FCSB (FC Steaua Bucharest)
Football Romanian SuperLiga Stadionul Steaua Sun 25 Jan 14:00
CFR 1907 Cluj
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SuperLiga Betting Preview: FCSB vs CFR Cluj

FCSB square off against CFR Cluj at Stadionul Steaua, with kick-off set for 14:00 on Sunday 25 January.

Get Ready for a Low-Scoring Encounter

We are not anticipating a huge number of goals when FCSB clash with CFR Cluj. The price of -128 for Under 2.5 stands out on the coupon and we can wager on the Total Goals market with optimism.

Teams Drew 2-2 in Last H2H Encounter

FCSB were defeated in their last SuperLiga game. Away from home, they suffered a 1-0 loss against Arges Pitesti at Stadionul Orasenesc. The Bucharest club dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had four shots on target.

Three days ago, FCSB were beaten 4-1 away to Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League.

CFR Cluj have won their previous three games. The latest was a 1-0 home win at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu against Otelul Galati. The Railwaymen had 41% possession and four shots on goal, with Adrian Paun striking early in the first half.

Head-to-Head Statistics

FCSB have not lost any of the past five games against CFR, with the last clash seeing a 2-2 draw played out at Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu. The previous 10 H2H matches have featured five draws, four victories for FCSB and just one for CFR.

SuperLiga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 CFR Cluj logo CFR Cluj 30 15 8 7 49 40 9 49:40 53
7 FCSB logo FCSB 30 13 7 10 48 40 8 48:40 46
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FCSB – Last 10 League Games

FCSB have 5 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.7 goals from 6.0 shots on goal and 16.9 attempts. Elias Charalampous' side have averaged 62.1% possession, 533.9 passes and 6.5 corners per match, with their opponents getting 0.9 goals from 2.1 shots on goal, 7.9 attempts and 2.5 corners.

Darius Olaru leads the way with 4 goals, Florin Tanase has 3, with Alexandru Stoian and two others on 2. Florin Tanase is the leading assists maker on 3.

CFR Cluj – Last 10 League Games

CFR have 5 victories, 4 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 5.6 shots on goal, 10.4 attempts and 1.1 goals. The Cluj-Napoca team average 47.6% possession, 375.0 passes, 4.1 corners awarded and 4.1 corners against, while 1.0 goals have been conceded from 12.6 attempts and 3.8 shots on goal.

Andrei Cordea has landed 6 goals, Adrian Paun 2, with Louis Munteanu and two others scoring 1. Louis Munteanu has managed to clock up 3 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FCSB confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Stefan Tarnovanu (GK), Valentin Cretu, Siyabonga Ngezana, Andre Duarte, Alexandru Pantea, Baba Alhassan, Juri Cisotti, David Miculescu, Darius Olaru, Mihai Toma, Daniel Birligea.

CFR Cluj confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Mihai Popa (GK), Viktor Kun, Sheriff Sinyan, Matei Cristian Ilie, Camora, Adrian Paun, Tidiane Keita, Damjan Djokovic, Andrei Cordea, Alibek Aliev, Meriton Korenica.

FCSB vs CFR Cluj Prediction & Betting Tips

Dive into our full FCSB vs CFR Cluj betting preview, featuring an expert match prediction, a projected scoreline, valuable corners advice, top player prop bet and a bet builder designed for value.

Match Prediction

The best plan of attack could be backing Under 2.5 Goals for this SuperLiga encounter. We can land odds of -128 when it comes to this wager and that looks to be a very fair price.

Our football experts are keen to follow the latest form and understand any patterns that emerge. The same applies to injuries that could affect key players. Combined with the best SuperLiga stats, there is plenty of information to make a verdict.

Key FCSB vs CFR Cluj league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 FCSB games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 FCSB games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 CFR games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 CFR games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 CFR games.
Under 2.5 Probability

If you go by the top bookies, there’s a 56.2% likelihood of our pick winning. Based on our tipsters research, we calculate the actual probability to be 60-65%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

FCSB FCSB logo 1 - 0 CFR logo CFR

FCSB are available at +430 to win by a 1-0 scoreline. Correct score betting allows us to bet at bigger odds and it’s also a fun type of wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Darius Olaru to Score +265 BetMGM logo

Darius Olaru (FCSB) has managed four goals in his past ten SuperLiga matches. We’ll throw a dart at +265 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look pretty attractive.

