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Only one point separates eighth placed Romanian hosts, Steaua Bucharest, and fourth placed Premier League visitors, Manchester United, ahead of this final fixture in the league phase of the Europa League with Steaua Bucharest heading into this encounter on the back of a 1-0 win away from home at UTA Arad in the Romanian Liga 1, while Manchester United also recorded a win over the weekend with a 1-0 victory away at Fulham.

Steaua Bucharest currently occupy the last of the top eight places in the Europa League table but the Romanian outfit have registered recent back-to-back wins against Azerbaijan side Qarabag in their previous fixture in this competition along with the aforementioned win against Arad on Sunday.

The bigger picture shows Steaua Bucharest have been handed just two defeats in their last 14 matches in all competitions and includes picking up eight wins during this period as well, so Ilias Charalampous's side will be feeling fairly confident that they can gain a positive result here on Thursday night.

However, the straight win market looks a little risky as the Romanian hosts have played only three competitive matches since the winter break but the goals market looks to be a promising prospect as six out of Steaua Bucharest's last 10 matches in all competitions have resulted in both teams scoring.

Manchester United picked up a fourth win in five games in all competitions over the weekend in the nation's capital when the Red Devils collected a welcome 1-0 win away from home at Fulham to give them a timely boost ahead of this upcoming Europa League tie in Bucharest on Thursday night.

A win on penalties against Arsenal in the FA Cup, Premier League wins against Southampton and Fulham along with a 2-1 home win against Scottish Premiership side Rangers in their previous Europa League fixture should give Ruben Amorim's men plenty of confidence that they can at least avoid defeat here at the Arena Nationala.

The visitors still remain unbeaten so far in this Europa League campaign having started with three draws on the trot with Twente, Porto and Fenerbahce, but United have since got into their stride by winning their last four Europa League ties on the trot with victories gained over the likes of PAOK, Bodo/Glimt, Viktoria Plzen and Rangers respectively.

Again, the goals market looks appealing here for this upcoming clash at the Arena Nationala especially as seven out of Manchester United's last 10 ties in this competition have also resulted with both teams hitting the back of the net.

Steaua Bucharest v Manchester United Verdict

Both Steaua Bucharest and Manchester United need a result here on Thursday night if they are to book their place in the round of last 16 in this competition.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 4.00

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.50