FCSB (FC Steaua Bucharest)
Football Romanian SuperLiga Arena Nationala Mon 23 Feb 13:00
FC Metaloglobus Bucharest
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  4. Team News
  5. Squads
  6. Table

SuperLiga Betting Preview: FCSB vs Metaloglobus

FCSB welcome bottom-of-the-table Metaloglobus to Arena Nationala, with kick-off set for 13:00 on Monday 23 February.

Back the Favourites For a Convincing Win

FCSB could be big winners against Metaloglobus. Take the -133 about them on the -2.25 Asian Handicap and get half stakes returned if the favourites win by two and a full payout if they triumph by more.

2-1 Win for Metaloglobus in Pair’s Previous Clash

FCSB have enjoyed two SuperLiga home wins in a row. They were defeated in their last league game when losing 1-0 on the road against Universitatea Craiova. The Bucharest team had most of the ball recording 58% possession and two shots on target.

Metaloglobus Bucharest suffered an eighth straight league defeat when losing 1-0 in their previous game. This was at home to Otelul Galati at Stadionul Clinceni. Metaloglobus had 53% possession and three shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was Metaloglobus who came out on top when they last played FCSB. At Stadionul Clinceni, a 2-1 home win was recorded.

SuperLiga G W D L GF GA GD GD P
2 FCSB logo FCSB 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3:3 27
10 Metaloglobus logo Metaloglobus 3 1 1 1 2 5 -3 2:5 10
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FCSB – Last 10 League Games

6 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, averaging 1.4 goals from 6.7 shots on goal and 15.8 attempts. FCSB have had 59.0% possession, 465.2 passes and 5.9 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.0 goals from 3.3 shots on goal and 9.4 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 2.4 corners.

Top goalscorer Darius Olaru has found the net 3 times, with Daniel Birligea, Florin Tanase and David Miculescu scoring 2 each. The leading assistor is Florin Tanase with 5.

Metaloglobus – Last 10 League Games

Metaloglobus have won 1 and lost 9, with an average of 0.7 goals from 10.9 attempts and 3.6 shots on goal. Ianis Zicu's side average 47.3% possession, 356.8 passes, 4.8 corners in their favour and 5.2 corners against, while conceding 2.4 goals from 15.4 attempts and 4.9 shots on goal.

Yassine Zakir is top of the team’s scoring charts with 3, Stefan Visic has 2, with Adrian Sirbu and Ely Fernandes both on 1. Damia Sabater has had 3 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FCSB confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Matei Popa (GK), Alexandru Pantea, Andre Duarte, Mihai Lixandru, Joao Paulo, Florin Tanase, Ofri Arad, David Miculescu, Darius Olaru, Juri Cisotti, Daniel Birligea.

Metaloglobus confirmed lineup (4-4-2): George Gavrilas (GK), Alexandru Tirlea, Mike Cestor, Robert Badescu, Andrei Sava, David Irimia, Damia Sabater, Bruno Carvalho, Alexandru Irimia, Dragos Huiban, Giovani Ghimfus.

FCSB vs Metaloglobus Prediction & Betting Tips

Be fully equipped for FCSB vs Metaloglobus with our betting guide, offering a key match prediction, a correct score recommendation, valuable corners advice, top player prop picks and a bet builder tailored for value.

Match Prediction

We’re going for FCSB -2.25 in the expectation that the favourites achieve a win with something to spare. The SuperLiga encounter should go in their favour and we’ll take the odds of -133.

Team news is very useful and our football tipsters are keen to identify the players who are doubtful with injury. You’ll also find us studying the form guide, with lots of SuperLiga data available which provides a clear picture from the stats.

Key FCSB vs Metaloglobus league stats:

  • The +2.25 line hasn’t been covered by Metaloglobus in 3 of their last 5 games on the road.
FCSB -2.25 Probability

The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 57.1% likelihood of this pick landing a return. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 60-65%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

FCSB FCSB logo 4 - 0 Metaloglobus logo Metaloglobus

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves FCSB to win 4-0. The odds of +575 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Daniel Birligea To Score -116 BetMGM logo

Daniel Birligea (FCSB) can be wagered to be among the goals at -116. Using all evidence, we are happy to back him to find the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Daniel Birligea Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

FCSB Under 7.5 Corners -127 BetMGM logo

FCSB have had a corner average of 5.80 in the past 5 home games, while the last 10 Metaloglobus away matches have seen them concede an average of 5.00 corners. There’s a price of -127 for this Team Corners bet and we think the FCSB line is too big.

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
9.80 7.10 2.70
Home
9.70 7.30 2.40
Away
9.40 6.40 3.00
Metaloglobus Logo Metaloglobus
Total
9.90 3.90 6.00
Home
11.90 5.00 6.90
Away
9.50 3.10 6.40
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap FCSB -2.25 -133
Both Team To Score No -179
Team Corners FCSB Under 7.5 -127

A bet builder can provide entertainment and we’ve got FCSB on the Asian Handicap at -2.25, both teams to score No and also FCSB to finish with under 7.5 corners.

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FCSB vs Metaloglobus 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.

FCSB Huge Favourites According to Latest Odds

The bookies are taking no chances with their betting odds of -1000 about FCSB which reflects they have a 91% chance of winning this SuperLiga encounter. If you’re looking for an alternative angle at a much bigger price, Metaloglobus Bucharest are trading at +1800.

It sometimes pays to go down the Half-Time Result route and the draw is available at +245. Alternatively, FCSB can be backed at -244 and Metaloglobus are on offer at +1100.

