In a weekend match on Sat Sep 10th, in week 10, U Craiova 1948 will host Rapid Bucuresti in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. U Craiova 1948 is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Universitatea Cluj. Negru struck first for Universitatea Cluj on an own goal in the 28th minute, but Gabriel Iancu got the equalizer for U Craiova 1948 in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. U Craiova 1948 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Voluntari. Marko Dugandžić scored the first goal for Rapid Bucuresti in the 60th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Voluntari couldn’t muster any offence and Rapid Bucuresti ran away with the shutout win. Rapid Bucuresti is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season U Craiova 1948 won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Marko Dugandžić has been the most prolific scorer on Rapid Bucuresti in the last 5 matches with two goals. U Craiova 1948 is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Andrea Compagno and Gabriel Iancu each having 2 goals in their last five.