The match of the 5th stage of the Superliga “Petrolul” – “Rapid” will take place on Saturday, August 13, at 21:45 at the “Ilie Oană” stadium and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Prima Sport 1 and Orange. Sports 1.
Petrolul – Rapid – stage derby of the 5th stage of the Romanian Super League. The two traditional rivals have returned to the elite of Romanian football in recent years after difficult years in the lower leagues.
By the way, the rivalry between Petrolul and Rapid dates back to 1934, which is the oldest derby in Romania! Petrolul Ploieşti returned to the first stage of domestic football after a six-year hiatus, during which it went through disbandment and fan-driven reconstruction, as well as lower league purgatory.
Giku Grozav, Gabriel Tamash, and recently Konstantin Budescu are the people with whom coach Nicolae Constantin, a former symbolic player of the Yellow Wolves, hopes to avoid relegation.
The start was difficult, but was saved by an away win with “U” Cluj, which came after a lucky draw against Sepsi.
However, Petrolul is the team with the weakest attack in the Super League, having scored only two goals in four matches.
“Rapid” overcame a fiery start to the championship 0-1 with CFR Cluj (d), 2-0 with FCSB (a) and 1-0 with “Universitatea Craiova” (d), followed by a “control” victory with FC “Arjes” » ( 2-1, a), thanks to which Adrian Mutu lifted the Giulești team to the top of the standings, sharing points (9) with the leader CFR Cluj.
The Italian past of “Brilliant” is reflected especially in the organization of his team’s defense: “Rapid” is the best in the number of goals scored, only two!
So far, the two teams have met 119 times in all domestic competitions, with Rapid winning 58 games, Petrolul winning 35 times and another 26 matches ending in draws.
The last direct match between Petrolul and Rapid took place in 2020 in League 2, when the “Hazarians” won with a score of 2:0.
Petrolul – Rapid have not played in the first league since 2015, when the score was 1:1.
Superbet offers odds of 2.15 for the victory of Rapid in the away match with Petrolulul.
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Source: Hot News RO
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