Match

Oţelul vs Rapid: result 0-1 and analysis

Liga IRegular Season - 8Kick-off on September 6, 2026 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Stadionul Oţelul, Galaţi

Oţelul
0-1
Rapid

Full time

What was the result of Oţelul vs Rapid?

Rapid won 0-1 on September 6, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 90′A. PașcanuRapid

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Rapid win at 41%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 0-1.

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Official lineup for Oţelul vs Rapid

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Oţelul

4-1-4-1
  1. 9Patrick
  1. 10Andrézinho
  2. 27Pedro Nuno
  3. 17A. Ciobanu
  4. 30M. Frunză
  1. 39T. Lungu
  1. 28Miguel Silva
  2. 6P. Iacob
  3. 3G. Christopoulos
  4. 5H. Sylla
  1. 1C. Dur-Bozoancă

Rapid

4-2-3-1
  1. 9F. Stojilković
  1. 7M. Kamara
  2. 80O. Moruțan
  3. 29A. Dobre
  1. 8C. Grameni
  2. 15C. Vulturar
  1. 27E. Annan
  2. 6L. Kramer
  3. 5A. Pașcanu
  4. 19R. Onea
  1. 99B. Ungureanu
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Oţelul have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Rapid have 4, 7 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Oţelul
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 28, 2026FC Voluntari(away)2-2Liga I
Aug 24, 2026Arges Pitesti(home)1-0Liga I
Aug 19, 2026Concordia(away)1-5Cupa României
Aug 16, 2026Universitatea Craiova(home)1-1Liga I
Aug 9, 2026Petrolul Ploiesti(away)0-1Liga I
Rapid
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 3, 2026FC Politehnica Timisoara(away)2-0Cupa României
Aug 31, 2026Universitatea Craiova(home)1-1Liga I
Aug 21, 2026Petrolul Ploiesti(away)2-0Liga I
Aug 15, 2026Dinamo Bucuresti(home)0-1Liga I
Aug 7, 2026Uta Arad(away)0-0Liga I

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Oţelul win, 4 draws, 1 Rapid win.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 13, 2025Rapid 0-2 OţelulLiga I
Aug 11, 2025Oţelul 1-1 RapidLiga I
Feb 8, 2025Oţelul 1-1 RapidLiga I
Sep 28, 2024Rapid 0-0 OţelulLiga I
Feb 3, 2024Rapid 2-1 OţelulLiga I
Sep 17, 2023Oţelul 0-0 RapidLiga I

Last archived meeting: Rapid vs Oţelul on Dec 13, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Oţelul score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Rapid score 1.0 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Oţelul1.51.5310/158/15
Rapid1.00.867/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Oţelul sit 14th in Liga I (10 points from 11 matches) and Rapid sit 2nd (24 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Rapid1173118924
14Oţelul11245111610

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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