Match Info

Liga 2 - Round 3

Date: 16 August 2026, Sunday

Location: Baza Sportiva FC Bacau (Ruși-Ciutea)

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	FC Bacău		Steaua București

	1	X	2
	2.95	3.20	2.10
	3.1	3.1	2.1
	3.2	3.3	2.14
	3.22	3.17	2.17
	3.1	3	2.09
	3.19	3.1	2.15
	2.90	3.20	2.10
Avarage Now (Initially)	3.09 ↑ (2.44)	3.15 ↑ (3.1)	2.12 ↓ (2.64)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 8.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

FC Bacău
29.1%

Draw
28.5%

Steaua București
42.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

36.9%

29%

34.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

FC Bacău has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-7.8%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, indicating that FC Bacău's form might have worsened.

Steaua București has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+8.3%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Steaua București's recent form is better than expected.

FC Bacău - Steaua București Predictions

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Anton L. (G) 13. Bordea M. 10. Cirstean G. 14. Coaja A. 4. Inglada C. 23. Juric M. 29. Lacerda T. 9. Luncasu D. 7. Mitrica P. 27. Moise R. 22. Pavel A. (C)	33. Simon M. (G) 26. Adascalitei M. 34. Albu C. A. 9. Barbu D. 98. Calugarescu E. 19. Camara S. 6. Dinu I. 5. Dorado Perez C. D. 80. Gonzalez Mora J. 13. Ilie A. (C) 27. Pacionel S.
Substitutes
5. Agapi L. 8. Albu G. 30. Alloj E. (G) 15. Axinte T. 19. Burlacu D. 21. Ciobanu R. 6. Forizs V. 18. Oasenegre C. 24. Petre P.	17. Bobaru M. 11. Caldieraro P. 10. Chipirliu B. 8. Coada I. 14. Crosman C. 21. Nofitovici A. 1. Pletea I. (G) 20. Rasdan F. 76. Rotaru S.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (2 - 0)
9', 1 - 0, Pavel A. ⚽,
14', 2 - 0, Mitrica P. ⚽,
45', Albu C. A. ↓, Rasdan F. ↑,
45+2', Luncasu D. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Barbu D. ↓, Chipirliu B. ↑,
48', Pacionel S. 🟨,
58', Cirstean G. ↓, Albu G. ↑,
66', Pacionel S. ↓, Coada I. ↑,
70', Luncasu D. ↓, Petre P. ↑,
72', Camara S. ↓, Caldieraro P. ↑,
72', Calugarescu E. ↓, Bobaru M. ↑,
73', Dinu I. 🟨,
75', 3 - 0, Moise R. ⚽,

Preview

Steaua has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).

Steaua may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Recently, Steaua has had a series of home games.

In this match, both teams are almost equally likely to win.

In the last 1 head-to-head match, FC Bacău won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:2.

Including home match between the teams, FC Bacău won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:2.

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
4	FC Bacau	8	4	3	1	19:8	11	15
18	Steaua Bucuresti	8	1	2	5	9:17	-8	5

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- FC Bacău
Romanian Division 2
08.08.26	Gloria Popești-Leordeni - FC Bacău	3:2 ✺
01.08.26	FC Bacău - Ștefănești	3:0 ✺
Club Friendly
17.07.26	Gloria Bistrița - FC Bacău	Canceled ✺
11.07.26	Oţelul Galaţi - FC Bacău	3:1 ✺
Romanian Division 2
09.05.26	Viitorul Șelimbăr - FC Bacău	4:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 2.7 LW?LL
- CSA Steaua București
Romanian Cup
12.08.26	Dunărea Giurgiu - Steaua București	0:3 ✺
Romanian Division 2
08.08.26	Steaua București - Râmnicu Vâlcea	1:2 ✺
02.08.26	Steaua București - CSM Slatina	1:2 ✺
Club Friendly
15.07.26	Steaua București - Tunari	3:0 ✺
08.07.26	Steaua București - Concordia Chiajna	2:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 2.6 WLLWT

Latest Head to Head

Romanian Division 2
06.12.25	FC Bacău - Steaua București	3:2

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