In this week 9 match on the 16th of May, Mioveni will host Rapid Bucuresti in a clash of these two closely matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. Mioveni is fresh off their 0-1 loss against UTA Arad. Modestas Vorobjovas struck first for UTA Arad in the 27th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Mioveni couldn’t muster any offence and UTA Arad ran away with the shutout win. Mioveni is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 2-3 loss against U Craiova 1948. Bradley Diallo scored the first goal for Rapid Bucuresti on an own goal in the 8th minute, then Compagno got the equalizer for U Craiova 1948 in the 44th minute on a feed from Juan Bauza But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 95th minute on a goal by William Baeten. Rapid Bucuresti looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 27th of November, Rapid Bucuresti and Mioveni battled to a 1-1 draw. Alexandru Buziuc scored the first goal for Mioveni in the 16th minute, but Cătălin Hlistei got the equalizer for Rapid Bucuresti in the 57th minute earning them at least the one point.
Rares Ilie has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Rapid Bucuresti. Mioveni hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Paweł Tomczyk and Bogdan Rusu, and they each have 1 goal.