In this week 17 match on the 27th of November, Mioveni will travel to Bucureşti to battle Rapid Bucuresti in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga 1 teams. Rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Chindia Târgovişte. Cristian Neguț scored the first goal for Chindia Târgovişte in the 53rd minute, then Ilie tied it up for Rapid Bucuresti in the 60th minute . Rapid Bucuresti is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while mioveni sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Gaz Metan Mediaş. Bogdan Rusu struck first for Mioveni in the 23rd minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Gaz Metan Mediaş was frustrated by Mioveni’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Mioveni ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Stadionul Orăşenesc, Rapid Bucuresti was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Dragoş Grigore struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 42nd minute, then Balan added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Nicolae Carnat In the end, Mioveni couldn’t muster any offence and Rapid Bucuresti ran away with the shutout win.
Bogdan Rusu has been the most effective weapon for Mioveni lately. The Romanian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches. Balan has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Rapid Bucuresti.