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Rapid Bucharest vs Politehnica Iasi: Romanian Championship Match Betting Tip
The match between Rapid Bucharest and Politehnica Iasi will close the 22nd round of the Romanian Premier League on January 20. The home team is a huge favorite in this match. Will it really be like that? You will find the answer and trending bets on the match in our betting tip
Command Analysis
Rapid Bucuresti
RomaniaCurrent form
Rapid is fighting for a place in the playoff zone. After 21 matches played with 29 points scored, the club is in eighth place in the ranking, three points behind the top 6. In 2025, the team played two friendly matches. In one, they lost to the Korean Ulsan (1:2), and in the other, they won against the Chinese Shanghai Port (1:0). The upcoming opponent is in the top three worst teams in the league, so the hosts have a good chance to improve, and under certain circumstances, even break into the top six. The main thing is to give it their all in the upcoming match and play with 100% dedication, then there will be no problems with scoring points.
Disqualifications and injuries
Mendes, Bryan and Jacob will not be able to help their team in this match due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Rapid Bucharest have scored in seven of their last eight home games
- The hosts have kept clean sheets in three of their last five matches
Estimated line-up: Sigrist - Borza, Ignat, Onea, Pascanu, Manea - Petrila, Christensen, Gromada - Bupienza, N'Jie.
CSM Politehnica Iasi
RomaniaCurrent form
Politekhnika have been winless for five matches in a row: three defeats and two draws. Before this winless streak, the team was in the top 10, but is currently only in 14th place, three points behind the tenth line. The visitors have lost their last two away matches. In the last match of 2024, they were beaten by Dinamo Bucharest (0:2), and in 2025, they lost to Universitatea Craiova (0:1) in a friendly match. The upcoming opponent is quite strong, so breaking the losing streak will not be an easy task.
Disqualifications and injuries
Teixeira will not take part in the match due to injury.
Interesting trends for betting
- Politekhnika can't win five matches in a row
- In the last four matches, the visitors failed to even score
Tentative lineup: Fernandez - Atanaskoski, Ilie, Moreira, Guilherme - Gheorghe, Bordeiano, Marchioni, Stefanovic - Roman, Omrani.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
The hosts won their last face-to-face match with this score
7.20Politekhnika to score in the second half
In two of the three previous head-to-head matches, the bet was successful
1.81Rapid Bucharest to score in the second half
In three of the last five matches with local fans the bet came in
1.65Tip and bets
Politekhnika is currently far from its ideal form, and a series of five winless matches speaks volumes about it. Rapid, in turn, is eager to break into the top six clubs in the league. Considering the current form of the opponent and the motivation of the home team, we come to the conclusion that the club that is in a higher position in the national championship will win.
Our prediction is Rapid victory with odds of 1.57
Bet on total
Over the last five years, the teams have met each other three times. In each match, both clubs scored goals, and in all games more than two goals were scored. Considering the current form of the opponents, as well as the statistics described above, we assume that the upcoming match will not be an exception, and the opponents will again please the fans with an abundance of goals.
Bet - both teams to score. This bet is offered for 2.13
Bet on corners
Judging by our description, the game should not be boring and sluggish. If the opponents play in an attacking style, as we think, then it will be possible to make quite a few passes from the corner flag.
Our prediction is total over 8.5 corners. This bet is offered for 1.76
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