In a mid week match on Mon Apr 18th, in week 5, Rapid Bucuresti and Gaz Metan Mediaş will play a match in Bucureşti in a clash of the Liga 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 2nd placed Rapid Bucuresti, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against UTA Arad. Alexandru Ioniță struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 46th minute, then Ilie added another in the 75th minute on a feed from Mattias Käit In the end, UTA Arad 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. Rapid Bucuresti should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while gaz Metan Mediaş sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Mioveni. Bogdan Rusu struck first for Mioveni in the 16th minute from the penalty spot, then Paweł Tomczyk added another in the 24th minute. Gaz Metan Mediaş looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 10 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan, Gaz Metan Mediaş and Rapid Bucuresti battled to a 1-1 draw. Petre Goge scored the first goal for Rapid Bucuresti in the 3rd minute, then Mihai Daniel Lixandru got the equalizer for Gaz Metan Mediaş in the 55th minute on a feed from Yuri earning Gaz Metan Mediaş a comeback draw. Both Ilie and Alexandru Ioniță have been the hottest scorers for Rapid Bucuresti in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.