Neither side head into Thursday's contest with a positive run of form behind them, and while they will both back themselves to return to winning ways in the first leg, we can see the spoils being shared on this occasion, keeping the tie nicely poised ahead of next week's second leg in Romania.
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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 LASK Linz win with a probability of 43.46%. A win for FCSB had a probability of 32.48% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a LASK Linz win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.04%) and 2-0 (6.55%). The likeliest FCSB win was 1-2 (7.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.08%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.