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CSA Steaua Bucureşti vs Unirea UngheniLiga II 2018

B. Chipirliu 66', 47' (pen)
S. Magyari 59'
12/8/2024Liga IILiga II · Round 16Stadionul Steaua

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 13+ matches

CSA Steaua Bucureşti57%
×Draw24%
Unirea Ungheni19%
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.

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.

CSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.69
Unirea Ungheni
0.87

CSA Steaua Bucureşti creates 94% more chances

Season form · 71 home / 13 away

creates per match

CSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.75
Unirea Ungheni
0.77

allows per match

CSA Steaua Bucureşti
0.97
Unirea Ungheni
1.62

finishing

CSA Steaua Bucureşti+0.00on par
Unirea Ungheni+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

53%No
  • No53
  • Yes47

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

CSA Steaua Bucureşti

Unirea Ungheni
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
017%
023%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1111%
125%
131%
140%
2
2011%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
403%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
92%8%1.5
72%28%2.5
47%53%3.5
25%75%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

CSA Steaua Bucureşti or draw
81%
CSA Steaua Bucureşti or Unirea Ungheni
76%
Draw or Unirea Ungheni
43%

Winning margin

CSA Steaua Bucureşti wins by 2+
31%
Unirea Ungheni wins by 2+
6%

Team goals

CSA Steaua Bucureşti 1+ goals
82%
CSA Steaua Bucureşti 2+ goals
50%
CSA Steaua Bucureşti 3+ goals
24%
Unirea Ungheni 1+ goals
58%
Unirea Ungheni 2+ goals
22%
Unirea Ungheni 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

CSA Steaua Bucureşti (draw refunded)
75%
Unirea Ungheni (draw refunded)
25%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
Both score & under 3
11%

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 homecreates 1.75, concedes 0.97 · 71 matches

Unirea Ungheni awaycreates 0.77, concedes 1.62 · 13 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 + Unirea Ungheni defence 1.62 → ÷2 → 1.69

Unirea Ungheni attack 0.77 + CSA Steaua Bucureşti defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 0.87

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 57%?"

CSA Steaua Bucureşti scores more
57%
level
24%
Unirea Ungheni scores more
19%

CSA Steaua Bucureşti at 57% 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 57% 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.

CSA
Unirea
D. Oprița
Manager: D. Oprița
46'D. MateiR. Maeschi
46'F. RăsdanG. Nedelea
81'A. DaneNacho Heras
89'A. PopDani Iglesias
89'M. KerekiB. Chipirliu

CSA Steaua Bucureşti substitutes

E. Tudor
Manager: E. Tudor
71'D. BlidăreanA. Chinteș
71'A. ȘerbanC. Bîrnoi
71'M. SavinA. Cruceru
81'I. BarstanV. Bogdan

Unirea Ungheni substitutes

CSA Steaua Bucureşti 2 – 1 Unirea Ungheni

CSA Steaua Bucureşti beat Unirea Ungheni 2-1 in Liga II on December 8, 2024.

Goals: B. Chipirliu (47' pen, 66'), S. Magyari (59').

The match was played at Stadionul Steaua in București.