Match details. Superliga, Regular Season - 12. Kick-off is Mon 19 Oct, 19:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu, Voluntari. The referee is Gabriel Mihuleac.
What's at stake. SC FC Voluntari are 15th on 8 points after 11 games, 3 points behind Arges Pitesti, 6 points clear of Csikszereda. A win would take them level on points with Arges Pitesti. Fotbal Club FCSB are 10th on 15 points after 11 games, level on points with Uta Arad, 1 point clear of FC Botosani. A win would take them above Uta Arad.
Form. SC FC Voluntari have won two, drawn one and lost seven of their last ten, 0.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L L L W D. In this competition SC FC Voluntari have gone L L L W D L. Fotbal Club FCSB have won three, drawn three and lost four of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L D L L. In this competition Fotbal Club FCSB have gone W L D L L L.
The numbers. SC FC Voluntari score one and concede 1.2 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. SC FC Voluntari average 12.0 shots (4.2 on target), 3.8 corners and 2.5 cards a game, with 44% of the ball. Fotbal Club FCSB score 0.6 and concede 1.6 a game in their last five away, with two clean sheets and three games without a goal. Fotbal Club FCSB average 17.4 shots (5.2 on target), 6.1 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 58% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last eight meetings SC FC Voluntari have won none, drawn four and lost four. Four of the eight went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, two were drawn and Fotbal Club FCSB won two. The last time they met, on 29 Feb 2024, it finished SC FC Voluntari 1-2 Fotbal Club FCSB: SC FC Voluntari had 8 shots to 12, 44% of the ball, seven yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 63% against the records' 40%. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 53%.
The read. No firm call: Fotbal Club FCSB are the better side, but not at this price. Fotbal Club FCSB are the stronger side on form and the table; the meetings favour Fotbal Club FCSB.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Predicted score: SC FC Voluntari 1-1 Fotbal Club FCSB (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the Model's table).