Week 22 brings us a match on Jan 20th, where Sepsi and Rapid Bucuresti will play a match in Bucureşti in a Liga 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Rapid Bucuresti recorded a 1-1 draw against UTA Arad. Philip Otele scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 40th minute, but Marko Dugandžić got the equalizer for Rapid Bucuresti in the 7th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Rapid Bucuresti a comeback draw. Rapid Bucuresti is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Sepsi is fresh off their 2-1 win against Universitatea Cluj. Paun scored the first goal for Sepsi in the 30th minute, then Alexandru Tudorie added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Jonathan Emanuel Rodriguez. Sepsi is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 27th of August, Rapid Bucuresti won by a score of 2 to 1. Mario Rondon struck first for Sepsi in the 21st minute on a penalty shot, then Sefer tied it up for Rapid Bucuresti in the 27th minute on a penalty shot Finally they completed the comback in the 47th minute on a goal by Alexandru Ioniță to cap off a wild match.
Alexandru Tudorie has been the most prolific scorer on Sepsi in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Rapid Bucuresti’s top weapon lately has been Marko Dugandžić, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.