Week 4 brings us a match on Aug 6th, where Rapid Bucuresti plays host to Argeş in a clash of the Liga 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 4th placed Rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Universitatea Craiova. Alexandru Ioniță scored the first goal for Rapid Bucuresti in the 50th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Universitatea Craiova couldn’t muster any offence and Rapid Bucuresti ran away with the shutout win. Rapid Bucuresti is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Argeş is fresh off their 3-1 win against Universitatea Cluj. Adrian Ionuț Bălan struck first for Universitatea Cluj in the 4th minute, but Alexandru Ișfan got the equalizer for Argeş in the 43rd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 46th minute on a goal by Alexandru Ișfan to cap off a wild match. Argeş is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Rapid Bucuresti won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Dorian Bertrand and Alexandru Ișfan have been the hottest scorers for Argeş in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Alexandru Ioniță has been the most prolific scorer on Rapid Bucuresti in his last 5 matches with two goals.