FCSB vs Manchester Utd prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-01-29 20:00.
[p]Thereâs plenty on the line in Bucharest on matchday eight of the UEFA Europa League (UEL), with both FCSB and Manchester United kicking off inside the top-eight. Failure to win puts both sides at risk of dropping into the knockout play-off positions, with the hosts needing to overcome a miserable seven-match losing streak against English opposition to book their place automatically in the last 16.[/p]
[p]Progression already stands as a solid achievement for FCSB, whoâll move past the first phase of the UEL for the first time since 2017/18 irrespective of the result here. But they arrive in good form having avoided defeat in each of their three matches since returning from the winter break (W2, D1), with one of those wins seeing them come from behind twice to beat QarabaÄ on matchday seven of the UEL.[/p]
[p]The mood and results are certainly improving around Manchester United, even if performances arenât quite moving with them. The Red Devils ground out a 1-0 win at Fulham on Sunday night for a fourth victory in five matches across all competitions (L1), with that sequence including a breathless 2-1 UEL win over Rangers last week to continue their unbeaten start in this competition (W4, D3).[/p]
[p]Each of the four wins arrived in succession across their last four European outings, placing United on the brink of winning five in a row in the UEL for just the second time. A near-perfect historical H2H record against Romanian opposition places them as favourites (W5, L1) – even if the defeat came in their last such fixture against CFR Cluj in 2012/13 – while theyâve also strung together a six-match unbeaten run on the road in this competitionâs group stage/league phase since their last loss in November 2019 (W4, D2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Adrian Èut ended a ten-month goal drought with a brace against QarabaÄ last week, with that the sixth of his last seven club scoring appearances to see him net FCSBâs opener. Man Utd defender Lisandro MartĂnez is thriving in an attacking sense under Amorim, scoring twice in his last five matches, while also assisting the Red Devilsâ winner against Rangers last week.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: FCSB have lost just three of their last 22 home games in the UEL group stage/league phase (W11, D8).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Ryan Fisher[/i][/p]