UEFA Europa League Matchday 3 Thu, Oct 23 · 17:45 Arena Naţională, Bucureşti
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Our take

Bologna were slight favourites.

Bologna were the stronger side on L90 Strength (56 vs 35). Absences weigh more on FCSB. FCSB had 21 days of rest, Bologna 4.2 and had to travel 1,164 km.

Away travel1,164 kmRest days21 · 4.2Matches / 14d0 · 1
FCSB29%
Draw26%
Bologna45%
Expected goals 1.24 – 1.58
FCSB31%
Draw27%
Bologna42%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.45
FCSB31%
Draw26%
Bologna43%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.52
FCSB23%
Draw25%
Bologna52%
Expected goals 1.11 – 1.77
FCSB30%
Draw27%
Bologna43%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.51
Over 2.5 54% Both score 57% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Bucureşti)

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RefereeAndris Treimanis
  • Cards per match 5.2
  • Penalties per match 0.47
  • Matches 32

Team strength

FCSBBologna
35 L90 StrengthIn forecast 56
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 47
36 AttackIn forecast 35
33 DefenceIn forecast 48
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

FCSB

Attack—
Defense risk—

Bologna

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FCSBBologna
0.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.50
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
0.62 xGVia Att/Def 0.95
1.05 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.71
-0.12 Goals minus xGContext -0.45
50% Scored inContext 50%
50% Clean sheetsContext 0%
12.00 ShotsContext 13.00
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
38% On target shareContext 39%
5.50 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
53% Box shareContext 60%
4% ConversionContext 4%
1.00 OffsidesContext 5.50
16.50 Shots allowedContext 12.00
8.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.00
1.50 BlocksContext 2.50
7.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
88% Save rateContext 70%
39% PossessionIn forecast 54%
326 PassesContext 398
253 Accurate passesContext 324
78% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.95
12.50 FoulsContext 15.00
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 16.50
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 2 and 2 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
— xGVia Att/Def 1.13
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.94
— Goals minus xGContext +0.17
80% Scored inContext 70%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.75 ShotsContext 13.30
4.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.89
44% On target shareContext 33%
— Shots in the boxContext 8.30
— Box shareContext 61%
14% ConversionContext 10%
1.00 OffsidesContext 3.00
17.00 Shots allowedContext 9.20
6.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.44
5.33 BlocksContext 2.86
5.25 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
78% Save rateContext 75%
48% PossessionIn forecast 57%
— PassesContext 419
— Accurate passesContext 347
— Pass accuracyContext 83%
— Team ratingContext 6.89
11.25 FoulsContext 13.40
13.75 Fouls sufferedContext 14.70
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

FCSB
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Bologna
Rest4.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,164 km1,227 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
FCSB Bologna
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match21UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 2 Oct4.2Serie A 2025-2026, 19 Oct
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,164 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km1,227 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 21 / 1 / 5
Next matchdays after this one143

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

FCSB Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
32Ș. Târnovanu(G)
33R. Radunović 16M. Lixandru 30S. Ngezana 28A. Pantea
8A. Șut 42B. Alhassan
31Juri Cisotti 27D. Olaru 11D. Miculescu
93M. Thiam
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
Bologna Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
1Ł. Skorupski(G)
22C. Lykogiannis 26J. Lucumí 14T. Heggem 20N. Zortea
6N. Moro 8R. Freuler
11J. Rowe 21J. Odgaard 7R. Orsolini
24T. Dallinga
+4 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
FCSB Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Bologna Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FCSB-1.3 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Bologna+1.7 pp

Home / Away this season

FCSB · Home 0.00points per game · 1 home games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
2.00
Bologna · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.00

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Andris Treimanis 32 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.91league 4.08
Red cards0.25league 0.14
Cards 5+50%league 42%
Fouls27.1league 25.7
Penalties0.47league 0.36
Home wins56%league 42%
FCSB

No previous matches with this referee.

Bologna

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

FCSB2 games · scored 1 · conceded 2
1 1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
Bologna2 games · scored 1 · conceded 2
1 0-15
1 16-30
31-45
1 46-60
61-75
76-90
FCSB9 games · scored 15 · conceded 11
2 2 0-15
2 16-30
3 2 31-45
4 2 46-60
2 3 61-75
2 2 76-90
Bologna10 games · scored 13 · conceded 10
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
4 1 31-45
2 2 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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