FCSB and Metaloglobus face each other from 20:30, in a duel from the first round of the play-out. The match at the National Arena will be liveTEXT on GSP.ro, with real-time information from the stadium, and live on PrimaSport 1 and DigiSport 1.
After missing out on qualifying for the play-offs for the first time, FCSB are now fighting to finish in the top two places in the play-outs to play the play-off that leads to the Conference League. The Red-Blues are in 2nd place in the play-out, with 23 points, two behind UTA, who have one more game. While Metaloglobus is last, with 6 points.
UPDATE. 19:00: Chiricheș, starter for Mirel Rădoi's debut
Chiricheș, the man Gigi Becali did not expect to ever see in the starting line-up, starts at closing time. Mihai Popescu returns to the team from Bucharest after 5 months. A miraculous return, considering that he suffered a ligament tear on October 12, and the initially announced period of inactivity was longer.
In the first match with Rădoi on the champion's bench, the team will start in a 4-3-1-2 system, with Miculescu and Bîrligea in attack, and Florin Tănase behind them.
FCSB – Metaloglobus, live from 20:30
FCSB – Metaloglobus, the starting teams
FCSB: M. Popa – V. Crețu, Duarte, Graovac, Radunovic – Olaru, Chiricheș, Cisotti, F. Tănase – Miculescu, Bîrligea
Reserves: Târnovanu, Zima, Dawa, Kiki, M. Popescu, Joao Paulo, Pantea, O. Popescu, Alhassan, A. Stoian, Thiam, D. Popa
Absent: Lixandru (suspended), Arad, Cercel (injured)
Coach: Mirel Radoi
Metalloglobus: Gavrilaș (capt.) – Șîrlea, Camara, R. Bădescu, An. Sava – Carvalho, Sabater – Abbey, Purece, Ghimfus – Daniel Popa
Reserves: Nedelcovici, Al. Soare, G. Dumitru, Huiban, Badescu, Visic, A. Gheorghe, Lis, Zakir, Celaj, D. Irimia, Cestor
Absent: D. Irimia (suspended), G. Caramalău, Junior Morais (injured)
Coach: Florin Bratu
Referee: Viorel Flueran // Assistants: Andrei Constantinescu, Bogdan Duță
Assistant VAR: Sorin Costreie // Assistant VAR: Ovidiu Artene
UPDATE. 18:55: The last details are being worked out before FCSB – Metaloglobus
Huge fans have been brought in to dry out the affected areas in the boxes and the turf is starting to recover. Metaloglobus was the first to arrive at the stadium. The organizers are counting on an attendance of 10-12,000 spectators. Several supporters are at the ticket offices in front of the stadium.
The live ranking from the Superliga play-out
The best statistics before FCSB – Metaloglobus
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Seven successes, three draws and five defeats is the record recorded by the red-blues in the current championship at home.
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Metaloglobus is the only team without an away win, with only two draws in 15 away games (2-2 FC Hermannstadt, 2-2 FK Csikszereda).
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FCSB scored 26 goals until the break, 10 of which in the first 15 minutes.
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The visitors have the weakest defense in the championship, conceding 66 goals, 21 of which came from set pieces. They conceded at least one goal in 29 of their 30 regular season games.
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35 players used the hosts in this match during the current edition, among them David Miculescu, who is facing the 200th game in the Romanian Superliga.
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Metaloglobus also relied on 35 footballers, 18 of them being debutants in the main domestic competition.
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The two teams have only met on the first stage in the 2025/2026 regular season, when Metaloglobus prevailed at home 2-1, after which, in the return leg, FCSB won 4-1.
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It is also worth noting the return of Mirel Rădoi to the red-blue bench, a team in whose shirt, as captain, he contributed to the achievement of the greatest European performance since 1990, the semi-final of the UEFA Cup in 2005/2006.
