FCSB - Hermannstadt: betting tip for the match of the Romanian championship
The second and final Friday match of the Romanian championship on January 17 will be between the teams FCSB - Hermannstadt. The hosts of the upcoming match are huge favorites. Will everything really be like this? The answer is in our betting tip. What to choose for the bet?

Command Analysis

FC FCSB

Current form
At the beginning of the season in the Romanian championship, FCSB was one of the main contenders for victory in the national championship. In principle, everything is happening this way. After 21 matches played, Elias Charalambous' protégés are in second place in the tournament table and only lose the leadership to Universitatea Cluj by additional indicators.
In 2025, the team played two friendly matches. In one, they managed to win against Hamburg with a score of 2:1, and in the other, they lost to Dynamo Kyiv with the same score.
Disqualifications and injuries
Lixandru, Baluta and Popescu will be out of action due to injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- FCSB has lost only one of its last ten home games
- The hosts have conceded in four of their last five matches
Estimated line-up: Tarnovanu – Cretu, Popescu, Dava, Radunovic – Shut, Kirkesh, Toma, Olaru, Tanase – Birlidja.

Hermannstadt

Current form
Hermannstadt has improved significantly recently. The team has not known defeat for ten matches in a row: five wins and five draws. Such statistics have allowed them to significantly improve their standing in the tournament, and at present, the team has broken into the top 10 (ninth place) from the bottom three (14th place). The gap from the playoff zone is only five points. If the team continues to play at the same level, it will be quite capable of winning back the handicap and taking a place in the top six.
Disqualifications and injuries
All players are currently active.
Interesting trends for betting
- Hermannstadt have not lost ten games in a row
- The visitors have kept a clean sheet in their last five games
Estimated line-up: Caboose - Gonçalves, Selimovic, Iancu, Antwi - Murgia, Biceanu - Stoica, Deaconu, Oroian - Bush.
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
The hosts have won three of their last four games with this score.
7.20Bet "Hermannstadt" will score in the first half
In two of the last three matches, Hermannstadt scored in the first 45 minutes
2.70Bet FCSB will score in the second half
In the last three matches, FCSB scored in the second half
1.55Tip and bets
At the moment, FCSB and Hermannstadt are the two most powerful teams in the Romanian championship, judging by the last five rounds. Both teams won four of these matches and played one draw. The hosts are eager to lead the national championship, and the visitors - to get into the top 6. We believe that no one will sit in their penalty area in a face-to-face match, and in 90 minutes of game time, two teams will score.
Our prediction is both teams to score with odds of 2.30
Bet on the outcome
FCSB is a big favorite. Indeed, we believe that the hosts will be able to play first, control the situation on the field and win, but not by more than one goal. Hermannstadt is in too good a shape to lose by a big score.
Our betting tip is Asian handicap (+1.5) on Hermannstadt with odds of 1.68
Bet on corners
Judging by the way the teams have been playing lately, the match will be hot on attack, and the opponents will score quite a few corner kicks between them.
Our prediction is total over 8.5 corners with odds of 1.68