Week 1 brings us a match on Mar 13th where Rapid Bucuresti hosts Dinamo Bucureşti in a clash of the Liga 1 in the anticipated Mioveni derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Rapid Bucuresti sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Academica Clinceni. Rares Ilie struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 71st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Academica Clinceni was frustrated by Rapid Bucuresti’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rapid Bucuresti ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Dinamo Bucureşti is fresh off their 1-4 loss against CFR Cluj. Baptiste Aloé struck first for Dinamo Bucureşti in the 4th minute on a feed from Vlad Morar, then Ciprian Deac tied it up for CFR Cluj in the 39th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 51st minute on a goal by Gabriel Debeljuh. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On the 26th of February, Rapid Bucuresti hosted Dinamo Bucureşti at the Stadionul Valentin Stănescu in their last match together. Rapid Bucuresti and Dinamo Bucureşti battled to a 1-1 draw. Cosmin Gabriel Matei struck first for Dinamo Bucureşti in the 20th minute, but Jakub Vojtuš got the equalizer for Rapid Bucuresti in the 23rd minute earning them at least the one point.
Gabriel Torje has been the most effective weapon for Dinamo Bucureşti lately. The Romanian midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Jakub Vojtuš has been the most prolific scorer on Rapid Bucuresti in the last five matches with two goals.