Romania - Liga IArena NaţionalăData current as of 30 August 2026

FCSB vs UTA Arad: match statistics

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FCSB vs UTA Arad: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FCSB play UTA Arad in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 30 August 2026. Venue: Arena Naţională.

Current form

FCSB: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. UTA Arad: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

FCSB scores 1.50 and concedes 0.83 goals per match. UTA Arad scores 0.50 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.38 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FCSB 33%, UTA Arad 33%. Over 2.5: FCSB 33%, UTA Arad 50%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

FCSB has higher xG: 2.00 vs 1.60. FCSB: 18.2 shots per match, UTA Arad: 16.2.

Match halves

FCSB: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67. UTA Arad: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

FCSB: 0-15 (2 goals). UTA Arad: 76-90+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.38 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 3-0-0. Average goals 3.67, BTTS 33%.

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.

1.5Goals scored / match0.5
FCSBUTA Arad
0.83Goals conceded / match1.5
FCSBUTA Arad
58%Average possession48%
FCSBUTA Arad
6.83Shots on target / match3.33
FCSBUTA Arad

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

18.17Shots per match16.17
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

FCSB is 167% better for: last-5 form.

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

FCSB
WDDWL
Season result split
50% W33% R17% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-1
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-0
Last 5 at home
2-1-0
WDW
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-3
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-3
Last 5 away
0-0-3
LLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

FCSB is 81% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

FCSB scoring profile: strong

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

UTA Arad scoring profile: more difficult

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

9Goals scored (season)3
FCSBUTA Arad
5Goals conceded (season)9
FCSBUTA Arad
2.33Average goals in match2
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

1.5 pts / match - FCSB · 0.67 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 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 match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.21.2
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match0.61.0
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

FCSBLigaUTA Arad
Average goals in match 2.332.38 2.00
Both teams scored 33%45% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%43% 50%
Clean sheets 50%33% 33%
Goal before half-time 67%62% 33%
Goal after half-time 50%72% 67%

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

2.38
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.58
Home goals / match
0.79
Away goals / match
+100%
Home attack advantage
+50%
Home defence advantage
+38%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): FCSB 3 - 0 - 0 UTA Arad. Average goals 3.67, both teams scored in 33% matches.

FAQ

When do FCSB and UTA Arad play?

FCSB face UTA Arad on 30 August 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 2.38 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% 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.