LiontipsRapid Bucharest - Petrolul. Prediction and bets on the Romanian Championship match
Command Analysis
Current form
Last season, Rapid finished the first part of the championship in second place, but in the playoffs they fell to sixth place and lost the opportunity to play in European competitions. Now the team looks even worse and has dropped to the bottom half of the table. The capital team has been showing good results lately, but still only occupies the eighth line. In the last home matches, there have been only dry victories - after the rout of Farul (5:0), victories over Hermannstadt (1:0) and UTA Arad (2:0) followed. Finally, in the last round, they managed to hold on to a draw away from home with Europa League participant CFR Cluj.
Disqualifications and injuries
Xian Emmers, Paul Jakob, Matthias Kuit and Diego Mendes will not play in the upcoming match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in six matches in a row.
- The hosts have conceded only one goal in their last six matches.
Estimated lineup: Sigrist - Borza, Ignat, Onea, Pascanu, Manea - Petrila, Christensen, Gromada - Bupienza, N'Ji
Current form
Petrolul is currently closing the top 6, despite the fact that in nine of the seventeen matches played, they have drawn with their opponents, and this is more than half of all the games in the league. The team from Ploiesti has demonstrated excellent play in defense, having conceded fewer goals than all the leading teams in the championship. Currently, the team is only two points ahead of Rapid, so in the upcoming match they need to earn points to maintain their place in the top 6. In the last round, the club from Ploiesti suffered a home defeat to Dinamo Bucharest.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors will not play due to injuries Fabrizio Baiano, Justin Raducan, Valentin Tiku. Marian Huxha will not help the team due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has lost only one of its last seven matches.
- The visitors haven't conceded a goal from Rapid in their last three head-to-head matches
Estimated lineup: Zima - Radu, Ricardinho, Dumitru, Papp - Keita, Yuri - Moussaki, Hancha, Radu - Tudorie
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts have won two of their last three games by that score.
7.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in seven of the hosts' last eight matches
1.65Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in two of the hosts' last four matches
2.52Tip and bets
The hosts have seriously started to return to the top half of the table and have demonstrated excellent results in the last rounds. It is not surprising that today the Bucharest team is considered the favorite among bookmakers. Most likely, Rapid will be able to beat Petrolul on its home field in the fundamental match for a place in the top six. The club from Ploiesti does not play very successfully on the road, so we will bet on the home team.
Our prediction is a Rapid victory at 1.85
Bet on total
Both teams have been focusing on defense in recent matches. In none of the last five matches have the hosts scored more than two goals, and the visitors are in a similar situation. Most likely, the fate of the face-to-face match between these rivals will be decided by one or two goals scored.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 1.60
Bet on corners
It is highly likely that the teams will be cautious in the match and will not be able to make a large number of serves from the game flag between the two of them.
Our prediction is under 8.5 corners for 2.22
