This Liga I meeting between FC Petrolul Ploieşti and FC Rapid București has no favourite in CheckLive's assessment. It is an evenly poised contest, and the draw has to be considered a genuine possibility alongside either side winning. With no round specified in the facts, the prize on offer is the league points.
Petrolul's last five Liga I results include wins over Voluntari (2-1), Oțelul Galați (1-0) and Dinamo București (1-0), either side of defeats to Universitatea Craiova (0-4) and FC Argeş (0-1). Rapid have lost only once in five, a 0-1 defeat to Dinamo, with wins over CFR Cluj (3-1) and Sepsi (1-0) and draws with UTA Arad (0-0) and Botoșani (1-1).
The head-to-head is tight: in eight meetings Petrolul have three wins, Rapid two, and there have been three draws. The most recent clash, in Liga I in February, ended 1-1. With CheckLive naming no clear favourite and form close, the key thing to watch is which side can edge a low-scoring, even contest without being undone by the other's resilience.
