goal difference (+30) at home
- UTA Arad has the the best goal difference (+42)
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- UTA Arad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- UTA Arad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rapid Bucuresti have scored away.
- UTA Arad have scored in all their home matches so far.
- UTA Arad have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- UTA Arad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- UTA Arad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- UTA Arad is in the best form (4-1-1)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 | Argeş | 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 |