Rapid Bucharest vs FCSB Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 02 Mar 2025

Rapid Bucharest and FCSB might not deliver too many goals and that leads us to bet Under 2.5. This Total Goals selection could be the way forward and that’s especially considering you can get odds of -127.

Rapid Bucharest have enjoyed five home wins on the bounce. In their last game, they won away at Stadionul Viitorul when beating Farul Constanta 3-1. Marius Sumudica's team had 43% possession and six shots on target, with Alex Dobre, Elvir Koljic and Claudiu Petrila scoring one goal each.

FCSB have won their previous three games. The latest was a 2-1 home triumph at Arena Nationala against Dinamo Bucharest. The Bucharest club were restricted to 46% possession and recorded seven shots on goal, with Baba Alhassan and Jordan Gele finding the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Rapid haven’t lost to FCSB in their past seven matches, with the last encounter ending 0-0 at Arena Nationala. The previous 10 H2H meetings have ended in six Rapid victories, two draws and two FCSB wins.

SuperLiga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Rapid Bucharest	21	11	6	4	34	20	14	34:20	39
9	FCSB	21	8	7	6	31	26	5	31:26	31

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6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 4.6 shots on goal and 14.4 attempts. Rapid have had 50.4% possession, 425.4 passes and 5.4 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 0.8 goals from 3.6 shots on goal and 10.6 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 3.8 corners.

Claudiu Petrila leads the way with 4 goals, while Alex Dobre and Aaron Boupendza have scored 3 and 2 respectively. Claudiu Petrila is the leading assists maker on 3.

FCSB have 6 victories and 4 draws, with an average of 16.8 attempts, 6.8 shots on goal and 1.5 goals. Elias Charalampous' side average 60.0% possession, 514.2 passes, 6.3 corners awarded and 2.5 corners against them, while 0.5 goals have been conceded from 2.4 shots on goal and 9.1 attempts.

The top scorers have been Daniel Birligea and Darius Olaru on 3, with Florin Tanase getting 2. Risto Radunovic has had 4 assists in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Rapid Bucharest confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Mihai Aioani (GK), Cristian Manea, Denis Ciobotariu, Alexandru Pascanu, Christopher Braun, Mattias Kaeit, Constantin Grameni, Alex Dobre, Tobias Christensen, Claudiu Petrila, Elvir Koljic.

FCSB confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Stefan Tarnovanu (GK), Valentin Cretu, Mihai Popescu, Joyskim Dawa, Risto Radunovic, Vlad Chiriches, Adrian Sut, David Miculescu, Florin Tanase, Juri Cisotti, Andrei Gheorghita.

Rapid Bucharest vs FCSB Prediction & Betting Tips

The best plan of attack could be backing Under 2.5 Goals for this SuperLiga encounter. We can land odds of -127 when it comes to this wager and that looks to be a very fair price.

The team news that filters through can have a knock-on effect as far as the odds are concerned. We use this information along with the form guide, while the latest stats are also taken into consideration.

Key Rapid Bucharest vs FCSB league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Rapid games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 14 of the last 20 Rapid games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in any of the last 5 FCSB games on the road.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 FCSB games on the road.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 5 FCSB games on the road.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

The bookies are estimating that there is a 55.9% likelihood of this pick landing a return. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 60-65%. The bet can be recommended for this precise reason.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Rapid 1 - 0 FCSB

Let’s take a chance on the +700 available that Rapid secure a 1-0 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

Rapid Bucharest vs FCSB Odds

The bookies have priced up the draw at +205, with Rapid Bucharest available to back at betting odds of +200. FCSB are +140 to win this Liga I match.

You can get a similar price whether you’re backing Over or Under 2.5 Goals.

If you fancy Rapid Bucharest but want money back if this SuperLiga match is a draw, then you can get +108. You can bet on FCSB at -143 on the Draw No Bet market.

Full-Time Result

1

+200

X

+205

2

+140

Half-Time Result

1

+255

X

+105

2

+195

Double Chance

1X

-185

12

-278

X2

-263

Draw No Bet

1

+108

2

-143

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-139

2 Hcp -0.25

+102

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-161

Over 2.5

+123

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-116

No

-120

Rapid Bucharest vs FCSB Lineups & Team News

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