FCSB vs Auda - prediction, team news, lineups

FCSB are acceptable to invited Auda to the Arena Nationala connected Thursday for the first leg of their UEFA Conference League qualifying tie.

The hosts secured their spot successful the 2nd qualifying circular by winning the Romanian SuperLiga's European playoffs, portion the visitors qualified by winning the Latvian Football Cup.

Match preview

FCSB are looking to scope the Conference League for the 2nd time, having been eliminated successful the radical signifier of the 2022-23 edition.

Last season, they competed successful the Europa League aft losing to Shkendija successful the 2nd circular of Champions League qualifying.

However, FCSB were incapable to get past the radical signifier of the Europa League, finishing 27th with a grounds of 2 wins, 1 gully and 5 defeats.

Marius Baciu's broadside kicked disconnected their caller Romanian SuperLiga run past Friday with a 2-0 triumph implicit FC Arges, with Daniel Birligea and Florin Tanase connected target.

Auda, meanwhile, are competing successful Conference League qualifying for the 4th consecutive play and volition beryllium looking to scope the league signifier for the archetypal time.

Last year, Auda were eliminated connected penalties successful the archetypal circular by Northern Irish nine Larne.

Auda caput into the clash with FCSB disconnected the backmost of a 1-0 triumph implicit Liepaja successful the Latvian Cup earlier this month, with Kader Kone uncovering the backmost of the net.

However, it is worthy noting that Didier Zanetti's broadside person lone won 1 of their past six Virsliga games and present beryllium 19 points down league leaders RFS.

FCSB signifier (all competitions):

W

Auda signifier (all competitions):

L W D L D W

Team News

FCSB skipper Tanase was their apical scorer past play and helium is expected to commencement successful the No.10 role, with Birligea acceptable to play up front.

Risto Radunovic and Juri Cisotti are apt to commencement successful midfield, with Dennis Politic and Octavian Popescu featuring retired wide.

Kone is apt to commencement up beforehand for Auda, with Eduards Daskevics and Andrews Appiah acceptable to beryllium fixed the motion retired wide.

Youba Traore, Hussaini Ibrahim and Edvin Bongemba are expected to enactment up successful midfield.

FCSB imaginable starting lineup:

Tarnovanu; Cretu, Dawa, Duarte, Padurariu; Radunovic, Cisotti; Politic, Tanase, Popescu; Birligea

Auda imaginable starting lineup:

Purins; Hrvoj, Arroyo, Kragliks, Aranda; Ibrahim, Traore, Bongemba; Daskevics, Kone, Appiah

We say: FCSB 2-0 Auda

Auda person ne'er reached the league signifier and are not successful large form, portion FCSB person much European pedigree and we are backing them to prime up a win.

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