Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification game between Aberdeen and FC FCSB who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
This will be the first time that Aberdeen face FC FCSB lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.
Form: Aberdeen vs FC FCSB
Aberdeen Form
Aberdeen endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 2-1 against Dundee United, before Hearts won 2-0, while Celtic claimed a victory in a 0-2 match. Aberdeen won three of their previous six matches at Pittodrie Stadium in the Europa League Qualification. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 15 goals to seven against.
FC FCSB Form
FC FCSB claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 0-1 against FC Unirea Slobozia. A 1-3 win followed against Drita, before drawing 2-2 with Rapid Bucuresti. FC FCSB came through their last six away games in the Europa League Qualification with four wins. Of those six matches, they drew once and lost once in which, they scored 19 and conceded 13.
Betting facts for Aberdeen and FC FCSB
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Aberdeen and FC FCSB. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Aberdeen have lost 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Aberdeen home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Aberdeen home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Aberdeen home matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Aberdeen have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 FC FCSB matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 FC FCSB matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 FC FCSB away matches in the Europa League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Aberdeen vs FC FCSB
Having scored just once lately in the Europa League Qualification, Nicky Devlin will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. FC FCSB hope David Miculescu can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Europa League Qualification goals in his last six Europa League Qualification games.
Popular betting markets: Aberdeen vs FC FCSB
Full-time result
Aberdeen claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing three. FC FCSB won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. FC FCSB conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.
Both teams to score
Aberdeen scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. FC FCSB scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Aberdeen managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, FC FCSB kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Aberdeen, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for FC FCSB, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.5 times goals per game. FC FCSB conceded a goal in their last 8 matches.
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