UEFA Europa League Matchday 8 Thu, Jan 29 · 20:00 Arena Naţională, Bucureşti
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Our take

Fenerbahce were slight favourites.

Fenerbahce were the stronger side on L90 Strength (67 vs 32). Absences weigh more on Fenerbahce. FCSB had 7 days of rest, Fenerbahce 4.1 and had to travel 454 km.

Away travel454 kmRest days7 · 4.1Matches / 14d1 · 3
FCSB26%
Draw25%
Fenerbahce50%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.77
FCSB24%
Draw26%
Fenerbahce51%
Expected goals 1.07 – 1.66
FCSB24%
Draw24%
Fenerbahce51%
Expected goals 1.18 – 1.79
FCSB20%
Draw23%
Fenerbahce57%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.98
FCSB27%
Draw25%
Fenerbahce48%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.67
Over 2.5 58% Both score 59% 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.
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Referee · SerbiaNenad Minaković
  • Cards per match 4.1
  • Penalties per match 0.35
  • Matches 20

Team strength

FCSBFenerbahce
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 67
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 62
36 AttackIn forecast 75
33 DefenceIn forecast 53
— 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—

Fenerbahce

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FCSBFenerbahce
1.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.29
2.14 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.86
0.66 xGVia Att/Def 1.44
1.90 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.01
+0.48 Goals minus xGContext -0.15
71% Scored inContext 71%
14% Clean sheetsContext 43%
10.29 ShotsContext 14.43
4.29 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.00
42% On target shareContext 42%
5.86 Shots in the boxContext 6.29
60% Box shareContext 40%
11% ConversionContext 9%
1.86 OffsidesContext 2.83
17.14 Shots allowedContext 10.29
6.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
4.57 BlocksContext 2.71
4.71 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.80
70% Save rateContext 82%
45% PossessionIn forecast 59%
372 PassesContext 481
295 Accurate passesContext 407
79% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.76 Team ratingContext 6.96
13.14 FoulsContext 9.43
12.29 Fouls sufferedContext 12.14
2.57 Yellow cardsContext 3.57
0.14 Red cardsContext 0.14
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.30
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
0.66 xGVia Att/Def 1.95
1.90 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.80
+0.94 Goals minus xGContext +0.35
80% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 30%
10.11 ShotsContext 17.10
4.44 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.60
44% On target shareContext 39%
5.86 Shots in the boxContext 9.00
60% Box shareContext 53%
14% ConversionContext 14%
1.75 OffsidesContext 2.56
17.22 Shots allowedContext 10.00
6.44 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.00
5.63 BlocksContext 3.75
4.44 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.63
69% Save rateContext 78%
48% PossessionIn forecast 61%
372 PassesContext 498
295 Accurate passesContext 432
79% Pass accuracyContext 87%
6.76 Team ratingContext 7.02
12.44 FoulsContext 10.20
12.89 Fouls sufferedContext 13.30
2.30 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,603 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fenerbahce
Rest4.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel454 km962 km in 14d
Schedule load21%Moderate
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 Fenerbahce
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Moderate · 21
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 22 Jan4.1Süper Lig 2025-2026, 25 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km454 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,603 km962 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 11 / 3 / 3
Next matchdays after this one—3.9

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 4D. Graovac 30S. Ngezana 28A. Pantea
42B. Alhassan 16M. Lixandru
20D. Politic 27D. Olaru 11D. Miculescu
93M. Thiam
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
Fenerbahce Confirmed XI
4-3-3
31Ederson(G)
18M. Müldür 24J. Oosterwolde 4Ç. Söyüncü 27Nélson Semedo
7Fred 5İ. Yüksek 94Talisca
9M. Aktürkoğlu 19Y. En-Nesyri 45D. Nene
+9 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 -0.02 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Fenerbahce Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.07 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FCSB+1.6 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • Fenerbahce-1.8 pp

Home / Away this season

FCSB · Home 1.00points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-0-2
Scored
1.67
Conceded
2.33
Fenerbahce · Away 1.33points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored
1.67
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.

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Nenad Minaković Serbia · 20 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.90league 4.13
Red cards0.15league 0.21
Cards 5+35%league 42%
Fouls25.3league 24.2
Penalties0.35league 0.36
Home wins65%league 51%
FCSB

No previous matches with this referee.

Fenerbahce1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W26 Jul 23H · Zimbru5–01

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

FCSB7 games · scored 8 · conceded 15
2 5 0-15
1 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 61-75
2 2 76-90
Fenerbahce7 games · scored 9 · conceded 6
2 0-15
2 2 16-30
3 1 31-45
1 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 76-90
FCSB9 games · scored 14 · conceded 16
3 5 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 3 31-45
5 3 46-60
2 61-75
3 2 76-90
Fenerbahce10 games · scored 23 · conceded 9
2 3 0-15
4 4 16-30
4 31-45
3 46-60
4 1 61-75
6 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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