Liga I · Regular Season - 13
FCSB vs Rapid
Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 17:00 UTC · Arena Nationala, Bucharest
FCSB host Rapid on Sat 24 Oct 2026 (Liga I); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: FCSB 30%, draw 29%, Rapid 41%.
- Average value of the expected XI: FCSB €758K, Rapid €937K.
- Style contrast in pressing & duels (Liga I): FCSB rank #3 of 18, Rapid #16.
- Rapid have won their last 5 matches.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. FCSB goals first.
- 1–114%
- 0–19%
- 1–29%
- 0–09%
- 1–08%
- 0–27%
- Other scores44%
Team Elo: FCSB 1650 · Rapid 1738
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

FCSB · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +1.8 (Good) · Elo 1689

Rapid · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.1 (Good) · Elo 1789
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
FCSB
10th in Liga I · 15 pts from 11
- 10 OctWOţelul Liga I1646
- 19 SepLUniversitatea Craiova Liga I1658
- 14 SepDPetrolul Ploiesti Liga I1647
- 5 SepLDinamo Bucuresti Liga I1653
- 30 AugLUta Arad Liga I1633
Rapid
2nd in Liga I · 27 pts from 12
- 17 OctWCorvinul Hunedoara Liga I1750
- 12 OctWUniversitatea Cluj Liga I1745
- 18 SepWArges Pitesti Liga I1715
- 12 SepWFC Voluntari Liga I1687
- 6 SepWOţelul Liga I1684
Season outlook
From the Liga I simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCSB | 15 /11 | 44.5 | <1% | 21% | 1% | 5th |
| Rapid | 27 /12 | 59.3 | 21% | 97% | 0% | 3rd |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 16th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: –
Coach DNA: –
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
FCSB: creative · shot-heavy (how Laurențiu Aurelian Reghecampf plays) · Rapid: balanced profile (how Daniel Gabriel Pancu plays)