​Rapid v Universitat Craiova, 9th round playoff match count scheduled for Monday, May 22 at 8:30 p.m. at Giuleşti Stadium, will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1 and Prima. Sports 1.

Rapid and Craiova University complete the 9th stage of the play-off derby, which has huge stakes for the visitors, who are fighting for a place that will allow them to reach the European Cups, given that the hosts can still reach the Conference League only due to the almost impossible outcome game.

Rapid are in 5th place with 35 points, two points behind University of Craiova, the only team they can overtake, but 4th place puts them in contention for the Conference League playoffs only if U Cluj, which does not have a license for Europe, will win the final of the Romanian Cup with Sepsi.

Adrian Mutu’s side also drew 0-0 at home with Sepsi in the previous stage, and have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five play-off matches.

However, Rapid are unbeaten at home in the playoffs (two wins and two draws) and Marko Dugandzic remains the team’s top scorer with four goals in eight matches (the Croatian striker is the top scorer in the Super League, with 20 successes).

Universitat Craiova are in 4th place with 37 points, five behind CFR Cluj (who have an extra game) and are still hoping for 3rd place, which guarantees them a place in the Conference League, if Cluj wins the final with “Sepsis” or will play -off for the third European tournament, if the Covasnians win the Romanian Cup.

The Eugen Nyagoe-coached side are coming off the back of a 1-1 draw at home to Farul and have recorded two wins, two draws and one defeat in their last five games.

Olten are without a win in three matches, for which they have scored only two points, but they count on two strikers in Elvir Kolic and Jovan Markovic, each of whom has three goals scored in the playoffs.

In the regular season, Rapid won the round at the University of Craiova with a score of 1-0 (Al. Ioniţă 51), so that in the second leg the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw in Giulesti (Albu 24, Dugandzic 72 respectively, Kretsu Street 5, Bayaram 19).

In the match of the playoff round, which took place on April 16, 2023, the University of Craiova beat Rapid on its own field with a score of 3:1 (Chimpanu 38, Markovic 82, Rogulich 90+2, respectively, Dugandzic 31p).

Superbet offers odds of 1.40 on the prediction X2: a draw or a win for the visitors in the match Rapid – Universitat Craiova.

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