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CSA Steaua Bucureşti vs Viitorul ŞelimbărLiga II 2018

M. Iordan 84'
N. Popescu 49'
Rubio 12'
A. Serban 33'
P. Petrescu 22' (pen)
10/18/2025Liga IILiga II · Round 10Stadionul Steaua

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 69+ matches

CSA Steaua Bucureşti49%
×Draw26%
Viitorul Şelimbăr24%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% 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
1.49
Viitorul Şelimbăr
0.96

CSA Steaua Bucureşti creates 55% more chances

Season form · 71 home / 69 away

creates per match

CSA Steaua Bucureşti
1.75
Viitorul Şelimbăr
0.96

allows per match

CSA Steaua Bucureşti
0.97
Viitorul Şelimbăr
1.23

finishing

CSA Steaua Bucureşti+0.00on par
Viitorul Şelimbăr+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

52%No
  • No52
  • Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

CSA Steaua Bucureşti

Viitorul Şelimbăr
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
018%
024%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
219%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
70%30%2.5
44%56%3.5
23%77%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

CSA Steaua Bucureşti or draw
76%
CSA Steaua Bucureşti or Viitorul Şelimbăr
74%
Draw or Viitorul Şelimbăr
51%

Winning margin

CSA Steaua Bucureşti wins by 2+
25%
Viitorul Şelimbăr wins by 2+
9%

Team goals

CSA Steaua Bucureşti 1+ goals
77%
CSA Steaua Bucureşti 2+ goals
44%
CSA Steaua Bucureşti 3+ goals
19%
Viitorul Şelimbăr 1+ goals
62%
Viitorul Şelimbăr 2+ goals
25%
Viitorul Şelimbăr 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

CSA Steaua Bucureşti (draw refunded)
67%
Viitorul Şelimbăr (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
35%
Both score & under 3
12%

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

Viitorul Şelimbăr awaycreates 0.96, concedes 1.23 · 69 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 + Viitorul Şelimbăr defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.49

Viitorul Şelimbăr attack 0.96 + CSA Steaua Bucureşti defence 0.97 → ÷2 → 0.96

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 49%?"

CSA Steaua Bucureşti scores more
49%
level
26%
Viitorul Şelimbăr scores more
24%

CSA Steaua Bucureşti at 49% 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 49% 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
Viitorul
D. Oprița
Manager: D. Oprița
46'N. LumbuG. Nedelea
46'M. I. RomanI. Doana
73'S. DraghiciN. Popescu
73'D. NedelcuS. Pacionel
90+3'A. PopaB. Chipirliu
I. Luca
Manager: I. Luca
66'D. GiaferD. Benzar
66'E. LenghelT. Ivan
80'R. BobocE. Baba
80'S. JurjA. Serban
85'P. NtimC. Bucuroiu

Liga II: CSA Steaua Bucureşti 4–3 Viitorul Şelimbăr

CSA Steaua Bucureşti beat Viitorul Şelimbăr 4-3 in Liga II on October 18, 2025.

Goals: Rubio (12'), P. Petrescu (22' pen), A. Serban (33'), B. Chipirliu (36'), C. Bucuroiu (43'), N. Popescu (49'), M. Iordan (84').

The match was played at Stadionul Steaua in Bucharest.