Liga I · Regular Season - 14
Rapid vs Csikszereda
Sat 31 Oct 2026 · 18:00 UTC · Superbet Arena - Giulesti, Bucharest
Rapid host Csikszereda on Sat 31 Oct 2026 (Liga I); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Rapid 67%, draw 20%, Csikszereda 13%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Rapid €937K, Csikszereda €259K.
- Draw chance 20%, below the Liga I average of 27% this round.
- Rapid have won their last 5 matches.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Rapid goals first.
- 2–011%
- 2–110%
- 1–19%
- 1–09%
- 3–08%
- 3–17%
- Other scores46%
Team Elo: Rapid 1738 · Csikszereda 1424
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

Rapid · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.1 (Good) · Elo 1789

Csikszereda · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.1 (Good) · Elo 1516
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Rapid
2nd in Liga I · 27 pts from 12
- 17 OctWCorvinul Hunedoara Liga I1750
- 12 OctWUniversitatea Cluj Liga I1745
- 18 SepWArges Pitesti Liga I1715
- 12 SepWFC Voluntari Liga I1687
- 6 SepWOţelul Liga I1684
Csikszereda
16th in Liga I · 2 pts from 12
- 16 OctDOţelul Liga I1417
- 11 OctLUniversitatea Craiova Liga I1431
- 21 SepLPetrolul Ploiesti Liga I1437
- 11 SepLDinamo Bucuresti Liga I1422
- 5 SepLUta Arad Liga I1482
Season outlook
From the Liga I simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid | 27 /12 | 59.3 | 21% | 97% | 0% | 3rd |
| Csikszereda | 2 /12 | 19.5 | 0% | 0% | 98% | 16th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 16th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: –
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Rapid: balanced profile (how Daniel Gabriel Pancu plays) · Csikszereda: balanced profile (how István Szabó plays)