FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

FCSB played against Rapid Bucureşti in Liga I (Romania). The game was played on December 21, 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

FCSB has 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Rapid Bucureşti has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

FCSB scores 1.45 goals per game and allows 1.25. Rapid Bucureşti scores 1.65 and allows 0.90. Games in this league average 2.51 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 55% of FCSB's games and 50% of Rapid Bucureşti's. The Over 2.5 rates are 45% and 45%, compared with league averages of 52% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

FCSB has the higher season xG average, 1.89 to 1.44 per game. FCSB takes 17.6 shots per game, while Rapid Bucureşti takes 12.7.

First-half and second-half trends

FCSB leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 0.75 goals per game after halftime. Rapid Bucureşti leads at halftime in 45% and scores 0.75 after halftime.

When the teams score

FCSB's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Rapid Bucureşti, it is minutes 16-30 (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga I games average 2.51 goals. Both teams score in 52% of games, and 45% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

50Possession (%)50
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
12Shots9
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
4Shots on target3
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.31xG1.04
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
6Corners2
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
38Dangerous attacks36
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
14Fouls13
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
3Cards4
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

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.

FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.45Goals scored / game1.65
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.25Goals allowed / game0.9
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
59%Average possession53%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5.8Shots on target / game4.2
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

17.6Shots per game12.7
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5.8Shots on target4.2
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8.2%Shot conversion13%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
59%Possession53%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.89xG for1.44
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.21xG against1.53
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

Shooting quality

FCSB: DominantRapid Bucureşti: Efficient finishing
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
Accuracy (shots on target)33%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.39

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.

FCSB is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - FCSB · 1.4 pts / game - Rapid Bucureşti

FCSB
DDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
35% W35% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-6
1.40 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Rapid Bucureşti
WLWDL
Season result split
55% W30% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-3
1.95 pts / game · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Rapid Bucureşti is 14% better for: goals scored per game.

1.45 goals / game - FCSB · 1.65 goals / game - Rapid Bucureşti

Rapid Bucureşti is 39% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.25 goals / game - FCSB · 0.9 goals / game - Rapid Bucureşti

FCSB scoring profile: very strong

FCSB scores in 85% of games (17 of 20 meczów), while Rapid Bucureşti keeps a clean sheet in 40% (8 of 20 meczów).

Rapid Bucureşti scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Bucureşti scores in 80% of games (16 of 20 meczów), while FCSB keeps a clean sheet in 35% (7 of 20 meczów).

29Goals scored (season)33
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
25Goals conceded (season)18
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
2.7Average goals per game2.55
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8Goals scored (last 5)6
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal80%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
40%2 goals60%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
15%3 goals15%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5%4 goals10%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal60%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
40%2 goals25%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
15%3 goals5%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5%4 goals0%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

* 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.

50%
Rapid Bucureşti - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 20 meczów
52%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time15%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
10%BTTS in both halves5%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
30%Scored in both halves25%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
60%BTTS - last 520%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

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

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time70%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

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.

FCSB - half-time state
40% leading45% draw15% trailing
Rapid Bucureşti - half-time state
45% leading35% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.65Points per game (1st half)1.7
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.9
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.1Average goals (1st half)1.25
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
70%Clean sheet before half-time65%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
40%No goal before half-time50%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per game (2nd half)1.55
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.3
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
50%Clean sheet after half-time60%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
45%No goal after half-time45%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

FCSB - second-half results

30% W40% D30% L
33
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding88%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 35%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Rapid Bucureşti - second-half results

35% W50% D15% L
34
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at halftime in 45% of games and wins 55%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

FCSB - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.20
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.21.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Rapid Bucureşti - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.40.8
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

FCSB
ScoredConceded
6
0
0-15
2
2
16-30
6
6
31-45
4
6
46-60
4
3
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Rapid Bucureşti
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
8
3
16-30
4
3
31-45
5
2
46-60
6
2
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+52%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

FCSB

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.68
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Rapid Bucureşti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.84
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
149%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* 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 I).

Teams vs league

FCSBLigaRapid Bucureşti
Average goals per game 2.702.51 2.55
Both teams scored 55%52% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%45% 45%
Clean sheets 35%28% 40%
Goal before half-time 65%70% 70%
Goal after half-time 80%73% 65%

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

2.51
Average goals per game
52%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / game
1.11
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Rapid BucureştiYellow cardAlin Vulturar
  2. FCSBYellow cardValentin Iulian Crețu
  3. Rapid BucureştiYellow cardClaudiu Petrila
  4. Rapid BucureştiSubstitutionOn: Jakub HromadaOff: Alin Vulturar
  5. Rapid BucureştiYellow cardAndrei Sebastian Borza
  6. FCSBSubstitutionOn: Alexandru Constantin StoianOff: Mihai Toma
  7. FCSBYellow cardGregory Pantea
  8. Rapid BucureştiYellow cardLars Kramer
  9. FCSBYellow cardDaniel Graovac
  10. Rapid BucureştiGoalMihai-Alexandru Dobre

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Istvan KovacsMatches officiated: 18
4.61Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins44%Draws11%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from FCSB's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Rapid Bucureşti. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FC Rapid Bucureşti
2 : 2
SC Fotbal Club FCSB SA

FAQ

What was the result of FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti?

The Liga I match finished FCSB 2:1 Rapid Bucureşti. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti?

FCSB score 1.45 goals per game on average and Rapid Bucureşti 1.65. The Liga I average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 55% of FCSB's matches and 50% of Rapid Bucureşti's.

What form are FCSB and Rapid Bucureşti in?

Over the last 5 games FCSB have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Rapid Bucureşti 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.