Romania - Liga IStadionul Valentin StănescuData current as of September 18, 2026

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Rapid Bucureşti vs Argeș: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rapid Bucureşti plays Argeș in Liga I (Romania). The game is scheduled for September 18, 2026. Venue: Stadionul Valentin Stănescu.

Recent form

Rapid Bucureşti has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Argeș has 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, with 0.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Rapid Bucureşti scores 1.22 goals per game and allows 0.56. Argeș scores 0.56 and allows 0.78. Games in this league average 2.53 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 44% of Rapid Bucureşti's games and 22% of Argeș's. The Over 2.5 rates are 22% and 0%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Rapid Bucureşti has the higher season xG average, 1.81 to 1.49 per game. Rapid Bucureşti takes 16.7 shots per game, while Argeș takes 14.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Rapid Bucureşti leads at halftime in 22% of its games and scores 0.78 goals per game after halftime. Argeș leads at halftime in 22% and scores 0.22 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rapid Bucureşti's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For Argeș, it is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga I games average 2.53 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 4 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 2 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.03)
(3.10)
(3.82)

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.

Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.22Goals scored / game0.56
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.56Goals allowed / game0.78
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
51%Average possession44%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
5.67Shots on target / game3
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.67Shots per game14.22
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
5.67Shots on target3
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
7.3%Shot conversion3.9%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
51%Possession44%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.81xG for1.49
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.49xG against1.28
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

Shooting quality

Rapid Bucureşti: AttackingArgeș: Attacking
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
Accuracy (shots on target)34%21%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.19

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.

Rapid Bucureşti is 400% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.4 pts / game - Argeș

Rapid Bucureşti
LWDWW
Season result split
56% W33% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-1
2.00 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Argeș
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
33% W22% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-4
1.22 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-3
Last 5 away
1-0-3
LWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%

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 118% better for: goals scored per game.

1.22 goals / game - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.56 goals / game - Argeș

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

0.56 goals / game - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.78 goals / game - Argeș

Rapid Bucureşti scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Bucureşti scores in 78% of games (7 of 9 games), while Argeș keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 games).

Argeș scoring profile: mixed

Argeș scores in 56% of games (5 of 9 games), while Rapid Bucureşti keeps a clean sheet in 44% (4 of 9 games).

11Goals scored (season)5
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
5Goals conceded (season)7
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.78Average goals per game1.33
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
6Goals scored (last 5)2
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal56%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
33%2 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
11%3 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%4 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal67%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%2 goals11%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%3 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%4 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time11%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%Scored in both halves0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
40%BTTS - last 540%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

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

44%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
11%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time44%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time11%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

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.

Rapid Bucureşti - half-time state
22% leading56% draw22% trailing
Argeș - half-time state
22% leading56% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per game (1st half)1.22
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.22Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.67Average goals (1st half)0.78
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
78%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
78%No goal before half-time67%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

After half-time (2nd half)

1.78Points per game (2nd half)1
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.22
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.11Average goals (2nd half)0.56
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
67%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
44%No goal after half-time78%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

Rapid Bucureşti - second-half results

56% W11% D33% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding255%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 56%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Argeș - second-half results

11% W67% D22% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Rapid Bucureşti - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.602.40
Goals scored / game0.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.41.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-2+5
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Argeș - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.60
Goals scored / game0.20.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game0.60.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (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

1.56
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 0.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
62%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rapid Bucureşti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 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.
+0.93
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Argeș

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.93
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.82
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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

Rapid BucureştiLigaArgeș
Average goals per game 1.782.53 1.33
Both teams scored 44%47% 22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%47% 0%
Clean sheets 44%31% 33%
Goal before half-time 44%64% 56%
Goal after half-time 89%75% 44%

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

2.53
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.69
Home goals / game
0.83
Away goals / game
+104%
Home attack advantage
+51%
Home defensive advantage
+37%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Rapid Bucureşti's perspective: 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses against Argeș. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 25% of them.

FC Argeș Pitești
2 : 2
FC Rapid Bucureşti
FC Rapid Bucureşti
0 : 0
FC Argeș Pitești
FC Rapid Bucureşti
2 : 0
FC Argeș Pitești
FC Argeș Pitești
0 : 2
FC Rapid Bucureşti

FAQ

When do Rapid Bucureşti and Argeș play?

Rapid Bucureşti face Argeș on September 18, 2026 in Liga I at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu. 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 Rapid Bucureşti and Argeș?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Rapid Bucureşti won 2, Argeș won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

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

Rapid Bucureşti score 1.22 goals per game on average and Argeș 0.56. The Liga I average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Rapid Bucureşti's matches and 22% of Argeș's.

What form are Rapid Bucureşti and Argeș in?

Over the last 5 games Rapid Bucureşti have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Argeș 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

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