Rapid Bucuresti vs Otelul betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga 1 match on September 28th, 2024

A Liga 1 match between Rapid Bucuresti and Otelul will hold on September 28th, 2024, Saturday at 18:30h (UTC), in Romania, check the Rapid Bucuresti vs Otelul betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Rapid Bucuresti vs Otelul will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stadionul Valentin Stănescu stadium, in the city of Bucureşti, with a capacity for 9513 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting on Betarena.

Introduction to the Rapid Bucuresti vs Otelul betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga 1 has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.59 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.44 goals per match played.

Rapid Bucuresti last match

Rapid Bucuresti comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Unirea Slobozia, in a match valid for Liga 1, and the match ended 1-2. Coach M. Şumudică's team lined up with this formation: 4-2-3-1.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 1.90.

Otelul last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga 1, Otelul, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Dinamo Bucureşti team with a final score of 1-1.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 2.75.

Rapid Bucuresti vs Otelul h2h

Otelul occupied 11th place when they went against Rapid Bucuresti, who was in 3rd place, in their last match at Liga 1. Otelul first went in with a 4-1-4-1 formation, which was engaged by Rapid Bucuresti with a 4-2-3-1 deployment.

The last time these teams met was for a Liga 1 match, on 03-02-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 2-1 win for Rapid Bucuresti.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

Rapid Bucuresti

Liga 1 leaderboard now

Considering the home team Rapid Bucuresti, standing in 8th place with 12 points in the Liga 1 competition in Romania. Their performance statistics have been such as 2 wins, 2 losses and, 6 draws.

Which means that the team, with the same number of points, in the 11th round is followed by the SSC Farul team in 9th place.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Romania Liga 1 without high aspirations or fears of ending up in the relegation zone, the Rapid Bucuresti will try to take advantage of the home factor to get a win.

Rapid Bucuresti analysis

At the end of matchday 10 we see that Rapid Bucuresti conceded more goals than they scored, with 13 goals conceded and 12 scored.

The average shooting on goal for the Rapid Bucuresti team in the league is not the best. There are only 4.1 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

his average possession rate in the league is 47.6%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Rapid Bucuresti vs Otelul 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

In comparison to Otelul 786 attacks and 10 goals, Rapid Bucuresti has had 879 attacks and 12 goals.

Best goalscorer from Rapid Bucuresti

Rareș Mihai Pop has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 3 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Rapid Bucuresti to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Otelul

Liga 1 leaderboard now

The Otelul team with 17 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Championship Round, with a campaign of 4 wins, 5 draws, and 0 losses.

This means that Dinamo Bucureşti team, in 3rd place, is close behind in the 11th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Otelul analysis

After 10 rounds, Otelul has a positive goal difference, with 10 goals scored and only 4 goals taken by their goalkeeper.

This is a top 5 team in the Liga 1 that wants to keep up with the good performances!

With a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses, and 3 draws in the Liga 1, Otelul playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.

Best goalscorer from Otelul

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Alexandru Pop. The Midfielder has already scored 3 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Otelul, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Rapid Bucuresti is Rareș Mihai Pop, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Otelul is Alexandru Pop, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Otelul has conceded 3 away goals in 5 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Otelul will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 2-1, something to take into consideration.

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Otelul scores an average of 1.2 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.7.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 4.31 corners.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.5 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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