- Home form: FCSB have won 3 and drawn 1 of their 4 home games across all competitions, scoring 2.00 goals per game.
- Away form: FC Arges are yet to win away from home across all competitions after 4 away games (D2, L2), scoring just 0.50 goals per match.
- Head-to-head: FCSB's last home game against FC Arges ended in defeat, so visitors know how to make the game awkward.
FCSB have a little more spark in the attacking third
Tactical contrast
FCSB are a higher-tempo, possession-based side that likes to press and play vertically from midfield, so a game against FC Arges on Friday is a clash of styles. Bogdan Andone's side are a stubborn, compact unit that plays narrow and prefers to hit on the counter.
Odds and head-to-head
FCSB are the rightful favorites here at 1.63, but the 5.49 price on Arges is a little high for a side that have won the last two games in this head-to-head. They beat FCSB 1-0 away in Liga I five months ago, so there is no fear in this visiting camp, but their form is nowhere near good enough to come away with all three points at Arena Nationala , Romania.
Goals markets
The goals markets are not much more accommodating as the line is set tight and Under 2.5 goals is priced up at 1.87 while Both Teams to Score – No is 1.83, which points to a scrappy matchup .
FCSB are fresh and hungry while Arges are not
FCSB are unbeaten in their last four home games, but they are only 1 from 5 in their overall form sheet with one draw and three defeats.
Marius Baciu's FCSB have a bit more spark in the offensive third and they will come out on top in this game, but the stubborn head-to-head record of the visitors suggests this will be a bit tighter than the betting odds indicate.
- Their last three results say all there is to say about the side, they lost 2-0 away at AFC Hermannstadt, won 2-1 away at FC Dinamo Bucuresti in extra time and were thrashed 4-0 in a friendly at Union St.-Gilloise.
- Arges come into this on a poor streak of form, winless in their last five (D2, L3) and they have only scored four goals across those games.
- Their only real bright spark in terms of creativity is Ricardo Matos, who has three assists in those five games, but they have the key player up top in Adel Bettaieb, who has bagged three of their four goals in the last five.
