The first leg ended FCSB-Viking 1-2. All is set for the decider in this Europa Conference League Play-offs fixture!
FCSB have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Viking and FCSB should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Viking form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Europa Conference League for Viking, as the manager Jensen led his troops to eliminate Sligo Rovers and Sparta Praha, and reach the Play-offs.The home supporters can't complain about results here at SR-Bank Arena as Viking have scored 16 goals to get 18 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Eliteserien are 5-3-1 (wins-draws-losses). 3W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa Conference League for Viking.
Viking are returning here after visiting FCSB in a Europa Conference League fixture and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that, a defeat in the away fixture against Sligo Rovers in the Europa Conference League. This is expected to be a close game, with Viking perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Viking as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Viking has won 3 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Vålerenga are coming to town in three days.
Viking have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at SR-Bank Arena with 16 goals in 9 league matches. Viking have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FCSB form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated DAC and Saburtalo in order to reach play-offs of Europa Conference League. FCSB's mission in Europa Conference League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round.Still no away game victory in the Liga 1 for FCSB with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts. Total Europa Conference League statistics for FCSB: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
This game can not go any worse than the previous one, a Europa Conference League home loss versus Viking with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Before that, FCSB secured a home win against Chindia Targoviste with the score 3-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by FCSB in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for FCSB, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as FCSB are hosting Hermannstadt in the Liga 1 only three days away.
FCSB have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved played each other earlier on this match year: FCSB - Viking 1-2.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Berisha 8 goals |  S. Sebulonsen 4 goals | K. Kabran 3 goals |
Viking missing players
FCSB missing players
| Viking | FCSB | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 49 | 23 | Scored | S | 20 | 52 | ||
| 33 | 8 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 72% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 6.3 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.2 | 16.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.9 | 16.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.1 | 6.9 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 26% | ||
| 12.5 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Molde | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Lillestrøm | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 40 |
| 3 | Bodø / Glimt | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 38 |
| 4 | Rosenborg | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Vålerenga | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Viking | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Strømsgodset | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Odd | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 23 |
| 9 | Haugesund | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Tromsø | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | Aalesund | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 12 | Sandefjord | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -11 | 21 |
| 13 | HamKam | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 20 |
| 14 | Sarpsborg 08 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Jerv | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 28 | -30 | 14 |
| 16 | Kristiansund | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -22 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SSC Farul | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Rapid Bucuresti | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Botosani | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Petrolul 52 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Hermannstadt | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | CFR Cluj | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Arges | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Universitatea Craiova | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | U Craiova 1948 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Voluntari | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | UTA Arad | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | FCSB | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Chindia Targoviste | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 2 |
| 15 | Universitatea Cluj | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 1 |
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- Aftenbladet - (local newspaper)
- Vikinghordene - (supporter site)
