Rapid Bucharest vs CFR Cluj Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Adrian Baciu, Football Analyst | Published: 11 months ago | 4 min read

FC Rapid Bucharest

Football Romania - Liga I Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti Sun 21 Jul 03:00

CFR 1907 Cluj

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Why Over 2.5 Goals Looks Like the Best Bet

The beauty of our betting prediction is that it doesn’t matter if Rapid Bucharest or CFR Cluj score the goals. We simply need Over 2.5 Goals and that’s trading at 1.83.

Match Preview & H2H

Rapid Bucuresti drew 1-1 with UTA Arad in their previous match, registering six shots on target. They had 50% possession at Arena Francisc Neuman and Christopher Braun scoring a goal in this Liga I match.

CFR Cluj played Dinamo Bucharest in their last match and this was a home game at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu. The scoreline was a 3-2 win in this Liga I encounter, with Ciprian Ioan Deac, Daniel Birligea and Panagiotis Tachtsidis scoring for CFR Cluj.

The scoreline was 3-2 to CFR Cluj at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu when Rapid Bucuresti and CFR Cluj last faced each other in a match.

Looking back over the past 10 matches, we have seen Rapid Bucuresti win five times and CFR Cluj win four times. One game ended in a draw and there has been an average of 3.2 goals scored.

Rapid Bucharest – Last 10 League Games

Rapid Bucuresti have 1 win, 7 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 5.1 shots on goal and 13.9 attempts. They have averaged 46.9% possession, 378.4 passes and 3.6 corners per match, with their opponents getting 2.1 goals from 4.7 shots on goal, 12.2 attempts and 5.1 corners.

Top scorers are Borisav Burmaz and Albion Rrahmani on 3 goals, while Funsho Bamgboye has racked up 2. Leading assistor is Albion Rrahmani with 3.

CFR Cluj – Last 10 League Games

CFR Cluj have won 7, lost 2 and drawn 1, with an average of 2.1 goals from 15.1 attempts and 6.2 shots on goal. They average 49.5% possession, 416.8 passes, 6.5 corners awarded and 3.7 corners against them, while conceding 1.4 goals from 12.3 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal.

Daniel Birligea has top scored with 7, followed by Philip Otele and Karlo Muhar on 5 and 3. Ciprian Ioan Deac is top assists provider with 6, while Razvan Sava has recorded 2 clean sheets in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Rapid Bucharest (confirmed lineup): Mihai Aioani, Cristian Ignat, Filip Blazek, Paul Iacob, Christopher Braun, Claudiu Micovschi, Jayson Papeau, Mattias Kaeit, Claudiu Petrila, Borisav Burmaz, Albion Rrahmani.

CFR Cluj (confirmed lineup): Razvan Sava, Vasile Mogos, Matija Boben, Matei Cristian Ilie, Camora, Andrei Artean, Kader Keita, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Ciprian Ioan Deac, Daniel Birligea, Meriton Korenica.

Expert Analysis

We’re always monitoring the team news. Combined with the latest form, this helps us secure the best value. Our football experts also take a data-led approach, with the key numbers proving useful.

Key Rapid Bucharest vs CFR Cluj stats:

  • In 14 of the last 20 Rapid Bucuresti matches, there have been Over 2.5 Goals
  • Rapid Bucuresti have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • Rapid Bucuresti have conceded 2 or more goals in 10 of their last 20 matches
  • CFR Cluj have scored 2 or more goals in 10 of their past 20 matches

Head to the Total Goals betting market and back our tip about Over 2.5 Goals. We’re expecting this Liga I match to be high-scoring and you can get odds of 1.83.

There’s the opportunity to look at other betting angles and that includes Over 3.5 Goals if you want to chance four or more being scored.

Rapid Bucharest vs CFR Cluj Prediction

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Rapid Bucharest vs CFR Cluj Odds

If you want to back CFR Cluj to land an away Liga I win, then the bookies have priced them up at 2.75. Rapid Bucuresti are available at betting odds of 2.63 and the draw is 3.15.

The Total Goals market looks like a close call, with Under and Over 2.5 Goals trading at a similar price. BTTS betting is popular and you can back Yes at 1.61 on the Both Teams to Score market.

