FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FCSB played Rapid Bucureşti in Liga I (Romania). The match was played on 21 December 2025. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

FCSB: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Rapid Bucureşti: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

FCSB scores 1.45 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Rapid Bucureşti scores 1.65 and concedes 0.90. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FCSB 55%, Rapid Bucureşti 50%. Over 2.5: FCSB 45%, Rapid Bucureşti 45%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

FCSB has higher xG: 1.89 vs 1.44. FCSB: 17.6 shots per match, Rapid Bucureşti: 12.7.

Match halves

FCSB: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.75. Rapid Bucureşti: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

FCSB: 76-90+ (7 goals). Rapid Bucureşti: 16-30 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.51 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
12Shots9
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
4Shots on target3
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.31xG1.04
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
6Corners2
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
38Dangerous attacks36
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
14Fouls13
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
3Cards4
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

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.

FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.45Goals scored / match1.65
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.25Goals conceded / match0.9
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
59%Average possession53%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5.8Shots on target / match4.2
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

17.6Shots per match12.7
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5.8Shots on target4.2
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8.2%Shot conversion13%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
59%Possession53%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.89xG for1.44
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.21xG against1.53
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

Shooting quality

FCSB: DominantRapid Bucureşti: Efficient finishing
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
Accuracy (shots on target)33%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.39

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.

FCSB is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - FCSB · 1.4 pts / match - Rapid Bucureşti

FCSB
DDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W35% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-6
1.40 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.64Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Rapid Bucureşti
WLWDL
Season result split
55% W30% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-3
1.95 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-1
Last 5 away
2-2-1
WWDLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 20%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.

Rapid Bucureşti is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.45 goals / match - FCSB · 1.65 goals / match - Rapid Bucureşti

Rapid Bucureşti is 39% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - FCSB · 0.9 goals / match - Rapid Bucureşti

FCSB scoring profile: very strong

FCSB scores in 85% of matches (17 of 20 matches), while Rapid Bucureşti keeps a clean sheet in 40% (8 of 20 matches).

Rapid Bucureşti scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Bucureşti scores in 80% of matches (16 of 20 matches), while FCSB keeps a clean sheet in 35% (7 of 20 matches).

29Goals scored (season)33
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
25Goals conceded (season)18
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
2.7Average goals in match2.55
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
8Goals scored (last 5)6
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal80%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
40%2 goals60%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
15%3 goals15%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5%4 goals10%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal60%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
40%2 goals25%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
15%3 goals5%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5%4 goals0%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

* 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.

50%
Rapid Bucureşti - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 20 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time15%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
10%BTTS in both halves5%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
30%Scored in both halves25%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
60%BTTS - last 520%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

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-time70%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time65%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

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.

FCSB - half-time state
40% leading45% draw15% trailing
Rapid Bucureşti - half-time state
45% leading35% draw20% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.65Points per match (1st half)1.7
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.9
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.1Average goals (1st half)1.25
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
70%Clean sheet before half-time65%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
40%No goal before half-time50%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per match (2nd half)1.55
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
0.85Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.3
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
50%Clean sheet after half-time60%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti
45%No goal after half-time45%
FCSBRapid Bucureşti

FCSB - second-half results

30% W40% D30% L
33
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.65
PPG before half-time
Lead holding88%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 35%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rapid Bucureşti - second-half results

35% W50% D15% L
34
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+11
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

FCSB - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.20
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+2+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Rapid Bucureşti - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.40
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

FCSB
ScoredConceded
6
0
0-15
2
2
16-30
6
6
31-45
4
6
46-60
4
3
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Rapid Bucureşti
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
8
3
16-30
4
3
31-45
5
2
46-60
6
2
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+52%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

FCSB

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.68
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Rapid Bucureşti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.84
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.63
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
149%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* 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

FCSBLigaRapid Bucureşti
Average goals in match 2.702.51 2.55
Both teams scored 55%52% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%45% 45%
Clean sheets 35%28% 40%
Goal before half-time 65%70% 70%
Goal after half-time 80%73% 65%

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

2.51
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Rapid BucureştiYellow cardAlin Vulturar
  2. FCSBYellow cardValentin Iulian Crețu
  3. Rapid BucureştiYellow cardClaudiu Petrila
  4. Rapid BucureştiSubstitutionOn: Jakub HromadaOff: Alin Vulturar
  5. Rapid BucureştiYellow cardAndrei Sebastian Borza
  6. FCSBSubstitutionOn: Alexandru Constantin StoianOff: Mihai Toma
  7. FCSBYellow cardGregory Pantea
  8. Rapid BucureştiYellow cardLars Kramer
  9. FCSBYellow cardDaniel Graovac
  10. Rapid BucureştiGoalMihai-Alexandru Dobre

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Istvan KovacsMatches officiated: 18
4.61Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins44%Draws11%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: FCSB 0 - 1 - 0 Rapid Bucureşti. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FC Rapid Bucureşti
2 : 2
SC Fotbal Club FCSB SA

FAQ

What was the result of FCSB vs Rapid Bucureşti?

The Liga I match finished FCSB 2:1 Rapid Bucureşti. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

FCSB score 1.45 goals per game on average and Rapid Bucureşti 1.65. The Liga I average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 55% 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 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Rapid Bucureşti 2-1-2 (1.40 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.