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Corners Prediction

CFR Under 3.5 Corners -100 BetMGM logo

The 3.5 corners line has not been covered by CFR Cluj in their past two away games, with the corner count against FCSB going under 3.5 in their last five home matches. We’re going to bet on CFR to fall short for Team Corners and this selection is available at -100.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
FCSB Logo FCSB
Total
9.00 6.50 2.50
Home
10.70 7.10 3.60
Away
10.50 6.50 4.00
CFR Logo CFR
Total
8.20 4.10 4.10
Home
9.20 6.10 3.10
Away
8.80 4.80 4.00
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Under 2.5 -128
Full-Time Result FCSB -105
Anytime Goalscorer Darius Olaru +265

If you’re up for a same-game multi, then we’ve got two or less goals in total, FCSB to claim a victory as well as Darius Olaru (FCSB) to find the net.

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FCSB vs CFR Cluj Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Giving FCSB Plenty of Respect

With a roughly 51% chance of triumphing, the bookmakers aren’t giving too much away with their -105 betting odds for FCSB winning this SuperLiga clash. CFR Cluj are operating at larger odds than the opposition and the underdogs can be wagered at +300.

There are different ways to bet on FCSB including the Asian Handicap -0.5 market. This option is -114, although CFR +0.5 is a viable alternative at -125 and you can cheer on the draw with the latter.

For the Total Goals market, Under 2.5 is the shortest price for this interesting contest. Both Teams to Score No is available at -127 for anyone expecting at least one side to draw a blank.

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Daniel Birligea Top of First Goalscorer List

Daniel Birligea is available at +195 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer. The favourite is now priced at odds of +400 to find the net first.

Player Goals
Daniel Birligea (FCSB)
First
+195
Anytime
+400
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Louis Munteanu (CFR)
First
+200
Anytime
+440
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Darius Olaru (FCSB)
First
+295
Anytime
+600
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Denis Alibec (FCSB)
First
+295
Anytime
+600
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FCSB Tough to Defeat in Recent Home Games

FCSB are unbeaten in the last three games at Stadionul Steaua. The Bucharest club have four victories, three draws and two defeats in the last 9 home matches, netting an average of 1.44 goals per game and conceding 0.78.

CFR have clocked up four draws, four losses and two wins in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.60.

FCSB won 3-2 when they last played CFR at Stadionul Steaua.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
FCSB logo FCSB Home Stats 4-3-2 2.22 1.44 0.78 3 6 5 4
CFR Cluj logo CFR Cluj Away Stats 2-4-4 2.60 1.00 1.60 5 5 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
FCSB logo FCSB League Stats
CFR Cluj logo CFR Cluj League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

FCSB vs CFR Cluj Lineups & Team News

Be prepared — check the FCSB vs CFR team news before wagering. We’ll share the confirmed lineups for the SuperLiga plus the newest injury information.

FCSB Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

CFR Cluj Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

FCSB Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

32 Stefan Tarnovanu
2 Valentin Cretu 30 Siyabonga Ngezana 3 Andre Duarte 28 Alexandru Pantea
42 Baba Alhassan 31 Juri Cisotti
11 David Miculescu 27 Darius Olaru 22 Mihai Toma
9 Daniel Birligea
71 Mihai Popa
86 Viktor Kun 6 Sheriff Sinyan 27 Matei Cristian Ilie 45 Camora
11 Adrian Paun 23 Tidiane Keita 88 Damjan Djokovic
24 Andrei Cordea 9 Alibek Aliev 17 Meriton Korenica

CFR Cluj Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

FCSB Substitutes

  • 4Daniel Graovac
  • 5Joyskim Dawa
  • 12David Kiki
  • 15David Popa
  • 16Mihai Lixandru
  • 20Dennis Politic
  • 33Risto Radunovic
  • 34Mihai Udrea
  • 37Octavian Popescu
  • 38Lukas Zima
  • 90Alexandru Stoian
  • 93Mamadou Thiam

