FCSB vs Fenerbahce Prediction & Betting Tips (29 January)

By being 29th in the ranking, the FCSB is virtually eliminated, but remains within striking distance of 24th place in the event of success and poor performance of the candidates for this spot. Victory is the only possible outcome for the Romanian club this evening, problem, they have lost their last 3 matches in all competitions. On the lawns of FC Arges in the championship 1-0 and Dinamo Zagreb last week in the Europa League 4-1, as well as last weekend in the championship for the reception of CFR Cluj 1-4. In the championship, the outgoing double title holder could even not participate in the final phase of the championship being outside the top 6 for the moment 11th. In C3, FCSB allowed itself the luxury of beating Feyenoord before Christmas 4-3, the second success in the competition after the one gleaned in the Netherlands against the Go Ahead Eagles 0-1. Apart from that, there are 5 defeats against Yong Boys 0-2, Bologna 1-2, FC Basel 3-1, Red Star Belgrade 1-0 and Dinamo Zagreb therefore. The yellow canaries of Fenerbahce are installed in 18th place in the ranking.

For the top 8, it's done, on the other hand, the objective now for the Turkish team will be to scrape a few places in order, possibly, to offer themselves a more lenient draw for the 16th finals. Last week, facing Aston Villa, Fener lost in their lair 0-1. A defeat which stopped a good series of invincibility of 5 matches in C3 with successes obtained against Nice 2-1, for the reception of Stuttgart 1-0 and on the pitch of Brann 0-4 and sharing the points with Plzen on the road 0-0 and Ferencvaros at home 0-0. Last weekend, thinking of getting back on track after the defeat in C3, Fenerbahce was unable to beat Goztepe in the championship 1-1. It's still been more than 20 days of the championship since Fenerbahce has conceded defeat. 

Terrible news for FCSB which will have to deal without its starting striker, Daniel Birligea, scorer against Zagreb but suspended this evening due to an accumulation of yellow cards. International hopeful Stoian (18) was not registered to participate in the competition. Having just arrived at the club, A.Duarte cannot be eligible, unless he qualifies for the 1/8th final. Injured, I.Cercel and the important Mihai Popescu will be out. Absent in the Europa League and the championship last week, Florin Tanase (10 goals, 4 assists in the championship) is not sure to play today. Olaru, M.

Thiam and David Miculescu (4 goals each in the league) will be fit. Passed by PSG, central defender Milan Skriniar will not play this last league phase match due to a suspension. Absent last week, Youssef En-Nesyri (7 goals in the league) could be on his way back since he is well registered on the list, this is however not the case of Fall (18 years old, sporadic) or even recruits Guendouzi (Lazio), Musaba (Samsunspor) and goalkeeper Gunok (Besiktas) who are ineligible for the moment. Yandas and Mör did not qualify to play while defender Levent Mercan and Archie Brown are injured. Fortunately, Fenerbahce can rely on a certain K.Akturkoglu, ex-Galatasaray player, author of 4 goals in this Europa League. Talisca (4 goals, 1 assist in C3) is one of the key players in Domenico Tedesco's system. 

• Summary: FCSB is going head to head with Fenerbahçe starting on 29 Jan 2026 at 20:00 UTC at National Arena stadium, Bucharest city, Romania. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League .
• FCSB Feedinco Rating: 6.70
• Fenerbahce Feedinco Rating: 6.93