On Thursday, September 28, at 21:00, the match of the first stage of Group B of the Romanian Cup “Botosani” – “Rapid” will take place at the Municipal Stadium, which will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.

Botosani and Rapid will fight for a place in the quarterfinals of the competition in a group that also includes CFR Cluj, U Cluj, Steaua and Oleksandria. In the new group stage format, each team will play just three games against one opponent from each bracket and must finish in one of the top two spots to qualify.

Rapid want at least one trophy this season, with the Romanian Cup looking the most accessible for the people of Giulesti, while Botosani’s focus is on the league, where they sit in last place, as close as ever to relegation to Ligue 2.

Botosani are 16th in the Super Lig with just six points from ten stages and are the only team without a win in this edition of the league, drawing in their last match at home with UTA 2-2 ( BTW , the Moldovans have scored three consecutive draws since the appointment of Dan Aleksa as coach).

Botosani started their journey in the Romanian Cup in the play-offs, a stage in which they beat Mioveni 2-0, and in the last tournament, the first in the current format, they finished in 4th place in the group. of which UTA and Mioveni are qualified.

Rapid are 3rd in the Super League with 18 points after 10 matches, following a five-match unbeaten run (four wins and a draw), the last of which was an impressive 3-1 victory in Giulesti against CFR Cluj. Cluj.

Cristiano Bergodi’s side are one of the most aggressive with 21 goals scored (15 in the last five games!) and currently have two of the league’s top scorers in Albion Rahmani and Marko Dugandzic (who meanwhile remains in Altai, Saudi Arabia ), each with six goals.

Rapid, who have 13 Romanian Cup trophies, start the competition directly in the group stage, having finished in 4th place in the previous season in a group from which CFR Cluj and U Cluj were eliminated.

In the last head-to-head match between the two teams, Botosani and Rapid played to a 2-2 draw in Julesti in a regular season tour match of the current Super League.

Superbet offers odds of 1.33 on the prediction X2: a draw or a win for the visitors in the match Botosani – Rapid.

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