§ Europa League · 2025-26 · Play-offs

Aberdeen 2–2 FCSB

  • Polvara 61'
  • Sokler 90'
  • Bîrligea 32'
  • Cisotti 39'
  • Olaru 47'

21 August 2025

The match in data

Aberdeen and FCSB finished level at 2–2 on 21 August 2025, in the 2025-26 Europa League (Play-offs).

Player of the match: Daniel Bîrligea (FCSB), rated 72, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 big chance created. Bîrligea produced 1.8 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Aberdeen, the highest-rated player was Dante Polvara, with 70.

Juri Cisotti was sent off at 39'.

72
Player of the match

Daniel Bîrligea

FCSB · 90'

Produced 1.75× and cost 0.30× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 3.9×
  • 1 big chance created 3.9×
  • 1 shot on target 1.2×
Took away
  • 16 duels lost 2.4×
  • 6 misplaced passes 1.1×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Aberdeen
PlayerPositionMinRating
Alfie Dorrington Defender 46 70
Dante Polvara Midfielder 31 70
Leighton Clarkson Midfielder 44 69
Ester Sokler Midfielder 44 68
Ante Palaversa Midfielder 90 65
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder 31 63
Jack Milne Defender 90 60
Gavin Molloy Defender 59 55
Adil Aouchiche Forward 90 51
Nicolas Milanovic Forward 59 49
Sivert Heltne Nilsen Midfielder 46 49
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper 90 47
Topi Keskinen Forward 90 45
Mats Knoester Midfielder 44 44
Alexander Jensen Defender 90 38
Kusini Yengi Forward 46 34
FCSB
PlayerPositionMinRating
Daniel Bîrligea ★ Forward 90 72
David Miculescu Forward 90 64
Darius Olaru Midfielder 44 52
Daniel Graovac Defender 90 49
Juri Cisotti Forward 39 49
Mihai Popescu Defender 90 48
Vlad Chiricheș Midfielder 46 48
David Kiki Midfielder 44 44
Adrian Șut Midfielder 72 42
Ștefan Târnovanu Goalkeeper 90 41
Alexandru Pantea Defender 90 31
Malcom Edjouma Midfielder 44 28
Valentin Crețu Defender 46 27
Florin Tănase Midfielder 46 21
Mihai Lixandru Midfielder 18 no rating
Dennis Politic Midfielder 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Aberdeen player recovered the most balls?

Jack Milne, with 10 recoveries. Next: Adil Aouchiche 5, Ante Palaversa 5.

In a 2–2 draw, Jack Milne paced Aberdeen's defensive effort with 10 ball recoveries. Milne doubled the tallies of Adil Aouchiche and Ante Palaversa, who contributed 5 each.

Which FCSB player won the most duels?

Daniel Bîrligea, with 9 duels won. Next: Valentin Crețu 5, Alexandru Pantea 4.

Daniel Bîrligea led FCSB's individual battles by winning 9 duels in the 2–2 draw against Aberdeen. Bîrligea outpaced Valentin Crețu with 5 and Alexandru Pantea with 4.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Aberdeen 2–2 FCSB, Europa League 2025-26. Player of the match: Daniel Bîrligea, 72
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.