📊 Form Guide

Rapid Bucharest

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Rapid Bucharest prepare for this match following on from a 1-1 Liga 1 Play Offs drawn match vs CFR Cluj.

In that game, Rapid Bucharest managed 55% possession and 5 shots at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Rapid Bucharest was Mattias Käit (52'). CFR Cluj got 14 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Leo Bolgado (7') was the scorer for CFR Cluj.

Over their preceding six fixtures, Marius Şumudică's Rapid Bucharest have celebrated scoring a total of 6 times, an average number of goals per match equal to 1.

Universitatea Cluj

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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Dinamo Bucharest in Liga 1 Play Offs action, Universitatea Cluj and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Universitatea Cluj had 51% possession and 8 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Universitatea Cluj, the goalscorers were Issouf Macalou (14') and Vladislav Blănuță (44'). Dinamo Bucureşti got 5 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Stipe Perica (25', 32') scored for Dinamo Bucharest.

The attacking players from Universitatea Cluj have failed to get amongst the goals over their previous 6 encounters, recording the poor return of just 4. In those matches, șepcile roșii have also seen the overall goal aggregate against them equal 10.

👥 Head to head

Inspecting their past head to head meetings going back to 30/08/2022 tells us that Rapid Bucharest have won 2 of them and Universitatea Cluj 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

A combined sum of 14 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 7 from Giuleștenii and 7 netted by șepcile roșii. That’s an average goals per game of 2.33.

The last league game featuring these sides was Liga I match day 24 on 01/02/2025 when the final score was Universitatea Cluj 2-1 Rapid Bucharest.

On that occasion, Universitatea Cluj managed 56% possession and 8 shots on goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Lucas Masoero (20') and Mamadou Thiam (79').

For their opponents, Rapid Bucharest had 12 shots on goal with 3 on target. Tobias Christensen (35') was the scorer.

📰 Team News: Rapid Bucharest

In all likelihood, Giuleștenii should use the 4-3-3 system, handing starts to Franz Stolz, Razvan Onea, Denis Ciobotariu, Alexandru Pascanu, Andrei Borza, Tobias Christensen, Mattias Kaeit, Peter Ademo, Alex Dobre, Borisav Burmaz and Claudiu Petrila.

🗞️ Team News: Universitatea Cluj

From our viewpoint, șepcile roșii could decide to utilise a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Edvinas Gertmonas, Radu Boboc, Lucas Masoero, Andrei Artean, Alexandru Chipciu, Dorin Codrea, Gabriel Simion, Issouf Macalou, Andrej Fabry, Mamadou Khady Thiam and Vladislav Blanuta.

🔮 Prediction

Our assessment here is that Universitatea Cluj will do well to hit the back of the net against this Rapid Bucharest outfit who we reckon should end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.

We therefore fancy a very even match with a 1-0 win for Rapid Bucharest at the end of the match.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

Renata Leite, 16:03 19/04/2025