Romania - Liga IArena NaţionalăData current as of August 30, 2026

FCSB vs UTA Arad: match statistics

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FCSB vs UTA Arad: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

FCSB plays UTA Arad in Liga I (Romania). The game is scheduled for August 30, 2026. Venue: Arena Naţională.

Recent form

FCSB has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. UTA Arad has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

FCSB scores 1.50 goals per game and allows 0.83. UTA Arad scores 0.50 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.42 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of FCSB's games and 33% of UTA Arad's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 50%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

FCSB has the higher season xG average, 2.00 to 1.60 per game. FCSB takes 18.2 shots per game, while UTA Arad takes 16.2.

First-half and second-half trends

FCSB leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. UTA Arad leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

FCSB's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For UTA Arad, it is minutes 76-90+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga I games average 2.42 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 3 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

Before kickoff

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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.

1.5Goals scored / game0.5
FCSBUTA Arad
0.83Goals allowed / game1.5
FCSBUTA Arad
58%Average possession48%
FCSBUTA Arad
6.83Shots on target / game3.33
FCSBUTA Arad

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

18.17Shots per game16.17
FCSBUTA Arad
6.83Shots on target3.33
FCSBUTA Arad
8.3%Shot conversion3.1%
FCSBUTA Arad
58%Possession48%
FCSBUTA Arad
2xG for1.6
FCSBUTA Arad
1.36xG against1.17
FCSBUTA Arad

Shooting quality

FCSB: DominantUTA Arad: Attacking
FCSBUTA Arad
Accuracy (shots on target)38%21%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.15

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 167% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - FCSB · 0.6 pts / game - UTA Arad

FCSB
WDDWL
Season result split
50% W33% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 at home
2-1-0
WDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.13Opponent xG: 1.21BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
UTA Arad
DLDLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-3
0.50 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-3
Last 5 away
0-0-3
LLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.75Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 40%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.

FCSB is 200% better for: goals scored per game.

1.5 goals / game - FCSB · 0.5 goals / game - UTA Arad

FCSB is 81% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.83 goals / game - FCSB · 1.5 goals / game - UTA Arad

FCSB scoring profile: strong

FCSB scores in 67% of games (4 of 6 meczów), while UTA Arad keeps a clean sheet in 33% (2 of 6 meczów).

UTA Arad scoring profile: more difficult

UTA Arad scores in 33% of games (2 of 6 meczów), while FCSB keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 meczów).

9Goals scored (season)3
FCSBUTA Arad
5Goals conceded (season)9
FCSBUTA Arad
2.33Average goals per game2
FCSBUTA Arad
7Goals scored (last 5)3
FCSBUTA Arad
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
FCSBUTA Arad

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal33%
FCSBUTA Arad
67%2 goals17%
FCSBUTA Arad
17%3 goals0%
FCSBUTA Arad
0%4 goals0%
FCSBUTA Arad

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal67%
FCSBUTA Arad
33%2 goals50%
FCSBUTA Arad
0%3 goals17%
FCSBUTA Arad
0%4 goals17%
FCSBUTA Arad

* 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-time0%
FCSBUTA Arad
17%BTTS in both halves0%
FCSBUTA Arad
17%Scored in both halves0%
FCSBUTA Arad

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
FCSBUTA Arad
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
FCSBUTA Arad
40%BTTS - last 540%
FCSBUTA Arad

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

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time33%
FCSBUTA Arad
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time17%
FCSBUTA Arad
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
FCSBUTA Arad

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
FCSBUTA Arad
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
FCSBUTA Arad
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
FCSBUTA Arad

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 is 124% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - FCSB · 0.67 pts / game - UTA Arad

FCSB - half-time state
33% leading50% draw17% trailing
UTA Arad - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)0.67
FCSBUTA Arad
0.83Goals scored (1st half)0
FCSBUTA Arad
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
FCSBUTA Arad
1.33Average goals (1st half)0.5
FCSBUTA Arad
67%Clean sheet before half-time67%
FCSBUTA Arad
50%No goal before half-time100%
FCSBUTA Arad

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per game (2nd half)1
FCSBUTA Arad
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
FCSBUTA Arad
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)1
FCSBUTA Arad
1Average goals (2nd half)1.5
FCSBUTA Arad
67%Clean sheet after half-time50%
FCSBUTA Arad
67%No goal after half-time67%
FCSBUTA Arad

FCSB - second-half results

33% W50% R17% P
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

UTA Arad - second-half results

17% W50% R33% P
4
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 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 game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
UTA Arad - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.20
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game0.61.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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
2
0
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
2
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+70%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
22%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
22%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 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.
+0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

UTA Arad

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
93%
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.
+0.5
Late goals
67% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
67%

* 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

FCSBLigaUTA Arad
Average goals per game 2.332.42 2.00
Both teams scored 33%46% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%44% 50%
Clean sheets 50%32% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%63% 33%
Goal after half-time 50%73% 67%

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

2.42
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.62
Home goals / game
0.81
Away goals / game
+100%
Home attack advantage
+50%
Home defensive advantage
+39%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from FCSB's perspective: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against UTA Arad. Games average 3.67 goals, and both teams scored in 33% of them.

FAQ

When do FCSB and UTA Arad play?

FCSB face UTA Arad on August 30, 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 UTA Arad?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches FCSB won 3, UTA Arad won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before FCSB vs UTA Arad?

FCSB score 1.50 goals per game on average and UTA Arad 0.50. The Liga I average is 2.42 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 33% of FCSB's matches and 33% of UTA Arad's.

What form are FCSB and UTA Arad in?

Over the last 5 games FCSB have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and UTA Arad 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FCSB vs UTA Arad?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.