FCSB will be aiming to recover from a heart-breaking loss to their bitter local rivals Dinamo Bucharest when they take on Drita in the Europa League third qualifying round, first leg. Steaua are on a four-game losing run in all competitions, but they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways. South Africa defender Siyabonga Ngezana serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards, while former Tottenham centre-back Vlad Chiriches should be recalled to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the last league match.
The Kosovars, on the other hand, failed to upset FC Copenhagen in the Champions League second qualifying round and they face yet another uphill task in Romania. As FCSB’s performances are much better than the results, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. Midfielder Liridon Balaj is banned for the away team.
FCSB will be aiming to recover from a heart-breaking loss to their bitter local rivals Dinamo Bucharest when they take on Drita in the Europa League third qualifying round, first leg. Steaua are on a four-game losing run in all competitions, but they will not have a better chance than this to return to winning ways. South Africa defender Siyabonga Ngezana serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards, while former Tottenham centre-back Vlad Chiriches should be recalled to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in the last league match.
The Kosovars, on the other hand, failed to upset FC Copenhagen in the Champions League second qualifying round and they face yet another uphill task in Romania. As FCSB’s performances are much better than the results, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. Midfielder Liridon Balaj is banned for the away team.
This match will be played on 7 August 2025
at 19:30