Rapid Bucureşti vs Oţelul Galaţi: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Rapid Bucureşti played Oţelul Galaţi in Liga I (Romania). The match was played on 13 December 2025. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

Rapid Bucureşti: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Oţelul Galaţi: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Rapid Bucureşti scores 1.74 and concedes 0.84 goals per match. Oţelul Galaţi scores 1.47 and concedes 0.89. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Rapid Bucureşti 53%, Oţelul Galaţi 42%. Over 2.5: Rapid Bucureşti 47%, Oţelul Galaţi 47%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Oţelul Galaţi has higher xG: 1.51 vs 1.43. Rapid Bucureşti: 12.7 shots per match, Oţelul Galaţi: 13.8.

Match halves

Rapid Bucureşti: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.79. Oţelul Galaţi: half-time lead 42%, second-half goals 0.68.

Goals by minute

Rapid Bucureşti: 16-30 (8 goals). Oţelul Galaţi: 31-45+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
13Shots12
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
4Shots on target7
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
1.62xG1.43
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
3Corners2
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
71Dangerous attacks24
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
22Fouls10
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
1Cards0
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

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 BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
1.74Goals scored / match1.47
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
0.84Goals conceded / match0.89
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
53%Average possession53%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
4.21Shots on target / match4.26
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.68Shots per match13.79
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
4.21Shots on target4.26
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
13.7%Shot conversion10.7%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
53%Possession53%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
1.43xG for1.51
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
1.54xG against1.38
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

Shooting quality

Rapid Bucureşti: Efficient finishingOţelul Galaţi: Balanced
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
Accuracy (shots on target)33%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.35

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
DWLWD
Season result split
58% W32% R11% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-2
2.05 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
LWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Oţelul Galaţi
WDDLW
Season result split
37% W32% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-6
1.42 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWWDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.66Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 40%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.

Rapid Bucureşti is 18% better for: goals scored per match.

1.74 goals / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 1.47 goals / match - Oţelul Galaţi

Rapid Bucureşti is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.84 goals / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 0.89 goals / match - Oţelul Galaţi

Rapid Bucureşti scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Bucureşti scores in 84% of matches (16 of 19 matches), while Oţelul Galaţi keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 matches).

Oţelul Galaţi scoring profile: mixed

Oţelul Galaţi scores in 63% of matches (12 of 19 matches), while Rapid Bucureşti keeps a clean sheet in 42% (8 of 19 matches).

33Goals scored (season)28
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
16Goals conceded (season)17
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
2.58Average goals in match2.37
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
8Goals scored (last 5)8
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

How often they score at least...

84%1 goal63%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
63%2 goals42%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
16%3 goals26%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
11%4 goals16%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

How often they concede at least...

58%1 goal63%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
21%2 goals21%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
5%3 goals5%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
0%4 goals0%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

* 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.

53%
Rapid Bucureşti - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 19 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time16%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
5%BTTS in both halves11%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
26%Scored in both halves42%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
40%BTTS - last 540%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

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

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time68%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

2nd half

63%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

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 is 7% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.79 pts / match - Rapid Bucureşti · 1.68 pts / match - Oţelul Galaţi

Rapid Bucureşti - half-time state
47% leading37% draw16% trailing
Oţelul Galaţi - half-time state
42% leading42% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.79Points per match (1st half)1.68
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
0.95Goals scored (1st half)0.79
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
0.32Goals conceded (1st half)0.32
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
1.26Average goals (1st half)1.11
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
68%Clean sheet before half-time74%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
47%No goal before half-time42%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

After half-time (2nd half)

1.63Points per match (2nd half)1.26
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
1.32Average goals (2nd half)1.26
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
63%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi
42%No goal after half-time53%
Rapid BucureştiOţelul Galaţi

Rapid Bucureşti - second-half results

37% W53% R11% P
34
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 58%. 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.

Oţelul Galaţi - second-half results

26% W47% R26% P
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding88%

Leads at half-time in 42% of matches and wins 37%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rapid Bucureşti - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Oţelul Galaţi - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.41.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Oţelul Galaţi
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
10
2
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
4
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - 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

2.47
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-19%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
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

Rapid Bucureşti

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.01
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.
+0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.70
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.45
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%

Oţelul Galaţi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.45
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
132%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
63%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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 BucureştiLigaOţelul Galaţi
Average goals in match 2.582.53 2.37
Both teams scored 53%53% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%47% 47%
Clean sheets 42%28% 37%
Goal before half-time 68%69% 68%
Goal after half-time 63%73% 68%

^ 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
53%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+28%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
15%
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 cardTobias Christensen
  2. Oţelul GalaţiSubstitutionOn: Daniel SanduOff: Denis Bordun
  3. Rapid BucureştiSubstitutionOn: Constantin GrameniOff: Tobias Christensen
  4. Oţelul GalaţiGoalPaul Alexandru Iacob

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.

Cristian MoldoveanuMatches officiated: 8
3.75Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins13%Draws38%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Rapid Bucureşti 0 - 1 - 0 Oţelul Galaţi. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FC Oţelul Galaţi
1 : 1
FC Rapid Bucureşti

FAQ

What was the result of Rapid Bucureşti vs Oţelul Galaţi?

The Liga I match finished Rapid Bucureşti 0:2 Oţelul Galaţi. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Rapid Bucureşti vs Oţelul Galaţi?

Rapid Bucureşti score 1.74 goals per game on average and Oţelul Galaţi 1.47. The Liga I average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Rapid Bucureşti's matches and 42% of Oţelul Galaţi's.

What form are Rapid Bucureşti and Oţelul Galaţi in?

Over the last 5 games Rapid Bucureşti have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Oţelul Galaţi 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

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