Hoffenheim's poor results have not improved under their new manager, and there is no reason to think that they can turn their fortunes around anytime soon.
Additionally, it would not be surprising if FCSB were able to take advantage of the fact that their hosts are missing a number of players and will likely come into Thursday's game with their ranks significantly depleted.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FCSB win with a probability of 41.16%. A win for Hoffenheim had a probability of 34.79% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a FCSB win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.62%) and 0-2 (6.07%). The likeliest Hoffenheim win was 2-1 (7.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.