FC Rapid Bucharest
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SuperLiga Betting Preview: Rapid Bucharest vs Hermannstadt

Rapid Bucharest host Hermannstadt in this Romanian SuperLiga game at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti, with kick-off set for 14:00 on Sunday 21 September. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats and team news.

A Tight Game In Store

We don’t think the net will bulge too many times when Rapid Bucharest go up against Hermannstadt. For this reason, we’re backing Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market and this selection is priced at -112.

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1-0 Hermannstadt Triumph in Previous H2H

Rapid Bucharest played Universitatea Cluj on their travels in their last game. It was a 0-0 draw at Cluj Arena. The Burgundy Eagles had 43% possession and two shots on target.

Hermannstadt have been defeated in back-to-back SuperLiga outings. In a recent home game at Stadionul Municipal, Sibiu, they were turned over 2-0 by Unirea Slobozia. Marius Maldarasanu's team had the lion’s share of the ball boasting 59% possession and six shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last clash between Hermannstadt and Rapid saw the former triumph at home. It was a 1-0 scoreline at Stadionul Municipal, Sibiu. In the previous 6 H2H games, there have been three Rapid wins, two Hermannstadt victories and a draw.

SuperLiga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 Rapid Bucharest logo Rapid Bucharest 23 13 6 4 37 21 16 37:21 45
15 Hermannstadt logo Hermannstadt 23 2 8 13 19 38 -19 19:38 14
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Rapid Bucharest – Last 10 League Games

5 wins and 5 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 14.1 attempts. Rapid have had 52.0% possession, 436.7 passes and 5.3 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 0.8 goals from 3.7 shots on goal and 13.2 attempts, while being awarded 5.2 corners.

Top scorers Alex Dobre and Elvir Koljic have found the net 4 times, with Antoine Baroan getting 2. Andrei Borza, Tobias Christensen and Cristian Manea have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

Hermannstadt – Last 10 League Games

Hermannstadt have 1 victory, 5 defeats and 4 draws, with an average of 0.8 goals from 12.0 attempts and 3.6 shots on goal. The Sibiu club average 44.3% possession, 383.1 passes, 5.7 corners in their favour and 4.4 corners against, while conceding 1.4 goals from 11.8 attempts and 4.0 shots on goal.

The leading scorers have been Sergiu Bus and Ianis Stoica with 2, while Constantin Albu has 1. Look no further than Silviu Balaure for the top assist maker (5) in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Rapid Bucharest confirmed lineup (4-4-1-1): Mihai Aioani (GK), Cristian Manea, Alexandru Pascanu, Lars Kramer, Christopher Braun, Alex Dobre, Kader Keita, Catalin Vulturar, Claudiu Petrila, Tobias Christensen, Antoine Baroan.

Hermannstadt confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Catalin Cabuz (GK), Tiberiu Capusa, Andreas Karo, Vahid Selimovic, Nana Antwi, Constantin Albu, Antoni Ivanov, Jair, Kevin Ciubotaru, Cristian Negut, Marko Gjorgjievski.

Rapid Bucharest vs Hermannstadt Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the full betting picture for Rapid Bucharest vs Hermannstadt, including our expert match prediction, likely scoreline, key corners pick, must-watch player props and a tailored bet builder ready to use.

Match Prediction

We’re not expecting the net to bulge too many times, with Under 2.5 Goals anticipated for this SuperLiga encounter. This selection gives us generous betting odds of -112.

Our SuperLiga experts like to go through the form guide, with injuries and suspensions also having a bearing on the match. Before making our football predictions, we combine this information with the latest numbers.

