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FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava: match statistics

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FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FC Bacău play FC Cetatea Suceava in Liga II (Romania). The match date is 19 September 2026.

Current form

FC Bacău: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. FC Cetatea Suceava: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

FC Bacău scores 2.43 and concedes 0.86 goals per match. FC Cetatea Suceava scores 1.86 and concedes 1.29. League average: 2.96 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FC Bacău 43%, FC Cetatea Suceava 57%. Over 2.5: FC Bacău 71%, FC Cetatea Suceava 57%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

FC Cetatea Suceava has higher xG: 1.76 vs 1.53. FC Bacău: 10.6 shots per match, FC Cetatea Suceava: 15.1.

Match halves

FC Bacău: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 1.57. FC Cetatea Suceava: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 1.14.

Goals by minute

FC Bacău: 0-15 (4 goals). FC Cetatea Suceava: 46-60 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga II: 2.96 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

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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.

FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
2.43Goals scored / match1.86
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0.86Goals conceded / match1.29
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
45%Average possession51%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
5.86Shots on target / match5.43
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.57Shots per match15.14
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
5.86Shots on target5.43
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
23%Shot conversion12.3%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
45%Possession51%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
1.53xG for1.76
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
1.31xG against1.24
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

Shooting quality

FC Bacău: Counter-attackingFC Cetatea Suceava: Attacking
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
Accuracy (shots on target)55%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.34

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.

FC Bacău is 38% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - FC Bacău · 1.6 pts / match - FC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău
WDDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
57% W29% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-0
Last 5 at home
3-1-0
WWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
FC Cetatea Suceava
WLDDW
Season result split
43% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-2
1.57 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 60%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.

FC Bacău is 31% better for: goals scored per match.

2.43 goals / match - FC Bacău · 1.86 goals / match - FC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.86 goals / match - FC Bacău · 1.29 goals / match - FC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău scoring profile: strong

FC Bacău scores in 86% of matches (6 of 7 matches), while FC Cetatea Suceava keeps a clean sheet in 43% (3 of 7 matches).

FC Cetatea Suceava scoring profile: strong

FC Cetatea Suceava scores in 100% of matches (7 of 7 matches), while FC Bacău keeps a clean sheet in 57% (4 of 7 matches).

17Goals scored (season)13
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
6Goals conceded (season)9
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
3.29Average goals in match3.14
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
12Goals scored (last 5)10
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
3Goals conceded (last 5)6
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal100%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
71%2 goals57%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
43%3 goals14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%4 goals14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

How often they concede at least...

43%1 goal57%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
29%2 goals43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%3 goals29%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0%4 goals0%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

* 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.

57%
FC Cetatea Suceava - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.4 of 7 matches
60%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%BTTS in both halves0%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
71%Scored in both halves43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
40%BTTS - last 560%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

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.

FC Bacău is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.71 pts / match - FC Bacău · 1.29 pts / match - FC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing
FC Cetatea Suceava - half-time state
43% leading0% draw57% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.71Points per match (1st half)1.29
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0.86Goals scored (1st half)0.71
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.86
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.57
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
71%Clean sheet before half-time43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
29%No goal before half-time43%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

After half-time (2nd half)

2.29Points per match (2nd half)2.29
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
1.57Goals scored (2nd half)1.14
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
2Average goals (2nd half)1.57
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
71%Clean sheet after half-time57%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava
14%No goal after half-time14%
FC BacăuFC Cetatea Suceava

FC Bacău - second-half results

71% W14% D14% L
12
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

FC Cetatea Suceava - second-half results

71% W14% D14% L
9
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time-0.4

Defence stays stable across the full match.

FC Bacău - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.60
Goals scored / match0.81.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+2+7
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: 4
FC Cetatea Suceava - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.40
Goals scored / match0.81.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.4
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

FC Cetatea Suceava
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
6
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

3.22
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
86%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

FC Bacău

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.90
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.45
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

FC Cetatea Suceava

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.52
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
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.
+0.10
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
151%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
8% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
8%

* 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 II).

Teams vs league

FC BacăuLigaFC Cetatea Suceava
Average goals in match 3.292.96 3.14
Both teams scored 43%60% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%58% 57%
Clean sheets 57%22% 43%
Goal before half-time 71%81% 100%
Goal after half-time 86%84% 100%

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

2.96
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
22%
Clean sheets
1.73
Home goals / match
1.23
Away goals / match
+41%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

FAQ

When do FC Bacău and FC Cetatea Suceava play?

FC Bacău face FC Cetatea Suceava on 19 September 2026 in Liga II. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava?

FC Bacău score 2.43 goals per game on average and FC Cetatea Suceava 1.86. The Liga II average is 2.96 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 58% of games. Both teams score in 43% of FC Bacău's matches and 57% of FC Cetatea Suceava's.

What form are FC Bacău and FC Cetatea Suceava in?

Over the last 5 games FC Bacău have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and FC Cetatea Suceava 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava?

The statistical background for FC Bacău vs FC Cetatea Suceava — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.