There are hundreds of markets when it comes to betting on the Liga I coupon and we recommend visiting the leading betting sites to find the bet that matches your view on the game.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 8 wins, 9 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 6 wins, 4 defeats and 0 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 12 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Rapid Bucharest

CFR Cluj

Goals / match
1.6 2.8
Conceded / match
1.8 1.2
Total / match
3.4 4

Corners

Corners

Rapid Bucharest

CFR Cluj

For / match
3.8 7.2
Against / match
5.8 3
Total / match
9.6 10.2

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

We’re ready to bring you Rapid Bucharest vs CFR Cluj team news as soon as it’s announced. This will allow you to get the big picture.

Rapid Bucharest vs CFR Cluj Lineups

Rapid Bucharest Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

CFR Cluj Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Rapid Bucharest Confirmed Lineup 5-3-2

16 Mihai Aioani
21 Cristian Ignat 36 Filip Blazek 6 Paul Iacob 47 Christopher Braun 7 Claudiu Micovschi
96 Jayson Papeau 4 Mattias Kaeit 10 Claudiu Petrila
11 Borisav Burmaz 9 Albion Rrahmani
90 Razvan Sava
19 Vasile Mogos 42 Matija Boben 27 Matei Cristian Ilie 45 Camora
26 Andrei Artean 18 Kader Keita 77 P. Tachtsidis
10 Ciprian Ioan Deac 9 Daniel Birligea 17 Meriton Korenica

CFR Cluj Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Rapid Bucharest Substitutes

  • 3Robert Badescu
  • 8Florent Hasani
  • 18Timotej Jambor
  • 22Cristian Sapunaru
  • 23Cristian Manea
  • 24Andrei Borza
  • 26Razvan Oaida
  • 28Luka Gojkovic
  • 29Gabriel Gheorghe
  • 55Rares Pop
  • 91Omar El Sawy
  • 99Bogdan Ungureanu

CFR Cluj Substitutes

  • 1Rares Gal
  • 2Armend Thaqi
  • 3Aly Abeid
  • 7Mohammed Kamara
  • 8Robert Filip
  • 11Adrian Paun
  • 70Tudor Lucaci
  • 82Alin Razvan Fica
  • 89Otto Hindrich
  • 96Beni Nkololo
  • 99Peter Michael

Previous Rapid Bucharest Lineups

14 Jul Liga I
UTA Arad 1-1 Rapid Bucharest
20 May Liga I
Rapid Bucharest 2-0 FCSB
11 May Liga I
Sepsi 3-2 Rapid Bucharest

Previous CFR Cluj Lineups

15 Jul Liga I
CFR Cluj 3-2 Dinamo Bucharest
19 May Liga I
CFR Cluj 5-1 Farul Constanta
12 May Liga I
FCSB 0-1 CFR Cluj

Get the confirmed starting 11s for every team in every match. We’ll show the formations and substitutes, with previous lineups also available for comparison.

Team Squads

Rapid Bucharest Squad

CFR Cluj Squad

We’ve got a full list of players for every squad and there’s also stats available.

Romania FlagRomania Liga I Table

Liga I 2024/2025

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Unirea Slobozia 2 1 1 0 3:2 4
2 CFR Cluj 1 1 0 0 3:2 3
3 Otelul Galati 1 1 0 0 3:2 3
4 Sepsi 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
5 Politehnica 2 1 0 1 1:1 3
6 FCSB 2 0 2 0 3:3 2
7 Rapid Bucuresti 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
8 UTA Arad 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
9 Universitatea Cluj 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
10 FC Buzau 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
11 Hermannstadt 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
12 Petrolul Ploiesti 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
13 Uni. Craiova 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
14 Dinamo Bucharest 1 0 0 1 2:3 0
15 Farul Constanta 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
16 Botosani 2 0 0 2 2:4 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 CFR Cluj 1 1 0 0 3:2 3
2 Sepsi 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
3 Politehnica 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
4 Unirea Slobozia 1 0 1 0 2:2 1
5 FCSB 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
6 UTA Arad 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
7 Hermannstadt 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
8 Petrolul Ploiesti 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
9 Otelul Galati 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Rapid Bucuresti 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Universitatea Cluj 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 FC Buzau 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Uni. Craiova 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Dinamo Bucharest 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Botosani 1 0 0 1 2:3 0
16 Farul Constanta 1 0 0 1 0:1 0

A great starting point for placing football bets is to check out the Liga I standings so that you can see where each team is placed in the table.

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