On February 6th, in Romania's Liga I, Rapid Bucuresti will face Petrolul Ploiesti. According to the 1X2 odds, Rapid Bucuresti is the favorite: their win is priced at 1.65, a draw is at 3.52, and a victory for Petrolul Ploiesti is at 5.45. The probabilities for the outcomes are distributed as follows: 56.45% for a Rapid Bucuresti win, 26.46% for a draw, and 17.09% for a Petrolul Ploiesti win. A victory for Rapid Bucuresti appears to be the most likely outcome, although a draw cannot be ruled out based on the percentages.
Rapid Bucuresti has won two out of their last three matches: on February 3rd, they defeated Hermannstadt 3-0, on January 31st, they lost to Universitatea Cluj 0-2, and on January 26th, they beat UTA Arad 2-1. Petrolul Ploiesti's last three games were as follows: a narrow 1-0 win over Unirea Slobozia on February 3rd, a 1-1 draw with Dinamo Bucuresti on January 30th, and a 0-1 defeat to Farul Constanta on January 25th. In their head-to-head clash on September 27, 2025, Petrolul Ploiesti lost 0-1 to Rapid Bucuresti. Over a five-match span, Rapid Bucuresti averages 53.8% possession, 2.2 yellow cards, 12 fouls, and 2 offsides per game. Petrolul Ploiesti maintains 47.8% possession, receives 1.6 yellow cards, commits 12.6 fouls, and records 1.6 offsides per match.
In the last five games, Rapid Bucuresti has an average total of 2.4 goals, scoring 1.4 and conceding 1 per match. Petrolul Ploiesti, in the same period, has an average total of 2 goals, scoring 0.6 and conceding 1.4. For over 2.5 goals, Rapid Bucuresti had 3 out of 5 matches with three or more goals, while Petrolul Ploiesti had only 1 out of 5. In the first half, over 1.5 goals occurred once in 5 matches for both teams, while in the second half, Rapid Bucuresti had 3 out of 5, and Petrolul Ploiesti had 2 out of 5. Rapid Bucuresti most frequently scored between the 16th and 30th minutes (50%), while Petrolul Ploiesti often scored late (76th-90th minutes, 67%). Rapid Bucuresti conceded most often between the 76th and 90th minutes (44%), while Petrolul Ploiesti conceded evenly, 43% in both the 16th-30th and 76th-90th minutes. Considering Rapid Bucuresti consistently scores and concedes relatively few goals, and Petrolul Ploiesti struggles with scoring, a logical bet would be on Both Teams to Score: No at 1.71.
Rapid Bucuresti averages 4.8 corners per match, while Petrolul Ploiesti averages 6.6. In the last five matches, the total corners over 9.5 occurred once for Rapid Bucuresti and three times for Petrolul Ploiesti. Considering the total corners, the combined average for both teams is 11.4. The line offers a total corners bet of 9.5: over 9.5 at 1.80, under 9.5 at 1.87. With these figures, it is reasonable to expect active corner-taking, especially from Petrolul Ploiesti, who consistently delivers a high number of corners. In this match, a bet on total corners over 9.5 seems justified, considering the teams' recent match statistics.
Sportwars.net Prediction for the Match Rapid Bucuresti vs Petrolul Ploiesti, 2026-02-06 - Both Teams to Score: No, odds 1.71. Correct Score: 1:0, odds 6.00.