Key Rapid Bucharest vs Hermannstadt league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Rapid games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Rapid games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Rapid games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 5 Hermannstadt games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 Hermannstadt games on the road.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 15 of the last 20 Hermannstadt games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 6 games between these teams.
Under 2.5 Probability

Based on the latest odds from the top bookmakers, our pick carries a 52.9% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 55-60%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Rapid Rapid logo 1 - 1 Hermannstadt logo Hermannstadt

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Elvir Koljic to Score +190 BetMGM logo

Elvir Koljic (Rapid) has scored three goals in his past four SuperLiga games. Based on the numbers, we are looking to bet the +190 for him to find the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

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Corners Prediction

Hermannstadt Over 3.5 Corners -128 BetMGM logo

We’ve seen an average of 8.20 corners for Hermannstadt in their past 5 matches, while the previous four Rapid Bucharest games have involved them conceding over 3.5 corners. There are odds of -128 being served up when it comes to this Team Corners wager and we think Hermannstadt will cover the line.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Rapid Logo Rapid
Total
10.50 5.30 5.20
Home
9.60 6.50 3.10
Away
10.90 4.10 6.80
Hermannstadt Logo Hermannstadt
Total
10.10 5.70 4.40
Home
9.30 5.40 3.90
Away
10.40 4.80 5.60
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Under 2.5 -112
Asian Handicap Hermannstadt +1 -135
Team Corners Hermannstadt Over 3.5 -128

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Rapid Bucharest vs Hermannstadt Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Rapid Full-Time Odds Suggest Victory

The bookmakers have Rapid Bucharest as -116 favourites for this SuperLiga encounter, with the 1x2 odds suggesting that they are 54% likely to triumph. If you want to wager on the underdog, Hermannstadt have been priced up at +295.

If you’re wagering on Total Goals, the market is finding it hard to split Overs and Unders. When it comes to BTTS betting, the market suggests that Both Teams to Score Yes and No are both equally as likely to happen.

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Drilon Hazrollaj Heads First Goalscorer Market

There is +188 available that Drilon Hazrollaj finds the net, while he is available at +420 to register the first goal which makes him favourite.

Player Goals
Drilon Hazrollaj (Rapid)
First
+188
Anytime
+420
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Antoine Baroan (Rapid)
First
+205
Anytime
+500
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Timotej Jambor (Rapid)
First
+215
Anytime
+475
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Elvir Koljic (Rapid)
First
+220
Anytime
+510
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Rapid Bidding to Continue Unbeaten Home Run

Rapid Bucharest have not tasted defeat at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti in three straight matches. Constantin Galca's team have secured five victories, four defeats and one draw in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Hermannstadt are winless over their previous six games on their travels. The Red and Blacks have finished with five defeats, three draws and two wins in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.80 goals per game and conceding 1.20.

Rapid beat Hermannstadt 1-0 when they last met at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti. In the previous 3 H2H games at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti, we have seen two Rapid victories and one Hermannstadt win.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Rapid Bucharest logo Rapid Bucharest Home Stats 5-1-4 2.50 1.20 1.30 5 5 6 4
Hermannstadt logo Hermannstadt Away Stats 2-3-5 2.00 0.80 1.20 2 8 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Rapid Bucharest logo Rapid Bucharest League Stats
Hermannstadt logo Hermannstadt League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins and 5 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 1 win, 5 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Rapid Bucharest vs Hermannstadt Lineups & Team News

Check the Rapid vs Hermannstadt team news before you place your bets. We’ll share the most up-to-date confirmed SuperLiga lineups and injury information.

Rapid Bucharest Confirmed Lineup 4-4-1-1

Hermannstadt Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Rapid Bucharest Confirmed Lineup 4-4-1-1

16 Mihai Aioani
23 Cristian Manea 5 Alexandru Pascanu 6 Lars Kramer 47 Christopher Braun
29 Alex Dobre 18 Kader Keita 15 Catalin Vulturar 10 Claudiu Petrila
17 Tobias Christensen
90 Antoine Baroan
25 Catalin Cabuz
66 Tiberiu Capusa 3 Andreas Karo 2 Vahid Selimovic
30 Nana Antwi 13 Constantin Albu 24 Antoni Ivanov 7 Jair 98 Kevin Ciubotaru
10 Cristian Negut 19 Marko Gjorgjievski

Hermannstadt Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Rapid Bucharest Substitutes

  • 1Franz Stolz
  • 3Robert Badescu
  • 8Constantin Grameni
  • 9Timotej Jambor
  • 14Jakub Hromada
  • 28Luka Gojkovic
  • 52Sebastian Banu
  • 55Rares Pop
  • 95Elvir Koljic
  • 98Gabriel Gheorghe
  • 99Claudiu Micovschi

