CSA Steaua Bucureşti 0–0 U Craiova 1948

CSA Steaua Bucureşti

FT

0 – 0

HT: 0 – 0

U Craiova 1948

9/2/2024

Liga II · Round 5Stadionul Steaua

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 29+ matches

CSA Steaua Bucureşti45%

×Draw26%

U Craiova 194829%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

CSA Steaua BucureştiExpected goals in this matchU Craiova 1948

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.43

1.10

CSA Steaua Bucureşti

1.43

U Craiova 1948

1.10

CSA Steaua Bucureşti creates 30% more chances

Season form · 71 home / 29 away

1.75

creates per match

1.24

0.97

allows per match

1.10

creates per match

CSA Steaua Bucureşti

1.75

U Craiova 1948

1.24

allows per match

CSA Steaua Bucureşti

0.97

U Craiova 1948

1.10

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

CSA Steaua Bucureşti+0.00on par

U Craiova 1948+0.00on par

Total goals

Under54
Over46

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

Yes51
No49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

CSA Steaua Bucureşti ↓

U Craiova 1948 →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–08%

0–19%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–011%

1–113%

1–27%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–25%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

92%8%1.5

72%28%2.5

46%54%3.5

25%75%4.5

11%89%

Double chance

CSA Steaua Bucureşti or draw

71%

CSA Steaua Bucureşti or U Craiova 1948

74%

Draw or U Craiova 1948

55%

Winning margin

CSA Steaua Bucureşti wins by 2+

22%

U Craiova 1948 wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

CSA Steaua Bucureşti 1+ goals

76%

CSA Steaua Bucureşti 2+ goals

42%

CSA Steaua Bucureşti 3+ goals

17%

U Craiova 1948 1+ goals

67%

U Craiova 1948 2+ goals

30%

U Craiova 1948 3+ goals

10%

Draw no bet

CSA Steaua Bucureşti (draw refunded)

61%

U Craiova 1948 (draw refunded)

39%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

38%

Both score & under 3

13%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

CSA Steaua Bucureşti at home — creates 1.75, concedes 0.97 · 71 matches

U Craiova 1948 away — creates 1.24, concedes 1.10 · 29 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

CSA Steaua Bucureşti attack 1.75 + U Craiova 1948 defence 1.10 → ÷2 → 1.43

U Craiova 1948 attack 1.24 + CSA Steaua Bucureşti defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 1.10

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 45%?"

CSA Steaua Bucureşti scores more

45%

level

26%

U Craiova 1948 scores more

29%

CSA Steaua Bucureşti at 45% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 45% does not mean "CSA Steaua Bucureşti will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Match Events

48'

C. Albu

55'

M. Ilie← A. Albu

63'

D. Matei← D. Păcuraru

63'

G. Nedelea← F. Răsdan

70'

Nacho Heras← B. Chipirliu

77'

A. Pop← Dani Iglesias

77'

A. Dane← A. Popa

85'

V. Pop← V. Achim

85'

D. Ghindovean← M. Abbey

90+4'

D. Albu

CSA

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Manager: D. Oprița

63'▲D. Matei←▼D. Păcuraru

63'▲G. Nedelea←▼F. Răsdan

70'▲Nacho Heras←▼B. Chipirliu

77'▲A. Pop←▼Dani Iglesias

77'▲A. Dane←▼A. Popa

CSA Steaua Bucureşti substitutes

MateiNedeleaHerasPopDane

Manager: M. Croitoru

55'▲M. Ilie←▼A. Albu

85'▲V. Pop←▼V. Achim

85'▲D. Ghindovean←▼M. Abbey

U Craiova 1948 substitutes

IliePopGhindovean