Match stats

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49 Ball possession (%) 51
29 Goal attempts 11
9 Shots on Goal 6
7 Shots off Goal 2
13 Blocked shots 3

Aberdeen vs FCSB: prediction & betting odds 21 August 2025

The first leg of the Europa League 2025/26 qualification playoff between Aberdeen (Scotland) and FCSB (Romania) will take place on August 21 at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen vs. FCSB: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Referee

Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)


Matches – 11 (International matches, 2024/25–2025/26);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 59;

Average yellow cards per match – 5.4;

Red cards shown – 2;

Average fouls per match – 26;

Penalties – 55%.

Betting tips 21 August 2025

The final hurdle before the Europa League group stage brings together two sides who have both stumbled badly in their domestic campaigns, Aberdeen and FCSB. Victory here would not only boost their European prospects but also their morale.

Unlike last season, Aberdeen have made a poor start. A year ago they opened the Scottish Premiership with seven straight wins, but this time around they began with two defeats. Losing to Celtic (0:2) is understandable, but a 0:2 reverse against Heart of Midlothian, who finished seventh last term, was a real setback. Aberdeen were at least spared the need to rush their preparation, only entering European competition at this stage.

FCSB, by contrast, are already well into their season with six league fixtures and three European qualifying rounds behind them. Domestically, they have been inconsistent, sitting 12th in the Romanian Superliga with just one win. Their European hopes were also dented early by elimination from the Champions League qualifiers at the hands of North Macedonia’s Shkëndija (0:1, 1:2). Few expected that. Still, Elias Charalambous has guided the Bucharest club to back-to-back league titles after a nine-year drought, which buys him some credit.

But who to back here when both are losing more often than not? And with defeats come a lack of goals. When two struggling sides meet, the safest bet is on a low-scoring affair.

Betting prediction
Total Under 2.5
Cf
Odds
3/4
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Team lineups

Aberdeen

Bo Jimmy Thelin
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Dimitar Veselinov Mitov
gk. 0 0
Alfie Terry Charlie Dorrington
df. 0 0
Gavin Molloy
df. 0 0
Jack Milne
df. 0 0
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mf. 0 0
Alexander Jensen
mf. 0 0
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mf. 0 0
Sivert Heltne Nilsen
mf. 0 0
Kusini Boja Yengi
fw. 0 0
Nicolas Petar Milanović
fw. 0 0
Topi Keskinen
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
Nicholas Suman
gk. 0 0
Rodrigo Viktors Vītols
gk. 0 0
Mats Knoester
df. 0 0
Nicholas Devlin
df. 0 0
Dante Polvara
mf. 0 0
Dylan Lobban
mf. 0 0
Fletcher Boyd
mf. 0 0
Graeme Garry Shinnie
mf. 0 0
Kenan Bilalović
mf. 0 0
Leighton Owen Clarkson
mf. 0 0
Ester Sokler
fw. 0 0
FCSB

Ilias Charalampous
coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Stefan Tarnovanu
gk. 0 0
Alexandru Grigoraş Pantea
df. 0 0
Daniel Graovac
df. 0 0
Mihai Popescu
df. 0 0
Valentin Cretu
df. 0 0
Vlad Chiricheș
df. 0 0
Adrian Sut
mf. 0 0
Juri Cisotti
mf. 0 0
Tanase Florin
mf. 0 0
David Raul Miculescu
fw. 0 0
George Daniel Bîrligea
fw. 0 0
Substitutes
Lukáš Zima
gk. 0 0
Enagnon David Kiki
df. 0 0
Darius Olaru
mf. 0 0
Dennis-Dorian Politic
mf. 0 0
Malcom Sylas Edjouma Laouari
mf. 0 0
Mihai Daniel Lixandru
mf. 0 0
Octavian George Popescu
fw. 0 0
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