UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 Thu, Dec 11 · 20:00 Arena Naţională, Bucureşti
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Our take

Feyenoord were slight favourites.

Feyenoord were the stronger side on L90 Strength (55 vs 32). Absences weigh more on FCSB. FCSB had 14 days of rest, Feyenoord 5 and had to travel 1,789 km.

Away travel1,789 kmRest days14 · 5Matches / 14d1 · 2
FCSB28%
Draw26%
Feyenoord46%
Expected goals 1.21 – 1.59
FCSB30%
Draw27%
Feyenoord43%
Expected goals 1.20 – 1.49
FCSB30%
Draw26%
Feyenoord44%
Expected goals 1.22 – 1.53
FCSB22%
Draw24%
Feyenoord53%
Expected goals 1.08 – 1.78
FCSB29%
Draw26%
Feyenoord45%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.55
Over 2.5 53% Both score 56% 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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RefereeMykola Balakin
  • Cards per match 4.3
  • Penalties per match 0.27
  • Matches 52

Team strength

FCSBFeyenoord
32 L90 StrengthIn forecast 55
33 Current StrengthIn forecast 59
36 AttackIn forecast 76
33 DefenceIn forecast 61
— 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—

Feyenoord

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FCSBFeyenoord
0.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.80
1.60 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
0.74 xGVia Att/Def 1.03
1.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.91
-0.14 Goals minus xGContext -0.23
60% Scored inContext 40%
20% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.80 ShotsContext 12.80
4.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.40
41% On target shareContext 34%
6.60 Shots in the boxContext 7.40
59% Box shareContext 55%
5% ConversionContext 6%
1.80 OffsidesContext 2.20
18.20 Shots allowedContext 8.40
7.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
4.80 BlocksContext 2.33
5.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.20
78% Save rateContext 58%
44% PossessionIn forecast 49%
359 PassesContext 408
282 Accurate passesContext 344
78% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.76
13.80 FoulsContext 16.00
13.00 Fouls sufferedContext 12.60
2.80 Yellow cardsContext 2.20
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.50 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.70
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
0.74 xGVia Att/Def 2.02
1.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.18
+0.76 Goals minus xGContext +0.68
80% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.14 ShotsContext 17.90
4.86 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 7.00
44% On target shareContext 39%
6.60 Shots in the boxContext 11.80
59% Box shareContext 67%
10% ConversionContext 15%
1.67 OffsidesContext 1.71
18.00 Shots allowedContext 10.00
6.71 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
6.17 BlocksContext 2.33
5.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.38
75% Save rateContext 66%
48% PossessionIn forecast 53%
359 PassesContext 444
282 Accurate passesContext 375
78% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.83 Team ratingContext 6.97
12.71 FoulsContext 12.00
13.57 Fouls sufferedContext 10.70
2.20 Yellow cardsContext 1.40
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
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km884 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Feyenoord
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel1,789 km122 km in 14d
Schedule load20%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 Feyenoord
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 27 Nov5Eredivisie 2025-2026, 6 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,789 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways884 km122 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 11 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one422.7

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
37O. Popescu 10F. Tănase 31Juri Cisotti
93M. Thiam
+9 more reported missing outside this XI
Feyenoord Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22T. Wellenreuther(G)
5G. Smal 43J. Plug 21A. Ahmedhodžić 30M. Lotomba
40L. Valente 28O. Targhalline
16L. Sauer 8Q. Timber 23A. Hadj Moussa
17C. Tengstedt
+10 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 -0.04 · concedes +0.07 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Feyenoord Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • FCSB-1.4 pp
  • Draw-0.4 pp
  • Feyenoord+1.8 pp

Home / Away this season

FCSB · Home 0.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.50
Conceded
2.00
Feyenoord · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.50

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 · Mykola Balakin 52 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.04league 4.13
Red cards0.23league 0.19
Cards 5+42%league 42%
Fouls23.2league 24.7
Penalties0.27league 0.36
Home wins29%league 51%
FCSB

No previous matches with this referee.

Feyenoord

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

FCSB5 games · scored 3 · conceded 8
1 3 0-15
1 16-30
1 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Feyenoord5 games · scored 4 · conceded 9
1 0-15
1 16-30
1 2 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 5 76-90
FCSB9 games · scored 13 · conceded 13
2 4 0-15
2 1 16-30
1 2 31-45
4 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 2 76-90
Feyenoord10 games · scored 27 · conceded 18
3 1 0-15
5 2 16-30
6 3 31-45
6 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
5 8 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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