LIVE Rapid – Csikszereda, a duel with totally different stakes in Giulesti » Probable teams + odds

Rapid enters this round from the position of team in first place after 17 games played. However, Costel Gâlcă's team comes after a painful away defeat, 0-3 against CFR Cluj.

On the other side, Miercurea Ciuc goes to Giulesti from the formation position in the dangerous zone of the ranking. Csikszereda comes with good morale after the success at home against Unirea Slobozia, 2-1, in the last official match.

Rapid – Csikszereda, live from 20:30

Quick – Csikszereda, likely teams

Rapid: Aioani – Onea, Kramer, Bolgado, Badescu – Grameni, Hromada – Dobre, T. Christensen, Petrila – Koljic
reserves: Stolz, Briciu, Ignat, D. Ciobotariu, Braun, Vulturar, Cr. Manea, Gojkovic, R. Pop, Micovschi, Jambor, Baroan
Absent: K. Keita (suspended) / Pașcanu, Borza, G. Gheorghe, Drilon Hazrollaj, Borisav Burmaz, D. Mendes (injured)
Coach: Costel Gâlcă

Csikszereda: Pap – Paszka, Celic, Hegedus, Ferenczi – Vegh, Szilagyi – Ceara, Bodo, Jebari – Eppel
Reserves: M. Simon, Toth, Kajan, Andrezly, Dusinszki, Palmes, Csuros, Szalay, Gergely, Bloj, Bakos, Szabo
Absent: Szilard Vereș (suspended)
Coach: Robert Ilyes

Stadium: Giuleşti
Referee: Mihuleac Gabriel
Assistants: Vişan Florian Alexandru, Necula Mihaita
VAR Referee: Sebastian Coltescu
AVAR Referee: Dove Valentine

Up-to-date standings in the Superliga

Other information about Rapid – Csikszereda

• September 21, 2025, Rapid-FC Hermannstadt 1-2 was the only defeat suffered by the people of Bucharest at home in the 2025/2026 season, otherwise five wins and two draw results.

• Ciucani took four points from the seven trips in the current edition, 0-0 with UTA Arad and 2-0 with FC Hermannstadt.

• The game will be a special one for Robert Ilyeș, who played in the jersey of Giulești for five seasons (2001/2002 – 2005/2006), being champion with Rapid in 2002/2003.

• 12,634 spectators / match is the average recorded by Giulești at home in the current championship, the 3rd place in this chapter.

• The two teams have met before in the main domestic competition only in the round of the current regular season, on July 25, 2025, FK Csikszereda-Rapid 0-2 (Jakub Hromada, Claudiu Petrila).

• 27 of the 30 players used by the club made their debut in the Super League during this season, including the Brazilian Anderson 'Ceara', who is the footballer with the most goals scored from outside the box in the 2025/26 edition – three successes.

• Alexandru Dobre scored 14 goals in the calendar year 2025, a hierarchy in which he is surpassed only by Louis Munteanu (15 goals).