CLUJ. Rapid Bucuresti beats CFR Cluj 1-0 after D. Djokovic scored just 1 goal (9′). CFR Cluj was much better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu stadium in Cluj on Saturday and it started at 9:15 pm local time. The referee was Constantin Sebastian Colțescu who was helped by Mihai Ovidiu Artene and Daniel Mitruți. The 4th official was Iulian Dima. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.54 degrees Celsius or 54.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

CFR Cluj had a strong ball possession 66% while Rapid Bucuresti was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

CFR Cluj had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rapid Bucuresti succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

CFR Cluj shot 13 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Rapid Bucuresti shot 15 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

CFR Cluj received 2 yellow cards (Ciprian Deac and Panagiotis Tachtsidis). Talking about the opposition, Rapid Bucuresti received 1 yellow card (Alexandru Albu).

Standings

After this contest, CFR Cluj stays with 42 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Rapid Bucuresti will has 45 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga 1, CFR Cluj will play away against U Craiova 1948 on the 17th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of CFR Cluj (1 draw).

Rapid Bucuresti will host Hermannstadt on the 17th of February with a 1-1 head to head.

CFR Cluj – Formation

CFR Cluj started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Adrian Mutu decided to play with the following team: Răzvan Sava (7.9), Vasile Mogoș (7.3), Matija Boben (7.0), Matei Cristian Ilie (7.3), Cristian Manea (7.7), Karlo Muhar (7.5), Kader Keita (7.5), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (7.1), Ciprian Deac (7.3), Daniel Bîrligea (6.7) and Philip Otele (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Petar Mamić, Arlind Ajeti, Omar El Kaddouri (7.0), Robert Filip, Valentin Yacabo Serebe (7.0), Cristian Bălgrădean, Anton Krešić, Mário Camora, Alin Fica, Ottó Hindrich and Peter Godly Michael (6.7).

Substitutions

CFR Cluj made 3 changes: Daniel Bîrligea for Peter Godly Michael (46′), Panagiotis Tachtsidis for Omar El Kaddouri (60′) and Philip Otele for Valentin Yacabo Serebe (81′).

Player of the match: Răzvan Sava​

The player that probably impressed the most for CFR Cluj was the goalkeeper: Răzvan Sava. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.

Rapid Bucuresti – Formation

Rapid Bucuresti started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Cristiano Bergodi played with: Marian Aioani (7.3), Razvan Onea (7.0), Cristian Sapunaru (6.7), Paul Iacob (6.7), Andrei Borza (7.1), Alexandru Albu (7.0), Damjan Djokovic (7.5), Ermal Krasniqi (7.5), Borisav Burmaz (7.3), Jayson Papeau (7.1) and Albion Rrahmani (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Funsho Bamgboye (7.0), Florent Hasani, Alexandru Ioniță, Jakub Hromada, Iulian Cristea (7.1), Dragos Grigore, Razvan Oaida (6.7), Claudiu Petrila (6.7), Christopher Braun (6.6), Catalin Cirjan, Virgil Draghia and Omar El Sawy.

Rapid Bucuresti could not rely on the presence of Iulian Cristea (injured) and Christopher Braun (injured).

Substitutions

Rapid Bucuresti made 5 changes: Cristian Sapunaru for Iulian Cristea (17′), Jayson Papeau for Claudiu Petrila (69′), Razvan Onea for Christopher Braun (54′), Ermal Krasniqi for Funsho Bamgboye (70′) and Albion Rrahmani for Razvan Oaida (70′).

Player of the match: Ermal Krasniqi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rapid Bucuresti was Ermal Krasniqi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 7.5 with 24 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.​

• CFR Cluj – Rapid Bucuresti – 0-1
• CSM Iaşi – Voluntari – 0-0