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Csikszereda vs Progresul SpartacLiga II 2018

Csikszereda
Csikszereda
FT
30
HT: 20
Progresul Spartac
Progresul Spartac
8/12/2023Liga IILiga II · Round 2Stadionul Municipal

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 25+ matches

Csikszereda53%
×Draw25%
Progresul Spartac22%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50%
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% correct across 580,715 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.3% correct · Away picks 48.9% 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.

Csikszereda
1.61
Progresul Spartac
0.94

Csikszereda creates 71% more chances

Season form · 82 home / 25 away

creates per match

Csikszereda
1.55
Progresul Spartac
0.92

allows per match

Csikszereda
0.96
Progresul Spartac
1.68

finishing

Csikszereda+0.00on par
Progresul Spartac+0.00on par

Total goals

53%Under
  • Under53
  • Over47

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Csikszereda

Progresul Spartac
0
1
2
3
4
0
008%
017%
023%
031%
040%
1
1013%
1112%
126%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
305%
315%
322%
331%
340%
4
402%
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
11%89%

Double chance

Csikszereda or draw
78%
Csikszereda or Progresul Spartac
75%
Draw or Progresul Spartac
47%

Winning margin

Csikszereda wins by 2+
28%
Progresul Spartac wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Csikszereda 1+ goals
80%
Csikszereda 2+ goals
48%
Csikszereda 3+ goals
22%
Progresul Spartac 1+ goals
61%
Progresul Spartac 2+ goals
24%
Progresul Spartac 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

Csikszereda (draw refunded)
71%
Progresul Spartac (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Csikszereda at homecreates 1.55, concedes 0.96 · 82 matches

Progresul Spartac awaycreates 0.92, concedes 1.68 · 25 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Csikszereda attack 1.55 + Progresul Spartac defence 1.68 → ÷2 → 1.61

Progresul Spartac attack 0.92 + Csikszereda defence 0.96 → ÷2 → 0.94

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 53%?"

Csikszereda scores more
53%
level
25%
Progresul Spartac scores more
22%

Csikszereda at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Csikszereda 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.

Csikszereda
Progresul
R. Ilyeş
Manager: R. Ilyeş
65'S. MagyariG. Makrai
65'R. JelenaS. Jebari
73'D. VitaP. Gál-Andrezly
78'B. SzondiB. Pintér
78'A. CsürösL. Kovács

Csikszereda substitutes

A. Erimia
Manager: A. Erimia
30'E. PacionelB. Fîrțînescu
78'A. PopescuM. Andrei
86'A. ZamfirA. Ohaci
86'N. StîngăN. Tong

Progresul Spartac substitutes

Match Recap: Csikszereda vs Progresul Spartac

Csikszereda beat Progresul Spartac 3-0 in Liga II on August 12, 2023.

Goals: S. Vereș (13'), P. Gál-Andrezly (18'), G. Makrai (61').

The match was played at Stadionul Municipal in Miercurea Ciuc.