CFR Cluj Substitutes

  • 1Rares Gal
  • 3Aly Abeid
  • 4Ilija Masic
  • 8Alin Razvan Fica
  • 16Ovidiu Perianu
  • 19Islam Slimani
  • 31Octavian Valceanu
  • 46Christopher Braun
  • 49Lorenzo Biliboc
  • 73Karlo Muhar
  • 77Andres Sfait

Previous FCSB Lineups

22 Jan Europa League
Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 FCSB
16 Jan SuperLiga
Arges Pitesti 1-0 FCSB
21 Dec SuperLiga
FCSB 2-1 Rapid Bucharest
15 Dec SuperLiga
Unirea Slobozia 0-2 FCSB
11 Dec Europa League
FCSB 4-3 Feyenoord
06 Dec SuperLiga
FCSB 0-0 Dinamo Bucharest

Previous CFR Cluj Lineups

18 Jan SuperLiga
CFR Cluj 1-0 Otelul Galati
19 Dec SuperLiga
Botosani 0-1 CFR Cluj
12 Dec SuperLiga
CFR Cluj 3-1 Csikszereda
07 Dec SuperLiga
U Craiova 1-1 CFR Cluj
29 Nov SuperLiga
Arges Pitesti 3-0 CFR Cluj
23 Nov SuperLiga
CFR Cluj 3-0 Rapid Bucharest
Team Squads

FCSB Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Elias Charalampous

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Florin Tanase 10 M 22 1870 21 1 10 4 3 0
Stefan Tarnovanu 32 G 19 1687 19 0 0 0 2 1
Darius Olaru 27 M 19 1391 17 2 4 2 1 0
Juri Cisotti 31 F 21 1389 15 7 1 1 0 0
Siyabonga Ngezana 30 D 15 1260 15 3 0 1 4 0

CFR Cluj Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Daniel Pancu

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Otto Hindrich 89 G 18 1617 18 2 0 0 1 0
Sheriff Sinyan 6 D 18 1558 17 2 0 1 2 0
Camora 45 D 19 1521 17 4 0 0 6 0
Matei Cristian Ilie 27 D 16 1430 16 4 2 2 4 0
Damjan Djokovic 23 M 19 1331 16 5 2 0 2 0
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Superliga Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 U Craiova 30 17 9 4 53:27 60
2 Rapid Bucharest 30 16 8 6 47:30 56
3 U Cluj 30 16 6 8 48:27 54
4 CFR Cluj 30 15 8 7 49:40 53
5 Dinamo Bucharest 30 14 10 6 42:28 52
6 Arges Pitesti 30 15 5 10 37:28 50
7 FCSB 30 13 7 10 48:40 46
8 UTA Arad 30 11 10 9 39:44 43
9 Botosani 30 11 9 10 37:29 42
10 Otelul Galati 30 11 8 11 39:32 41
11 Farul Constanta 30 10 7 13 39:37 37
12 Petrolul Ploiesti 30 7 11 12 24:31 32
13 Csikszereda 30 8 8 14 30:58 32
14 Unirea Slobozia 30 7 4 19 27:46 25
15 Hermannstadt 30 5 8 17 29:50 23
16 Metaloglobus 30 2 6 22 25:66 12
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 U Craiova 15 11 3 1 30:11 36
2 CFR Cluj 15 9 3 3 30:21 30
3 Dinamo Bucharest 15 8 5 2 23:11 29
4 Rapid Bucharest 15 8 4 3 26:16 28
5 Arges Pitesti 15 8 3 4 18:10 27
6 Botosani 15 7 5 3 24:12 26
7 U Cluj 15 7 5 3 23:12 26
8 Otelul Galati 15 7 4 4 26:17 25
9 Farul Constanta 15 7 4 4 26:17 25
10 FCSB 15 7 3 5 20:17 24
11 Csikszereda 15 6 6 3 20:18 24
12 UTA Arad 15 6 4 5 20:22 22
13 Petrolul Ploiesti 15 4 4 7 11:17 16
14 Unirea Slobozia 15 4 1 10 15:21 13
15 Hermannstadt 15 2 4 9 15:27 10
16 Metaloglobus 15 2 4 9 12:25 10