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FC Botosani vs Rapid — Liga I 2018

FC Botosani
FC Botosani
FT
0 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Rapid
Rapid
12/2/2023Liga ILiga I · Round 18Stadionul Municipal

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 99+ matches

FC Botosani40%
×Draw28%
Rapid32%
✓ 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.

FC Botosani
1.28
Rapid
1.12

FC Botosani creates 14% more chances

Season form · 156 home / 99 away

creates per match

FC Botosani
1.30
Rapid
1.21

allows per match

FC Botosani
1.03
Rapid
1.26

finishing

FC Botosani+0.00on par
Rapid+0.00on par

Total goals

57%Under
  • Under57
  • Over43

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Botosani ↓

Rapid →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–09%
0–110%
0–26%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–012%
1–113%
1–27%
1–33%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–18%
2–25%
2–32%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–14%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

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

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
91%9%1.5
69%31%2.5
43%57%3.5
22%78%4.5
10%90%

Double chance

FC Botosani or draw
68%
FC Botosani or Rapid
72%
Draw or Rapid
60%

Winning margin

FC Botosani wins by 2+
18%
Rapid wins by 2+
13%

Team goals

FC Botosani 1+ goals
72%
FC Botosani 2+ goals
37%
FC Botosani 3+ goals
14%
Rapid 1+ goals
67%
Rapid 2+ goals
31%
Rapid 3+ goals
10%

Draw no bet

FC Botosani (draw refunded)
55%
Rapid (draw refunded)
45%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
36%
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

FC Botosani at home — creates 1.30, concedes 1.03 · 156 matches

Rapid away — creates 1.21, concedes 1.26 · 99 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

FC Botosani attack 1.30 + Rapid defence 1.26 → ÷2 → 1.28

Rapid attack 1.21 + FC Botosani defence 1.03 → ÷2 → 1.12

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 40%?"

FC Botosani scores more
40%
level
28%
Rapid scores more
32%

FC Botosani at 40% 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 40% does not mean "FC Botosani 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.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Liga I: FC Botosani 0–0 Rapid

FC Botosani and Rapid drew 0-0 in Liga I on December 2, 2023.

The match was played at Stadionul Municipal in Botoşani.