Rapid vs FCSB

2 - 2
🕒 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Arena Naţională 🧑‍⚖️ Istvan Kovacs 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Rapid 2 · FCSB 7
Referee Stats
18 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.56
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.89
Over 4.5 cards 22%
Home wins 44%
Draws 44%
Away wins 11%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (12-13).
  • Rapid controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Rapid (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 9-6-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 22
Avg: 1.55 / 1.10

Points

33
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4
FCSB (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-4-8

Goals For / Against

33 / 31
Avg: 1.74 / 1.63

Points

25
Avg: 1.32

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Superliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.65
PPG
1.32
1.55
GF
1.74
1.10
GA
1.63
47%
O2.5
60%
67%
BTTS
67%
47%
Score 1st
60%

League-position context

Rapid rank2nd
FCSB rank7th
Rapid points56
FCSB points46
Rapid: #2 · 56 pts · GD +17
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FCSB: #7 · 46 pts · GD +8
10 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Rapid last 5 home

D W D L W
Points8/15
Weighted index51
Goals5-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FCSB last 5 away

W L W L W
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals10-5
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Rapid trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 0%

FCSB trend breakdown

Over 2.560%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.560%
1H Over 0.580%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Rapid score at home87%
Rapid clean sheet at home20%
FCSB score away87%
FCSB clean sheet away20%

First-goal patterns

Rapid score first47%
Rapid win after scoring first86%
FCSB score first60%
FCSB win after scoring first44%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Rapid 83% · FCSB 25%
Avg first goal minute: Rapid 36.3' · FCSB 33.8'

Vs league average

Rapid score at home1.55 vs 1.41
Rapid concede at home1.10 vs 1.14
FCSB score away1.74 vs 1.14
FCSB concede away1.63 vs 1.41
Rapid score 10% above league average, while FCSB score 52% above league average.
Defensive side: Rapid are 4% below league average at home, and FCSB are 16% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Rapid goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1

FCSB goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 5
31-45 5
76-90+ 5
61-75 1
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
12
13
Shots off Goal
4
6
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
5
7
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
11
4
Fouls
9
12
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
469
341
Passes Accurate
400
285
Passes %
85%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
7'
7' Goal · 0-1
M. Lixandru
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Ngezana
46'
46' D. Olaru
1st substitution · For: B. Alhassan
46'
46' Octavian Popescu
2nd substitution · For: J. Cisotti
46'
46' D. Politic
3rd substitution · For: D. Bîrligea
56'
56' L. Gojković
1st substitution · For: C. Petrila
56'
56' D. Hazrollaj
2nd substitution · For: E. Koljić
61'
61' Goal · 0-2
D. Bîrligea
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Alhassan
70'
70' F. Tănase
4th substitution · For: M. Edjouma
70'
70' A. Baroan
3rd substitution · For: T. Jambor
70'
70' T. Christensen
4th substitution · For: C. Grameni
71'
71' M. Popescu
77'
77' M. Lixandru
81'
81' C. Braun
5th substitution · For: A. Pașcanu
83'
83' Goal · 1-2
E. Koljić
Normal Goal
85'
85' A. Pantea
86'
86' A. Pașcanu
89'
89' M. Toma
5th substitution · For: A. Stoian
90'
90' Goal · 2-2
E. Koljić
Normal Goal

Rapid vs FCSB 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Rapid drew 2-2 with FCSB on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Istvan Kovacs. It was played at Arena Naţională.

First half: FCSB took an early lead at 7' when M. Lixandru scored, with the assist credited to S. Ngezana, making the score 0-1.

Second half: FCSB made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Olaru replacing B. Alhassan. FCSB made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Octavian Popescu replacing J. Cisotti. FCSB made their 3rd substitution at 46', with D. Politic replacing D. Bîrligea. Rapid made their 1st substitution at 56', with L. Gojković replacing C. Petrila. Rapid made their 2nd substitution at 56', with D. Hazrollaj replacing E. Koljić. FCSB extended the lead at 61' when D. Bîrligea scored, with the assist credited to B. Alhassan, making the score 0-2. FCSB made their 4th substitution at 70', with F. Tănase replacing M. Edjouma. Rapid made their 3rd substitution at 70', with A. Baroan replacing T. Jambor. Rapid made their 4th substitution at 70', with T. Christensen replacing C. Grameni. M. Popescu received a yellow card for FCSB at 71'. M. Lixandru received a yellow card for FCSB at 77'. Rapid made their 5th substitution at 81', with C. Braun replacing A. Pașcanu. Rapid reduced the deficit at 83' when E. Koljić scored, making the score 1-2. A. Pantea received a yellow card for FCSB at 85'. A. Pașcanu received a yellow card for Rapid at 86'. FCSB made their 5th substitution at 89', with M. Toma replacing A. Stoian. Rapid found a late equaliser at 90' when E. Koljić scored, making the score 2-2.

Rapid used 5 substitutions while FCSB used 5 substitutions. Rapid got 1 yellow card, while FCSB got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (12-13).
  • Rapid controlled possession (58%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals10 (62.5%)
BTTS9 (56.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (37.5%)
BTTS2 (25.0%)

Rapid vs FCSB Head-to-Head History by Season