FCSB vs Rapid Bucharest Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 21 Dec 2025

SuperLiga Betting Preview: FCSB vs Rapid Bucharest

FCSB meet Rapid Bucharest at Stadionul Steaua, with kick-off set for 13:00 on Sunday 21 December.

There’s a case for betting Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market. The numbers suggest that FCSB and Rapid Bucharest might struggle to exceed this total and the odds of -161 look more than fair.

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FCSB won last time out by a 2-0 scoreline. It was on the road against Unirea Slobozia at Stadionul Clinceni. Elias Charalampous' team had a whopping 73% of possession and recorded six shots on target, with Mihai Lixandru and Alexandru Stoian scoring one goal each.

Rapid Bucharest were beaten 2-0 in their previous game, being turned over at home to Otelul Galati at Stadionul Rapid-Giulesti. The Burgundy Eagles had 52% possession and recorded four shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

FCSB are unbeaten in the past five games against Rapid, with the last clash ending in a 2-2 draw at Arena Nationala. The previous 10 H2H matches have featured five draws, four victories for Rapid and just one for FCSB.

SuperLiga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	Rapid Bucharest	20	11	6	3	33	18	15	33:18	39
9	FCSB	20	7	7	6	29	25	4	29:25	28

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FCSB have 6 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws, averaging 1.7 goals from 6.1 shots on goal and 17.5 attempts. The Red and Blue have averaged 59.9% possession, 516.8 passes and 6.4 corners per match, with their opponents getting 0.7 goals from 2.0 shots on goal, 9.1 attempts and 2.4 corners.

Florin Tanase is the top goalscorer with 4, Darius Olaru has 3, with Alexandru Stoian and two other players on 2. The leading assistor is Florin Tanase with 3.

Rapid have won 6, lost 2 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.8 goals from 11.2 attempts and 3.1 shots on goal. Constantin Galca's side average 51.7% possession, 440.6 passes, 4.2 corners awarded and 5.1 corners against them, while conceding 1.0 goals from 14.1 attempts and 5.2 shots on goal.

Alex Dobre is top of the team’s scoring charts with 5, Cristian Manea has 3, with Claudiu Petrila and Alexandru Pascanu both on 2. Claudiu Petrila has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 3.

FCSB vs Rapid Bucharest Prediction & Betting Tips

Head into FCSB vs Rapid Bucharest with expert betting insights, including our main match prediction, expected scoreline, top corners angle, key player props and a thoughtfully built bet builder.

Match Prediction

The stats suggest that we’ll see a low-scoring SuperLiga encounter, with a combined goal count of two or less looking the way forward. Land odds of -161 for Under 2.5 Goals.

In order to come up with the best football predictions, we like to know the SuperLiga team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available stats.

Key FCSB vs Rapid Bucharest league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 FCSB games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 FCSB games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 FCSB games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Rapid games on the road.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 3 of the last 5 Rapid games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Rapid games.

The best betting sites make it a 61.7% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our experts think that the probability is close to 70% taking all factors into consideration. It’s the reason why we are recommending this bet.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

FCSB 1 - 1 Rapid

There are odds of +410 that the two teams play out a 1-1 scoreline. The correct score option is popular due to the potential return that can be achieved.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Alex Dobre to Score +325

Alex Dobre (Rapid) has managed five goals in his past ten SuperLiga games. Based on the numbers, we are looking to bet the +325 for him to find the net on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Alex Dobre Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+325

First

+650

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Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -122

The 9.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in four consecutive Rapid Bucharest matches, with the last five FCSB games averaging 7.00 corners. The Total Corners line looks to be too high given the stats and -122 is available to wager.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

FCSB

Total

8.80 6.40 2.40

Home

10.90 6.90 4.00

Away

9.90 5.80 4.10

Rapid

Total

9.30 4.20 5.10

Home

9.20 5.80 3.40

Away

10.20 3.90 6.30

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-119

Under 9.5

-122

FCSB Corners

Over 5.5

-105

Under 5.5

-135

Rapid Corners

Over 3.5

-141

Under 3.5

-102

Most Corners

1

-179

X

+650

2

+180

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FCSB vs Rapid Bucharest Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

FCSB are forecasted to be the most likely winner in this SuperLiga encounter. The +106 for them coming out on top suggests a 49% probability based on their latest betting odds. Rapid Bucharest are regarded as the least likely winner at +265.

If you want to side with FCSB winning against Rapid, then the -0.25 on the Asian Handicap is one potential option. You can land -139 and also have the insurance of half stake returns in the event of a draw.

Under 2.5 Goals is a short-priced option for those expecting two goals or less. For the Both Teams to Score betting option, it’s up in the air odds-wise as to whether Yes or No will be the end result.

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Full-Time Result

1

+106

X

+220

2

+265

Half-Time Result

1

+170

X

+112

2

+300

Double Chance

1X

-435

12

-333

X2

-149

Draw No Bet

1

-222

2

+150

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.25

-139

2 Hcp +0.25

-103

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-161

Over 2.5

+112

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-115

No

-122

Daniel Birligea is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +420. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Daniel Birligea (FCSB)

First

+195

Anytime

+420

Denis Alibec (FCSB)

First

+290

Anytime

+600

Darius Olaru (FCSB)

First

+300

Anytime

+600

Alex Dobre (Rapid)

First

+325

Anytime

+650

Mamadou Thiam (FCSB)

First

+325

Anytime

+650

Elvir Koljic (Rapid)

First

+335

Anytime

+700

Florin Tănase (FCSB)

First

+335

Anytime

+700

Antoine Baroan (Rapid)

First

+340

Anytime

+750

Octavian George Popescu (FCSB)

First

+360

Anytime

+700

David Miculescu (FCSB)

First

+370

Anytime

+750

Juri Cisotti (FCSB)

First

+370

Anytime

+750

Adrian Sut (FCSB)

First

+410

Anytime

+900

Malcom Sylas Edjouma (FCSB)

First

+460

Anytime

+1000

Claudiu Petrila (Rapid)

First

+475

Anytime

+950

Tobias Christensen (Rapid)

First

+540

Anytime

+1050

Rares Pop (Rapid)

First

+600

Anytime

+1200

Luka Gojkovic (Rapid)

First

+600

Anytime

+1200

Constantin Grameni (Rapid)

First

+700

Anytime

+1500

Mihai Lixandru (FCSB)

First

+700

Anytime

+1500

Baba Alhassan (FCSB)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

Kader Keita (Rapid)

First

+800

Anytime

+1600

Cătălin Vulturar (Rapid)

First

+850

Anytime

+1700

Jakub Hromada (Rapid)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

Risto Radunović (FCSB)

First

+950

Anytime

+2000

Christopher Braun (Rapid)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2000

FCSB have swerved defeat at Stadionul Steaua in the previous three matches. Elias Charalampous' team have clocked up five wins, three draws and two defeats in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.50 goals per match and conceding 0.80.

Rapid Bucharest have failed to win in their last three matches on their travels. The Burgundy Eagles have clocked up five wins, four draws and one defeat in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 0.70.

FCSB drew 3-3 with Rapid when they last met at Stadionul Steaua.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
FCSB Home Stats		5-3-2	2.30	1.50	0.80	4	6	6	4
Rapid Bucharest Away Stats		5-4-1	1.90	1.20	0.70	3	7	3	7

• 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

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FCSB vs Rapid Bucharest Lineups & Team News

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