In the Romanian Superliga on February 8th, Oţelul will face FCSB. According to the 1X2 odds, FCSB is the favorite with a win priced at 2.14. The odds for a draw are 3.26, and for an Oţelul win, it's 3.34. Bookmakers estimate FCSB's chances of success at 43.53%, a draw at 28.58%, and Oţelul at 27.89%. The odds for over 2.5 total goals are 2.09, while under 2.5 is at 1.70. The both teams to score bet is priced at 1.84 for yes and 1.86 for no. Individual team totals: FCSB over 1 goal is at 1.50, Oţelul over 1 goal is at 2.06. For the second half, the total over 1.5 goals is at 2.27, and under is at 1.58.
Oţelul, over their last five matches, have an average possession of 58.8%, with 1.6 yellow cards, 14 fouls, and 2 offsides per game. FCSB's stats show 54.2% possession, 1.2 yellow cards, 10.2 fouls, and 1.8 offsides. Oţelul's recent matches: February 5 - Universitatea Craiova 1-0 Oţelul, February 2 - Botoşani 0-0 Oţelul, January 26 - Oţelul 3-0 Csikszereda. FCSB's recent form: February 5 - FCSB 2-1 Botoşani, February 1 - FCSB 1-0 Csikszereda, January 29 - FCSB 1-1 Fenerbahçe. Their last head-to-head was on September 28, 2025: FCSB 1-0 Oţelul.
In their last five matches, Oţelul averages a total of 1.6 goals, scoring 1 and conceding 0.6. FCSB averages 3.2 total goals, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2. Oţelul has gone over 2.5 goals in 2 out of 5 matches, while FCSB has done so in 3 out of 5. By halves, Oţelul has only 1 out of 5 matches with over 1.5 goals in both halves, whereas FCSB has 3 out of 5. Oţelul tends to score early (43% in the first 15 minutes) and concedes late (76-90 minutes, 100%). FCSB frequently scores early (0-15 minutes - 30%) or between 61-75 minutes (30%), and concedes between 31-45 minutes (43%). Considering FCSB's average of 3.2 goals per match and Oţelul's 1.6, along with both teams' tendencies to go over 2.5, a bet on over 2.5 goals at 2.09 seems logical. FCSB also has support by halves: three times out of five matches, they went over 1.5 in each half. Oţelul is more restrained, but FCSB's profile leans towards high-scoring games.
Oţelul averages 3 corners per game, while FCSB averages 6.6, totaling 9.6, close to the 9.5 line. In the last five matches, Oţelul went over 9.5 corners once, while FCSB did so three times. For the 9.5 total, the odds are 2.03 for over and 1.70 for under. FCSB is favored in the corner outcome with odds of 2.18. Considering the average total corners and FCSB's frequency of going over, betting on over 9.5 corners seems justified, but Oţelul's cautious approach at set-pieces is notable as they only exceeded this once in five games.
Sportwars.net Prediction for Oţelul vs. FCSB, 2026-02-08 - Over 2.5 goals, odds 2.09. Exact score: 1:2, odds 8.50.