If you want to bet on three goals or more, then Over 2.5 is the shortest odds. A viable alternative is betting the BTTS market and opting for the -172 about Both Teams to Score No.

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Daniel Birligea Favourite to Find the Net First

Daniel Birligea is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +260 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is -114.

Player Goals
Daniel Birligea (FCSB)
First
-114
Anytime
+260
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Darius Olaru (FCSB)
First
+138
Anytime
+390
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Florin Tănase (FCSB)
First
+160
Anytime
+450
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Mamadou Thiam (FCSB)
First
+163
Anytime
+450
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FCSB Proving Tough Nut to Crack at Home

FCSB have not lost at Arena Nationala in the past five matches. The Bucharest team have clocked up five wins, three defeats and two draws in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.40 goals per match and conceding 1.20.

Metaloglobus have suffered a eight match losing run away from home. Metaloglobus have recorded nine defeats and one draw in the previous 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.70 goals per game and conceding 2.90.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
FCSB logo FCSB Home Stats 5-2-3 3.00 1.60 1.40 6 4 7 3
Metaloglobus logo Metaloglobus Away Stats 0-0-10 3.70 0.60 3.10 8 2 5 5
  • 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
Metaloglobus logo Metaloglobus League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins and 4 defeats in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 9 defeats and 1 draw in the previous 10 matches
  • 10 defeats have been inflicted in the previous 10 away matches.
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

FCSB vs Metaloglobus Lineups & Team News

Don’t bet on FCSB vs Metaloglobus without reviewing the latest team news. We’ll share the most up-to-date confirmed SuperLiga lineups and injury information.

FCSB Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Metaloglobus Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

FCSB Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

13 Matei Popa
28 Alexandru Pantea 3 Andre Duarte 16 Mihai Lixandru 18 Joao Paulo
10 Florin Tanase 15 Ofri Arad
11 David Miculescu 27 Darius Olaru 31 Juri Cisotti
9 Daniel Birligea
1 George Gavrilas
18 Alexandru Tirlea 75 Mike Cestor 99 Robert Badescu 13 Andrei Sava
21 David Irimia 5 Damia Sabater 6 Bruno Carvalho 15 Alexandru Irimia
11 Dragos Huiban 20 Giovani Ghimfus

Metaloglobus Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

FCSB Substitutes

  • 4Daniel Graovac
  • 5Joyskim Dawa
  • 6Andrei Dancus
  • 12David Kiki
  • 22Mihai Toma
  • 32Stefan Tarnovanu
  • 37Octavian Popescu
  • 38Lukas Zima
  • 42Baba Alhassan
  • 90Alexandru Stoian
  • 93Mamadou Thiam
  • 98David Popa

Metaloglobus Substitutes

  • 7Laurentiu Lis
  • 8Florin Purece
  • 9Stefan Visic
  • 14Alexandru Gheorghe
  • 16Martins Toutou
  • 17Moses Abbey
  • 19Omar Pasagic
  • 22Robert Neacsu
  • 23Gabriel Dumitru
  • 29Daniel Popa
  • 33Alexandru Soare
  • 34Cristian Nedelcovici

Previous FCSB Lineups

07 Mar SuperLiga
FCSB 1-3 U Cluj
01 Mar SuperLiga
UTA Arad 2-4 FCSB
23 Feb SuperLiga
FCSB 4-1 Metaloglobus
15 Feb SuperLiga
U Craiova 1-0 FCSB
08 Feb SuperLiga
Otelul Galati 1-4 FCSB
05 Feb SuperLiga
FCSB 2-1 Botosani

Previous Metaloglobus Lineups

07 Mar SuperLiga
Metaloglobus 2-2 UTA Arad
28 Feb SuperLiga
U Craiova 2-1 Metaloglobus
23 Feb SuperLiga
FCSB 4-1 Metaloglobus
14 Feb SuperLiga
Metaloglobus 0-1 Otelul Galati
08 Feb SuperLiga
Botosani 3-0 Metaloglobus
04 Feb SuperLiga
Metaloglobus 0-1 Csikszereda
Team Squads

FCSB Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Elias Charalampous

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Alexandru Pantea - - - - - - - - - -
Mihai Udrea - - - - - - - - - -
Lukas Zima - - - - - - - - - -
Mamadou Thiam - - - - - - - - - -
Matei Popa - - - - - - - - - -

Metaloglobus Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ianis Zicu

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Aboubacar Camara - - - - - - - - - -
Florin Purece - - - - - - - - - -
Robert Neacsu - - - - - - - - - -
Robert Badescu - - - - - - - - - -
Omar Pasagic - - - - - - - - - -
Romania FlagSuperLiga Table
Superliga
# 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
Superliga Championship Group
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 U Cluj 3 3 0 0 5:2 36
2 U Craiova 3 2 0 1 3:1 36
3 Rapid Bucharest 3 1 0 2 4:5 31
4 CFR Cluj 3 1 0 2 2:4 30
5 Arges Pitesti 3 1 1 1 2:2 29
6 Dinamo Bucharest 3 0 1 2 3:5 27
Superliga Relegation Group
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 UTA Arad 3 2 0 1 8:4 28
2 FCSB 3 1 1 1 3:3 27
3 Botosani 3 2 0 1 6:7 27
4 Otelul Galati 3 1 0 2 5:5 24
5 Farul Constanta 3 1 1 1 3:2 23
6 Csikszereda 3 1 1 1 4:5 20
7 Unirea Slobozia 3 2 0 1 5:4 19
8 Petrolul Ploiesti 3 1 0 2 2:3 19
9 Hermannstadt 3 1 0 2 5:5 15
10 Metaloglobus 3 1 1 1 2:5 10