Romania - Liga IData current as of 23 July 2026

Rapid Bucureşti vs Metaloglobus: match statistics

175%(1.28)
X18%(4.40)
27%(9.00)

Rapid Bucureşti sits in second place and boasts an impressive home record with 60% wins and a positive goal difference of +10. The hosts average 2.1 goals per home match and maintain solid xG figures (1.61 for, 1.34 against). Metaloglobus occupies the penultimate 16th place with a disastrous away record – 0% wins, 80% losses, and a goal difference of -18. The visitors concede an average of 2.7 goals per away match, have kept zero clean sheets, and fail to score in 30% of cases. While form in the last five matches is similar (0.8 PPG each), the drastic disparity between the hosts' home quality and the visitors' away struggles points to a decisive victory for Rapid. All statistics clearly favor the hosts, who should comfortably defeat their weak opponent.

Rapid Bucureşti vs Metaloglobus: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rapid Bucureşti play Metaloglobus in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 17 January 2026 at 19:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Rapid Bucureşti: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Metaloglobus: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rapid Bucureşti scores 1.38 and concedes 1.10 goals per match. Metaloglobus scores 0.90 and concedes 2.05. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rapid Bucureşti 55%, Metaloglobus 59%. Over 2.5: Rapid Bucureşti 50%, Metaloglobus 62%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Rapid Bucureşti has higher xG: 1.46 vs 1.26. Rapid Bucureşti: 13.2 shots per match, Metaloglobus: 10.4.

Match halves

Rapid Bucureşti: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.70. Metaloglobus: half-time lead 10%, second-half goals 0.51.

Goals by minute

Rapid Bucureşti: 16-30 (12 goals). Metaloglobus: 46-60 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Rapid Bucureşti sits in second place and boasts an impressive home record with 60% wins and a positive goal difference of +10. The hosts average 2.1 goals per home match and maintain solid xG figures (1.61 for, 1.34 against). Metaloglobus occupies the penultimate 16th place with a disastrous away record – 0% wins, 80% losses, and a goal difference of -18. The visitors concede an average of 2.7 goals per away match, have kept zero clean sheets, and fail to score in 30% of cases. While form in the last five matches is similar (0.8 PPG each), the drastic disparity between the hosts' home quality and the visitors' away struggles points to a decisive victory for Rapid. All statistics clearly favor the hosts, who should comfortably defeat their weak opponent.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

63Possession (%)37
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
18Shots7
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
3Shots on target3
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
1.93xG0.99
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
5Corners0
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
80Dangerous attacks45
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
8Fouls12
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
1Cards1
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
1.38Goals scored / match0.9
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
1.1Goals conceded / match2.05
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
53%Average possession46%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
3.98Shots on target / match3.46
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.23Shots per match10.44
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
3.98Shots on target3.46
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
10.4%Shot conversion8.6%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
53%Possession46%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
1.46xG for1.26
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
1.41xG against1.96
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

Shooting quality

Rapid Bucureşti: BalancedMetaloglobus: Balanced
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
Accuracy (shots on target)30%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.26

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Metaloglobus is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 1.2 pts / match - Metaloglobus

Rapid Bucureşti
LLLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
43% W28% R30% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-11-12
1.55 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-6-5
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
WLDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Metaloglobus
LDDDW
Season result split
10% W26% R64% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-10-25
0.56 pts / match · goal difference -45
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-15
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 2.29BTTS: 80%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.

Rapid Bucureşti is 53% better for: goals scored per match.

1.38 goals / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.9 goals / match - Metaloglobus

Rapid Bucureşti is 86% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.1 goals / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 2.05 goals / match - Metaloglobus

Rapid Bucureşti scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Bucureşti scores in 75% of matches (30 of 40 matches), while Metaloglobus keeps a clean sheet in 10% (4 of 39 matches).

Metaloglobus scoring profile: strong

Metaloglobus scores in 64% of matches (25 of 39 matches), while Rapid Bucureşti keeps a clean sheet in 30% (12 of 40 matches).

55Goals scored (season)35
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
44Goals conceded (season)80
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
2.48Average goals in match2.95
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
4Goals scored (last 5)8
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal64%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
45%2 goals26%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
13%3 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
5%4 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal90%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
33%2 goals64%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
8%3 goals31%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
0%4 goals18%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

55%
Rapid Bucureşti - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.22 of 40 matches
51%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time23%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
5%BTTS in both halves13%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
25%Scored in both halves13%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS51%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
60%BTTS - last 580%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

65%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time46%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time51%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time18%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

Match 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 is 121% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.48 pts / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.67 pts / match - Metaloglobus

Rapid Bucureşti - half-time state
35% leading43% draw23% trailing
Metaloglobus - half-time state
10% leading36% draw54% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.48Points per match (1st half)0.67
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)1.03
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
1.08Average goals (1st half)1.41
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
65%Clean sheet before half-time31%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
55%No goal before half-time67%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)0.92
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)0.51
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)1.03
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
1.4Average goals (2nd half)1.54
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
48%Clean sheet after half-time41%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus
45%No goal after half-time56%
Rapid BucureştiMetaloglobus

Rapid Bucureşti - second-half results

30% W43% R28% P
59
Half-time points
27
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.48
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Metaloglobus - second-half results

18% W38% R44% P
26
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-25
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-20
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 10% of matches and wins 10%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rapid Bucureşti - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Metaloglobus - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.41.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Rapid Bucureşti
ScoredConceded
6
2
0-15
12
8
16-30
9
6
31-45
8
8
46-60
10
9
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Metaloglobus
ScoredConceded
7
12
0-15
4
14
16-30
4
14
31-45
10
7
46-60
4
14
61-75
6
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -13 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Rapid Bucureşti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
96%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Metaloglobus

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.70
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.45
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.
-0.36
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
142%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Rapid BucureştiLigaMetaloglobus
Average goals in match 2.482.53 2.95
Both teams scored 55%51% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%46% 62%
Clean sheets 30%28% 10%
Goal before half-time 65%67% 79%
Goal after half-time 75%76% 74%

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

2.53
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Rapid Bucureşti 1 - 0 - 0 Metaloglobus. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

CS Metaloglobus Bucureşti
1 : 2
FC Rapid Bucureşti

FAQ

What was the result of Rapid Bucureşti vs Metaloglobus?

The Liga I match finished Rapid Bucureşti 1:0 Metaloglobus. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Rapid Bucureşti score 1.38 goals per game on average and Metaloglobus 0.90. The Liga I average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Rapid Bucureşti's matches and 59% of Metaloglobus's.

What form are Rapid Bucureşti and Metaloglobus in?

Over the last 5 games Rapid Bucureşti have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Metaloglobus 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

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

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