UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 Thu, Sep 25 · 17:45 De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
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Our take

It was too close to call.

FCSB were the stronger side on L90 Strength (36 vs 29). GO Ahead Eagles had 4.3 days of rest, FCSB ? and had to travel 1,695 km.

Away travel1,695 kmRest days4.3 · ?Matches / 14d2 · 0
GO Ahead Eagles39%
Draw27%
FCSB34%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.34
GO Ahead Eagles39%
Draw27%
FCSB34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.29
GO Ahead Eagles39%
Draw27%
FCSB34%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.34
GO Ahead Eagles32%
Draw26%
FCSB42%
Expected goals 1.29 – 1.50
GO Ahead Eagles39%
Draw27%
FCSB34%
Expected goals 1.39 – 1.29
Over 2.5 53% 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 (Deventer)

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Referee · EstoniaKristo Tohver
  • Cards per match 6.7
  • Penalties per match 0.57
  • Matches 14

Team strength

GO Ahead EaglesFCSB
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 36
24 Current StrengthIn forecast 33
29 AttackIn forecast 36
17 DefenceIn forecast 33
— 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

GO Ahead Eagles

Attack—
Defense risk—

FCSB

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GO Ahead EaglesFCSB
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.80 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
1.57 xGVia Att/Def —
1.71 xG allowedVia Att/Def —
+0.03 Goals minus xGContext —
80% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 10%
14.40 ShotsContext 9.75
5.78 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.00
36% On target shareContext 41%
9.89 Shots in the boxContext —
64% Box shareContext —
11% ConversionContext 15%
1.67 OffsidesContext 1.33
19.30 Shots allowedContext 17.50
6.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.50
6.67 BlocksContext 7.67
4.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.50
68% Save rateContext 46%
53% PossessionIn forecast 46%
459 PassesContext —
385 Accurate passesContext —
84% Pass accuracyContext —
6.92 Team ratingContext —
8.00 FoulsContext 11.50
9.90 Fouls sufferedContext 11.75
1.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.20
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

GO Ahead Eagles
Rest4.3 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km58 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
FCSB
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel1,695 km0 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
GO Ahead Eagles FCSB
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4.3Eredivisie 2025-2026, 21 Sep—
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,695 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways58 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 30 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one2.97

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

GO Ahead Eagles Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22J. De Busser(G)
5D. James 4J. Kramer 3G. Nauber 2M. Deijl
8H. Linthorst 21M. Meulensteen
17M. Suray 7J. Breum 24K. Goudmijn
16V. Edvardsen
FCSB Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
32Ș. Târnovanu(G)
12E. Kiki 17M. Popescu 30S. Ngezana 4D. Graovac
18M. Edjouma 42B. Alhassan
31Juri Cisotti 27D. Olaru 11D. Miculescu
7D. Alibec

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
GO Ahead Eagles Absences are shown before kick-off
FCSB Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • GO Ahead Eagles+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • FCSB+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

GO Ahead Eagles · Home No home games yet this season.
FCSB · Away No away games yet this season.

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 · Kristo Tohver Estonia · 14 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards6.43league 4.56
Red cards0.29league 0.00
Cards 5+71%league 56%
Fouls21.2league 26.1
Penalties0.57league 0.22
Home wins29%league 44%
GO Ahead Eagles

No previous matches with this referee.

FCSB

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

GO Ahead Eagles
No complete event data.
FCSB
No complete event data.
GO Ahead Eagles9 games · scored 14 · conceded 18
4 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
1 2 46-60
1 4 61-75
4 4 76-90
FCSB9 games · scored 15 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
4 3 46-60
3 3 61-75
2 5 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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