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FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava: match statistics

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FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

FC Bacău plays FC Cetatea Suceava in Liga II (Romania). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026.

Recent form

FC Bacău has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.20 points per game. FC Cetatea Suceava has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

FC Bacău scores 2.43 goals per game and allows 0.86. FC Cetatea Suceava scores 1.86 and allows 1.29. Games in this league average 2.96 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of FC Bacău's games and 57% of FC Cetatea Suceava's. The Over 2.5 rates are 71% and 57%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 58% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

FC Cetatea Suceava has the higher season xG average, 1.76 to 1.53 per game. FC Bacău takes 10.6 shots per game, while FC Cetatea Suceava takes 15.1.

First-half and second-half trends

FC Bacău leads at halftime in 43% of its games and scores 1.57 goals per game after halftime. FC Cetatea Suceava leads at halftime in 43% and scores 1.14 after halftime.

When the teams score

FC Bacău's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). For FC Cetatea Suceava, it is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga II games average 2.96 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 58% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
2.43Goals scored / game1.86
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0.86Goals allowed / game1.29
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
45%Average possession51%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
5.86Shots on target / game5.43
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.57Shots per game15.14
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
5.86Shots on target5.43
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
23%Shot conversion12.3%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
45%Possession51%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
1.53xG for1.76
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
1.31xG against1.24
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

Shooting quality

FC Bacău: Counter-attackingFC Cetatea Suceava: Attacking
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
Accuracy (shots on target)55%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

FC Bacău is 38% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / game - FC Bacău · 1.6 pts / game - FC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău
WDDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
57% W29% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 at home
3-1-0
WWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
FC Cetatea Suceava
WLDDW
Season result split
43% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-2
1.57 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

FC Bacău is 31% better for: goals scored per game.

2.43 goals / game - FC Bacău · 1.86 goals / game - FC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău is 50% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.86 goals / game - FC Bacău · 1.29 goals / game - FC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău scoring profile: strong

FC Bacău scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while FC Cetatea Suceava keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 games).

FC Cetatea Suceava scoring profile: strong

FC Cetatea Suceava scores in 100% of games (7 of 7 games), while FC Bacău keeps a clean sheet in 57% (4 of 7 games).

17Goals scored (season)13
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
6Goals conceded (season)9
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
3.29Average goals per game3.14
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
12Goals scored (last 5)10
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal100%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
71%2 goals57%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
43%3 goals14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%4 goals14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

How often they concede at least...

43%1 goal57%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
29%2 goals43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%3 goals29%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0%4 goals0%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%BTTS in both halves0%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
71%Scored in both halves43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
40%BTTS - last 560%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

FC Bacău is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.71 pts / game - FC Bacău · 1.29 pts / game - FC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing
FC Cetatea Suceava - half-time state
43% leading0% draw57% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.71Points per game (1st half)1.29
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0.86Goals scored (1st half)0.71
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.86
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.57
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
71%Clean sheet before half-time43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
29%No goal before half-time43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

After half-time (2nd half)

2.29Points per game (2nd half)2.29
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
1.57Goals scored (2nd half)1.14
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
2Average goals (2nd half)1.57
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
71%Clean sheet after half-time57%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%No goal after half-time14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău - second-half results

71% W14% D14% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 57%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

FC Cetatea Suceava - second-half results

71% W14% D14% L
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.4

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

FC Bacău - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.60
Goals scored / game0.81.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.21.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+7
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
FC Cetatea Suceava - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.202.40
Goals scored / game0.81.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.61.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

FC Bacău
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
1
0
31-45
4
0
46-60
4
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

FC Cetatea Suceava
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
6
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.22
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.9 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
86%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

FC Bacău

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.90
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

FC Cetatea Suceava

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
151%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga II).

Teams vs league

FC BacăuLigaFC Cetatea Suceava
Average goals per game 3.292.96 3.14
Both teams scored 43%60% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%58% 57%
Clean sheets 57%22% 43%
Goal before half-time 71%81% 100%
Goal after half-time 86%84% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.96
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.73
Home goals / game
1.23
Away goals / game
+41%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

When do FC Bacău and FC Cetatea Suceava play?

FC Bacău face FC Cetatea Suceava on September 19, 2026 in Liga II. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava?

FC Bacău score 2.43 goals per game on average and FC Cetatea Suceava 1.86. The Liga II average is 2.96 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 43% of FC Bacău's matches and 57% of FC Cetatea Suceava's.

What form are FC Bacău and FC Cetatea Suceava in?

Over the last 5 games FC Bacău have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and FC Cetatea Suceava 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava?

The statistical background for FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.