Romania - Liga IStadionul Valentin StănescuData current as of 18 September 2026

Rapid Bucureşti vs Argeș: match statistics

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Rapid Bucureşti vs Argeș: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rapid Bucureşti play Argeș in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 18 September 2026. Venue: Stadionul Valentin Stănescu.

Current form

Rapid Bucureşti: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Argeș: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rapid Bucureşti scores 1.22 and concedes 0.56 goals per match. Argeș scores 0.56 and concedes 0.78. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rapid Bucureşti 44%, Argeș 22%. Over 2.5: Rapid Bucureşti 22%, Argeș 0%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Rapid Bucureşti has higher xG: 1.81 vs 1.49. Rapid Bucureşti: 16.7 shots per match, Argeș: 14.2.

Match halves

Rapid Bucureşti: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.78. Argeș: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.22.

Goals by minute

Rapid Bucureşti: 76-90+ (4 goals). Argeș: 16-30 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 2-2-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 25%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.03)
(3.10)
(3.82)

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 BucureştiArgeș
1.22Goals scored / match0.56
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.56Goals conceded / match0.78
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
51%Average possession44%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
5.67Shots on target / match3
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

16.67Shots per match14.22
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
5.67Shots on target3
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
7.3%Shot conversion3.9%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
51%Possession44%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.81xG for1.49
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.49xG against1.28
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

Shooting quality

Rapid Bucureşti: AttackingArgeș: Attacking
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
Accuracy (shots on target)34%21%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.19

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.

Rapid Bucureşti is 400% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.4 pts / match - Argeș

Rapid Bucureşti
LWDWW
Season result split
56% W33% D11% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-1
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Argeș
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W22% D44% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-4
1.22 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-3
Last 5 away
1-0-3
LWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%

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 118% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.56 goals / match - Argeș

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

0.56 goals / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.78 goals / match - Argeș

Rapid Bucureşti scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Bucureşti scores in 78% of matches (7 of 9 matches), while Argeș keeps a clean sheet in 33% (3 of 9 matches).

Argeș scoring profile: mixed

Argeș scores in 56% of matches (5 of 9 matches), while Rapid Bucureşti keeps a clean sheet in 44% (4 of 9 matches).

11Goals scored (season)5
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
5Goals conceded (season)7
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.78Average goals in match1.33
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
6Goals scored (last 5)2
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal56%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
33%2 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
11%3 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%4 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal67%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%2 goals11%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%3 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%4 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time11%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%Scored in both halves0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

BTTS and goal count

22%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
40%BTTS - last 540%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

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

44%Min. 1 goal before half-time56%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
11%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time44%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
22%Min. 2 goals after half-time11%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

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 - half-time state
22% leading56% draw22% trailing
Argeș - half-time state
22% leading56% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per match (1st half)1.22
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.44Goals scored (1st half)0.33
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.22Goals conceded (1st half)0.44
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.67Average goals (1st half)0.78
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
78%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
78%No goal before half-time67%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

After half-time (2nd half)

1.78Points per match (2nd half)1
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.78Goals scored (2nd half)0.22
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
1.11Average goals (2nd half)0.56
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
67%Clean sheet after half-time67%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș
44%No goal after half-time78%
Rapid BucureştiArgeș

Rapid Bucureşti - second-half results

56% W11% D33% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding255%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 56%. 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.

Argeș - second-half results

11% W67% D22% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rapid Bucureşti - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.602.40
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match0.41.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal100%20%
Goal difference-2+5
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Argeș - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.800.60
Goals scored / match0.20.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.60.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (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

1.56
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 0.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
62%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
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.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.93
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
72%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
67%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Argeș

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.93
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
67%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.82
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 BucureştiLigaArgeș
Average goals in match 1.782.53 1.33
Both teams scored 44%47% 22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 22%47% 0%
Clean sheets 44%31% 33%
Goal before half-time 44%64% 56%
Goal after half-time 89%75% 44%

^ 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
47%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.69
Home goals / match
0.83
Away goals / match
+104%
Home attack advantage
+51%
Home defence advantage
+37%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Rapid Bucureşti 2 - 2 - 0 Argeș. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 25% matches.

FC Argeș Pitești
2 : 2
FC Rapid Bucureşti
FC Rapid Bucureşti
0 : 0
FC Argeș Pitești
FC Rapid Bucureşti
2 : 0
FC Argeș Pitești
FC Argeș Pitești
0 : 2
FC Rapid Bucureşti

FAQ

When do Rapid Bucureşti and Argeș play?

Rapid Bucureşti face Argeș on 18 September 2026 in Liga I at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu. 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 Rapid Bucureşti and Argeș?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Rapid Bucureşti won 2, Argeș won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

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

Rapid Bucureşti score 1.22 goals per game on average and Argeș 0.56. The Liga I average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Rapid Bucureşti's matches and 22% of Argeș's.

What form are Rapid Bucureşti and Argeș in?

Over the last 5 games Rapid Bucureşti have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Argeș 0-2-3 (0.40 points per game).

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

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