Romania - Liga IArena NaţionalăData current as of October 21, 2026

FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti: match statistics

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FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

FCSB plays Rapid Bucureşti in Liga I (Romania). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026. Venue: Arena Naţională.

Recent form

FCSB has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Rapid Bucureşti has 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

FCSB scores 1.33 goals per game and allows 1.50. Rapid Bucureşti scores 1.67 and allows 0.75. Games in this league average 2.64 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of FCSB's games and 50% of Rapid Bucureşti's. The Over 2.5 rates are 58% and 33%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

FCSB has the higher season xG average, 1.92 to 1.76 per game. FCSB takes 17.6 shots per game, while Rapid Bucureşti takes 16.0.

First-half and second-half trends

FCSB leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Rapid Bucureşti leads at halftime in 33% and scores 1.08 after halftime.

When the teams score

FCSB's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). For Rapid Bucureşti, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga I games average 2.64 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.40)
(3.30)
(2.60)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

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

FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.33Goals scored / game1.67
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.5Goals allowed / game0.75
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
57%Average possession50%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
6Shots on target / game5.83
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

17.58Shots per game16
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
6Shots on target5.83
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
7.6%Shot conversion10.4%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
57%Possession50%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.92xG for1.76
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.52xG against1.47
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

Shooting quality

FCSB: DominantRapid Bucureşti: Attacking
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.29

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Rapid Bucureşti is 114% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - FCSB · 3 pts / game - Rapid Bucureşti

FCSB
LDLWW
Season result split
42% W25% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-4
1.50 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.81Opponent xG: 1.78BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Rapid Bucureşti
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
67% W25% D8% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-3-1
2.25 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-0
Last 5 away
3-2-0
DDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 26% better for: goals scored per game.

1.33 goals / game - FCSB · 1.67 goals / game - Rapid Bucureşti

Rapid Bucureşti is 100% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.5 goals / game - FCSB · 0.75 goals / game - Rapid Bucureşti

FCSB scoring profile: strong

FCSB scores in 75% of games (9 of 12 games), while Rapid Bucureşti keeps a clean sheet in 42% (5 of 12 games).

Rapid Bucureşti scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Bucureşti scores in 83% of games (10 of 12 games), while FCSB keeps a clean sheet in 33% (4 of 12 games).

16Goals scored (season)20
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
18Goals conceded (season)9
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
2.83Average goals per game2.42
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
6Goals scored (last 5)12
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
10Goals conceded (last 5)5
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal83%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
50%2 goals50%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8%3 goals25%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0%4 goals8%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal58%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
50%2 goals8%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
17%3 goals8%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8%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.

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time8%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8%BTTS in both halves8%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
17%Scored in both halves17%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
60%BTTS - last 560%
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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Rapid Bucureşti is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - FCSB · 1.5 pts / game - Rapid Bucureşti

FCSB - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Rapid Bucureşti - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.5
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.58
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.33Average goals (1st half)0.83
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
50%Clean sheet before half-time75%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
58%No goal before half-time67%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per game (2nd half)1.92
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)1.08
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.58
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
42%Clean sheet after half-time58%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
50%No goal after half-time33%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

FCSB - second-half results

25% W42% D33% L
16
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 42%. 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.

Rapid Bucureşti - second-half results

58% W17% D25% L
18
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding203%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 67%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 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 game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game1.41.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Rapid Bucureşti - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.60
Goals scored / game0.61.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.02.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+1+6
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: 3

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what 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
1.0 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
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.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
77%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
165%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Rapid Bucureşti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.72
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
184%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
43%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

FCSBLigaRapid Bucureşti
Average goals per game▲ 2.832.64▼ 2.42
Both teams scored▲ 50%47%▲ 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 58%47%▼ 33%
Clean sheets▲ 33%30%▲ 42%
Goal before half-time▲ 75%65%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▼ 75%78%▲ 92%

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

2.64
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.73
Home goals / game
0.91
Away goals / game
+90%
Home attack advantage
+47%
Home defensive advantage
+33%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from FCSB's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Rapid Bucureşti. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

SC Fotbal Club FCSB SA
2 : 1
FC Rapid Bucureşti
FC Rapid Bucureşti
2 : 2
SC Fotbal Club FCSB SA

FAQ

When do FCSB and Rapid Bucureşti play?

FCSB face Rapid Bucureşti on October 24, 2026 in Liga I at Arena Naţională. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between FCSB and Rapid Bucureşti?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches FCSB won 1, Rapid Bucureşti won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

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

FCSB score 1.33 goals per game on average and Rapid Bucureşti 1.67. The Liga I average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 50% 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 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Rapid Bucureşti 5-0-0 (3.00 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.