Rapid Bucharest vs UTA Arad

29 August 2025 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2025/26 · Referee Marian Barbu

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • D. Ciobotariu 13’
  • A. Dobre 30’

Match summary

Rapid Bucharest beat UTA Arad 2-0. Rapid Bucharest led 2-0 at half-time.

D. Ciobotariu put Rapid Bucharest ahead with a header in the 13th minute and A. Dobre made it 2-0 in the 30th minute.

The chances backed that up: Rapid Bucharest created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to UTA Arad's 0.75 from 8.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%
11 Shots 8
5 Shots on target 1
5 Corners 4
395 Passes 399
77.2% Pass accuracy 81.0%
21 Tackles 15
12 Fouls 10
4 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Rapid Bucharest UTA Arad
Kick-off
D. CiobotariuHeader1-0 (Rapid Bucharest)
13’
T. ChristensenShot on target
14’
26’
D. AlomerovicA. Padula
A. DobreRight foot shot2-0 (Rapid Bucharest)
30’
C. PetrilaShot on target
35’
E. Koljić
38’
44’
M. Țuțu
Half-time2-0
46’
S. MinoO. Popescu
46’
M. ComanV. Costache
Second half underway
55’
S. Mino
69’
L. VlasceanuR. Alin
C. PetrilaShot on target
69’
71’
H. AbdallahShot on target
C. VulturarJ. Hromada
75’
A. BaroanE. Koljić
75’
79’
D. HrezdacB. v. Durmen
L. Kramer
80’
K. Keïta
82’
C. Petrila
90’
T. JamborT. Christensen
90+1’
L. GojkovićC. Petrila
90+1’
Full-time2-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 0.75 13’ D. Ciobotariu (Rapid Bucharest), 1-0 13’ 30’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), 2-0 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 0.75 13’ D. Ciobotariu (Rapid Bucharest), 1-0 Ciobotariu 13’ 30’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), 2-0 Dobre 30’
Rapid Bucharest 1.71 xGUTA Arad 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 UTA Arad attacking Rapid Bucharest attacking 
30’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 14’ T. Christensen (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 71’ H. Abdallah (UTA Arad), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 40’ H. Abdallah (UTA Arad), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 24’ T. Christensen (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 69’ C. Petrila (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 6’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 71’ M. Coman (UTA Arad), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ L. Kramer (Rapid Bucharest), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ K. Keïta (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ C. Petrila (Rapid Bucharest), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 5’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ D. Ciobotariu (Rapid Bucharest), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 39’ Unknown (UTA Arad), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ M. Tzionis (UTA Arad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ S. Mino (UTA Arad), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ M. Tzionis (UTA Arad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ A. Padula (UTA Arad), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 14’ T. Christensen (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 71’ H. Abdallah (UTA Arad), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 40’ H. Abdallah (UTA Arad), from a corner, 0.25 xG, off target 24’ T. Christensen (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 69’ C. Petrila (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 6’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 71’ M. Coman (UTA Arad), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ L. Kramer (Rapid Bucharest), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ K. Keïta (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ C. Petrila (Rapid Bucharest), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 5’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 13’ D. Ciobotariu (Rapid Bucharest), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 39’ Unknown (UTA Arad), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ M. Tzionis (UTA Arad), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ S. Mino (UTA Arad), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ A. Dobre (Rapid Bucharest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ M. Tzionis (UTA Arad), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ A. Padula (UTA Arad), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Rapid Bucharest 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Aioani
Braun
Ciobotariu
Kramer
Borza
Hromada 75’
Keïta
Dobre
Christensen 90’
Petrila 90’
Koljić 75’
UTA Arad 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Iliev
Țuțu
Poulolo
Benga
Padula 26’
Popescu 46’
Durmen 79’
Costache 46’
Roman
Tzionis
Abdallah

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
M. Aioani
90′ 1 0 37 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
C. Braun
90′ 2 – – 2 – 33 1 – – –
D. Ciobotariu
90′ 3 – – 3 – 33 – 1 – –
L. Kramer
90′ 1 – – 5 3 46 1 – – –
A. Borza
90′ 5 1 – 8 1 36 – – 1 –
Midfielders6 players
J. Hromada Taken off
75′ – – 25 1 – 1 1 2 1 – –
K. Keïta
90′ – – 42 – – 2 1 6 4 1 –
A. Dobre
90′ 1 – 34 1 – 1 – 5 2 1 –
T. Christensen Taken off
89′ – – 40 3 – 3 1 9 1 3 –
C. Petrila Taken off
89′ – 1 39 2 – 2 2 4 1 1 –
C. Vulturar Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 8 – – – – 3 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
E. Koljić Taken off
75′ – – – – – – 1 1 – 14 –
A. Baroan Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – – 3 – 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Rapid Bucharest 2-0 UTA Arad, 09 Nov 24 Next meeting: UTA Arad 1-2 Rapid Bucharest, 26 Jan 26  All Rapid Bucharest vs UTA Arad meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.