On Friday Oct 14th, in week 14, Rapid Bucuresti and Hermannstadt will play a match in Sibiu in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. Hermannstadt sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Universitatea Cluj. Marius Briceag struck first for Universitatea Cluj in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hermannstadt couldn’t manage to score, and Universitatea Cluj took the shutout win. Hermannstadt should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Botoşani. Alexandru Tiganasu scored the first goal for Botoşani in the 38th minute, then Junior Maranhão tied it up for Rapid Bucuresti in the 82nd minute earning Rapid Bucuresti a comeback draw. Rapid Bucuresti should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Rapid Bucuresti’s most prolific scorer has been Sefer. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Hermannstadt’s top weapon lately has been Alhassan, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.