Metalul Buzău vs CSA Steaua Bucureşti: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Metalul Buzău play CSA Steaua Bucureşti in Liga II (Romania). The match date is 22 November 2025 at 10:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Metalul Buzău: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match. CSA Steaua Bucureşti: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Metalul Buzău scores 1.75 and concedes 1.14 goals per match. CSA Steaua Bucureşti scores 1.58 and concedes 1.48. League average: 2.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Metalul Buzău 50%, CSA Steaua Bucureşti 58%. Over 2.5: Metalul Buzău 54%, CSA Steaua Bucureşti 58%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Metalul Buzău has higher xG: 1.76 vs 1.72. Metalul Buzău: 13.8 shots per match, CSA Steaua Bucureşti: 13.1.

Match halves

Metalul Buzău: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.96. CSA Steaua Bucureşti: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.90.

Goals by minute

Metalul Buzău: 46-60 (12 goals). CSA Steaua Bucureşti: 76-90+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga II: 2.71 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

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

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

57Possession (%)43
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
11Shots9
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
3Shots on target3
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.58xG1.37
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
11Corners13
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
92Dangerous attacks81
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
-1Fouls-1
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
-1Cards-1
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua 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.

Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.75Goals scored / match1.58
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.14Goals conceded / match1.48
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
56%Average possession54%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
5.11Shots on target / match4.9
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.79Shots per match13.1
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
5.11Shots on target4.9
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
12.7%Shot conversion12.1%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
56%Possession54%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.76xG for1.72
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.26xG against1.57
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti

Shooting quality

Metalul Buzău: BalancedCSA Steaua Bucureşti: Balanced
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
Accuracy (shots on target)37%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.32

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.

Metalul Buzău is 200% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / match - Metalul Buzău · 0.8 pts / match - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

Metalul Buzău
WWWLW
Season result split
57% W7% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-2-10
1.79 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-2-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.70Opponent xG: 0.76BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
CSA Steaua Bucureşti
LWLDL
Season result split
48% W13% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-4-12
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-7
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLLWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.70Opponent xG: 1.55BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

Metalul Buzău is 11% better for: goals scored per match.

1.75 goals / match - Metalul Buzău · 1.58 goals / match - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

Metalul Buzău is 30% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.14 goals / match - Metalul Buzău · 1.48 goals / match - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

Metalul Buzău scoring profile: very strong

Metalul Buzău scores in 79% of matches (22 of 28 matches), while CSA Steaua Bucureşti keeps a clean sheet in 19% (6 of 31 matches).

CSA Steaua Bucureşti scoring profile: strong

CSA Steaua Bucureşti scores in 71% of matches (22 of 31 matches), while Metalul Buzău keeps a clean sheet in 32% (9 of 28 matches).

49Goals scored (season)49
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
32Goals conceded (season)46
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
2.89Average goals in match3.06
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
8Goals scored (last 5)8
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
3Goals conceded (last 5)13
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal71%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
46%2 goals55%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
29%3 goals23%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
18%4 goals10%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal81%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
36%2 goals39%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
7%3 goals23%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
4%4 goals6%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua 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.

58%
CSA Steaua Bucureşti - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.18 of 31 matches
49%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time19%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
4%BTTS in both halves3%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
36%Scored in both halves26%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS55%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
20%BTTS - last 580%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua 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.

Full match - team comparison (Over)

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
43%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time23%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti

2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua 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.

Metalul Buzău is 35% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.57 pts / match - Metalul Buzău · 1.16 pts / match - CSA Steaua Bucureşti

Metalul Buzău - half-time state
39% leading39% draw21% trailing
CSA Steaua Bucureşti - half-time state
29% leading29% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.57Points per match (1st half)1.16
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
0.79Goals scored (1st half)0.68
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.87
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.29Average goals (1st half)1.55
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
64%Clean sheet before half-time42%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
46%No goal before half-time58%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti

After half-time (2nd half)

1.64Points per match (2nd half)1.48
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
0.96Goals scored (2nd half)0.9
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.61
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.61Average goals (2nd half)1.52
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
46%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti
39%No goal after half-time45%
Metalul BuzăuCSA Steaua Bucureşti

Metalul Buzău - second-half results

43% W36% R21% P
44
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.57
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 57%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

CSA Steaua Bucureşti - second-half results

39% W32% R29% P
36
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding166%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Metalul Buzău - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.60
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference0+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
CSA Steaua Bucureşti - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.20
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match1.61.0
Average goals in match2.02.2
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet0%40%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-6+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Metalul Buzău
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
10
3
16-30
5
6
31-45
12
3
46-60
10
5
61-75
5
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

CSA Steaua Bucureşti
ScoredConceded
3
9
0-15
10
10
16-30
8
8
31-45
6
6
46-60
9
4
61-75
13
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.97
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Metalul Buzău

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

CSA Steaua Bucureşti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.15
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.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
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.
135%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.78
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* 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

Metalul BuzăuLigaCSA Steaua Bucureşti
Average goals in match 2.892.71 3.06
Both teams scored 50%49% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%49% 58%
Clean sheets 32%29% 19%
Goal before half-time 71%72% 81%
Goal after half-time 82%82% 81%

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

2.71
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.54
Home goals / match
1.17
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Metalul Buzău vs CSA Steaua Bucureşti?

The Liga II match finished Metalul Buzău 1:1 CSA Steaua Bucureşti. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Metalul Buzău vs CSA Steaua Bucureşti?

Metalul Buzău score 1.75 goals per game on average and CSA Steaua Bucureşti 1.58. The Liga II average is 2.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Metalul Buzău's matches and 58% of CSA Steaua Bucureşti's.

What form are Metalul Buzău and CSA Steaua Bucureşti in?

Over the last 5 games Metalul Buzău have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and CSA Steaua Bucureşti 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Metalul Buzău vs CSA Steaua Bucureşti?

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