Hermannstadt Substitutes

  • 5Florin Bejan
  • 6Kalifa Kujabi
  • 9Aurelian Chitu
  • 11Sergiu Bus
  • 17Patrick Vuc
  • 21Diogo Batista
  • 27Ioan Barstan
  • 29Ciprian Biceanu
  • 31Vlad Mutiu
  • 51Alexandru Oroian
  • 77Luca Stancu

Previous Rapid Bucharest Lineups

12 Sep SuperLiga
U Cluj 0-0 Rapid Bucharest
29 Aug SuperLiga
Rapid Bucharest 2-0 UTA Arad
22 Aug SuperLiga
Metaloglobus 1-2 Rapid Bucharest
17 Aug SuperLiga
Rapid Bucharest 2-2 FCSB
11 Aug SuperLiga
Otelul Galati 1-1 Rapid Bucharest
04 Aug SuperLiga
Rapid Bucharest 2-1 Botosani

Previous Hermannstadt Lineups

15 Sep SuperLiga
Hermannstadt 0-2 Unirea Slobozia
30 Aug SuperLiga
Dinamo Bucharest 2-0 Hermannstadt
25 Aug SuperLiga
Hermannstadt 1-0 Farul Constanta
16 Aug SuperLiga
Petrolul Ploiesti 1-1 Hermannstadt
10 Aug SuperLiga
U Craiova 1-0 Hermannstadt
03 Aug SuperLiga
Hermannstadt 2-2 U Cluj
Team Squads

Rapid Bucharest Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Constantin Galca

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Kader Keita 18 M 9 810 9 0 0 0 1 0
Alex Dobre 29 M 9 764 9 0 4 0 0 0
Tobias Christensen 17 F 9 752 9 0 0 2 2 0
Denis Ciobotariu 13 D 8 720 8 0 1 0 2 0
Lars Kramer 6 D 8 642 7 2 0 0 2 0

Hermannstadt Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Marius Maldarasanu

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Catalin Cabuz 1 G 9 810 9 0 0 0 0 0
Ionut Stoica 4 D 9 765 9 0 0 0 1 0
Tiberiu Capusa 66 D 9 756 9 0 1 0 0 0
Silviu Balaure 96 M 8 673 8 0 0 5 0 0
Vahid Selimovic 2 D 8 671 8 0 0 0 4 0
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Superliga Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 U Craiova 23 13 7 3 43:20 46
2 Rapid Bucharest 23 13 6 4 37:21 45
3 Dinamo Bucharest 23 12 8 3 35:19 44
4 Arges Pitesti 23 12 4 7 30:21 40
5 Botosani 23 10 8 5 30:18 38
6 Otelul Galati 23 10 6 7 35:19 36
7 U Cluj 23 10 6 7 27:20 36
8 UTA Arad 23 9 8 6 30:32 35
9 CFR Cluj 23 8 8 7 34:34 32
10 Farul Constanta 23 8 7 8 28:26 31
11 FCSB 23 8 7 8 32:31 31
12 Unirea Slobozia 23 6 3 14 22:35 21
13 Petrolul Ploiesti 23 4 8 11 16:25 20
14 Csikszereda 23 4 7 12 22:51 19
15 Hermannstadt 23 2 8 13 19:38 14
16 Metaloglobus 23 2 5 16 19:49 11
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 U Craiova 12 8 3 1 26:10 27
2 Otelul Galati 12 7 3 2 23:9 24
3 Dinamo Bucharest 11 7 3 1 20:8 24
4 Rapid Bucharest 11 7 2 2 22:11 23
5 Botosani 11 6 4 1 20:8 22
6 Arges Pitesti 11 6 2 3 14:8 20
7 Farul Constanta 11 5 4 2 16:10 19
8 UTA Arad 12 5 4 3 16:16 19
9 CFR Cluj 11 5 3 3 19:16 18
10 U Cluj 12 4 5 3 12:10 17
11 FCSB 11 4 3 4 12:12 15
12 Csikszereda 12 3 6 3 15:17 15
13 Unirea Slobozia 11 3 1 7 10:12 10
14 Petrolul Ploiesti 12 2 3 7 7:15 9
15 Metaloglobus 12 2 3 7 10:21 9
16 Hermannstadt 12 1 4 7 12:22 7