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What chances are the Romanian teams to go to the European Cups groups


Cezar Tistor article – Published on Friday, August 15, 2025, 14:55 / Updated Friday, August 15, 2025 15:00

Based on 10,000 simulations, statisticians from Football Meets Data They have prepared a graph of probabilities for the Romanian teams still engaged in European competitions, FCSB, Craiova University and CFR Cluj, to reach the Europa League groups, in the case of red-blue, respectively Conference League.

  • FCSB will play with the Scots from Aberdeen in the Europa League play-off.

  • After eliminating against Braga, CFR Cluj will play with the Swedes in Hacken in the Conference League play-off.

  • Also in Conference will play those from Craiova University, having, in fact, the hardest mission of all the teams, with Istanbul Basakșehir.

What chance does the statisticians offer to the Romanian teams to go to the Europe, respectively Conference League groups

The champion of the last two seasons of superlliga of the biggest chance to pass over the play-off, Red-blue being quoted with 69% chance to outperform Aberdeenthe team that won its renowned continental under the command of Sir Alex Ferguson in the 1980s, the holder of the Scotland Cup.

And CFR Cluj is a favorite in the “double” with those from Hackenwith 58% of the percentages attributed to the “railways”. Craiova University is involved in one of the most balanced duels in the Conference League play-off, with Istanbul Bașakșehir-44% chance to go on for Mirel Rădoi's “lions”, 56% for the Turks.

The program of CFR, Craiova and FCSB in European Cups:

  • August 21, 8:00 pm: Hacken – CFR Cluj (referee: Lukas Fahndrich (Switzerland) / Assistants: Guillaume Maere and Nicolas Muller)

  • August 21, 8:45 pm: Istanbul Bașakșehir – Craiova University (referee: JUXHIN XHAJA (Albania) / Assistants: Arber Zalla and Rejdi AVDO)

  • August 21, 9:45 pm: Aberdeen – FCSB (referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk (Holland) / Assistants: Erwin Zeinstra and Patrick Inia)

  • August 28, 8:30 pm: Craiova University – Istanbul Basakșehir (referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany) / Assistants: Sven Waschitzki and Tobias Fritsch)

  • August 28, 8:30 pm: CFR Cluj – Hacken (referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) / Assistants: Roland Riedel and Santino Schreiner)

  • August 28, 9:30 pm: FCSB – Aberdeen (referee: Espen Eskas (Norway) / Assistants: Jan Erik Engan and Anders Olav Dale)

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