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- Competition: Europa League
- Date: Thursday, 30th January 2025
- Kickoff: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
- Venue: Arena Nationala (Bucharest)
FCSB and Manchester United are both in the top eight teams in the Europa League, but it is possible that only a winner will find their place in the 1/8 final, while the eventual losers could play one additional round.
FCSB played surprisingly well in the Europa League this season. They won 14 points in seven matches. In the Romanian league, FCSB is playing well, too, as they are sharing the top position on the table with U. Cluj. FCSB have continued with good results since the winter break, too, as they have been unbeaten in those three matches. Last weekend, FCSB won 1-0 on the road against UTA Arad. The guests doubled the home team's xG and secured another victory.
Manchester United have another bad Premier League season, but they are playing well in the Europa League and maybe that competition is Manchester United's route to success. Ruben Amorim's team are playing well lately as they lost only one of the last six matches. In the previous game, Manchester United won 1-0 on the road against Fulham. The guests created xG of only 0.25 in that match but still found a way to pick up all three points.
FCSB vs Manchester United pick: Both teams to score - yes
FCSB scored five goals in three matches since the winter break. On the other hand, Manchester United scored at least one goal in each of the previous six games. Both teams have a lot to fight for on Thursday, so we should expect both teams to score at least once.
FCSB team news
FCSB have problems with missing players. Vlad Chiriches, William Baeten, Mihai Lixandru, Darius Olaru, and Octavian Popescu are all injured. Also, Lukas Zima, Juri Cisotti, and Alexandru Stoian signed up for FCSB this winter and are not registered to play in this phase of the Europa League.
Last matches of FCSB
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UTA Arad
0 : 1
FCSB
Liga 1
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Qarabag FK
2 : 3
FCSB
Europa League
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FCSB
1 : 1
Hermannstadt
Liga 1
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FCSB
2 : 1
Hamburger SV
Club Friendlies 3
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Poli Iasi
0 : 2
FCSB
Liga 1
FCSB lineup
Goalkeeper
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32
Stefan Tarnovanu
Defenders
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2
Valentin Cretu
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30
Siyabonga Ngezana
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5
Joyskim Dawa
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33
Risto Radunovic
Midfielders
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42
Baba Alhassan
-
7
Florin Tanase
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8
Adrian Sut
Forwards
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11
David Miculescu
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9
Daniel Birligea
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15
Marius Stefanescu
Manchester United team news
Manchester United have some injuries, too. Jonny Evans, Mason Mount, and Luke Shaw are out for Thursday's game in Bucharest. Also, Ruben Amorim removed Marcus Rashford from the team and should sell him in the coming days.
Last matches of Manchester United
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Fulham
0 : 1
Manchester United
Premier League
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Manchester United
2 : 1
Rangers FC
Europa League
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Manchester United
1 : 3
Brighton & Hove Albion
Premier League
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Manchester United
3 : 1
Southampton
Premier League
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Arsenal
3 : 5
Manchester United
FA Cup
Manchester United lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Altay Bayindir
Defenders
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15
Leny Yoro
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4
Matthijs de Ligt
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6
Lisandro Martinez
Midfielders
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16
Amad Diallo
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43
Toby Collyer
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14
Christian Eriksen
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20
Diogo Dalot
Forwards
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8
Bruno Fernandes
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11
Joshua Zirkzee
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17
Alejandro Garnacho
3 Reasons why we should see both teams to score - yes this season
- FCSB scored five goals in the last three matches
- Manchester United scored at least one goal in each of the previous six games
- Manchester United allowed at least one goal in 13 of the last 14 matches
Main prediction FCSB - Manchester United
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
Additional predictions
FCSB & Manchester United current standing in Europa League
League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Lazio | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 - 4 | +13 | 19 |
2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 - 8 | +6 | 16 |
3 | Athletic Club | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 - 6 | +6 | 16 |
4 | Manchester United | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 - 9 | +5 | 15 |
5 | Olympique Lyonnais | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 - 7 | +8 | 14 |
6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 - 9 | +5 | 14 |
7 | Anderlecht | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 - 8 | +3 | 14 |
8 | FCSB | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 14 |
9 | Galatasaray | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 - 14 | +4 | 13 |
10 | Bodø / Glimt | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 - 10 | +3 | 13 |
11 | Viktoria Plzeň | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 - 9 | +3 | 12 |
12 | Olympiacos F.C. | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 - 3 | +3 | 12 |
13 | Rangers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 - 9 | +5 | 11 |
14 | AZ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 - 9 | +1 | 11 |
15 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 - 6 | +1 | 11 |
16 | Ajax | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 - 7 | +7 | 10 |
17 | PAOK | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 - 8 | +4 | 10 |
18 | Real Sociedad | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 - 9 | +2 | 10 |
19 | FC Midtjylland | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 - 7 | 0 | 10 |
20 | Elfsborg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 - 11 | -2 | 10 |
21 | Roma | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 - 6 | +2 | 9 |
22 | Ferencvárosi | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 - 12 | -1 | 9 |
23 | Fenerbahçe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 - 9 | -2 | 9 |
24 | Beşiktaş | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 - 14 | -4 | 9 |
25 | Porto | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 - 11 | +1 | 8 |
26 | FC Twente | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 - 9 | -2 | 7 |
27 | Sporting Braga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 - 12 | -4 | 7 |
28 | TSG Hoffenheim | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 - 11 | -4 | 6 |
29 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 - 16 | -8 | 6 |
30 | Rīgas FS | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 - 12 | -6 | 5 |
31 | Slavia Praha | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 - 9 | -4 | 4 |
32 | Malmö FF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 - 15 | -7 | 4 |
33 | Ludogorets | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 - 10 | -7 | 3 |
34 | Qarabağ | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 - 17 | -11 | 3 |
35 | Nice | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 - 15 | -9 | 2 |
36 | Dynamo Kyiv | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 - 18 | -14 | 1 |