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FC Politehnica Timisoara vs CS Luceafarul OradeaLiga II 2018

8/19/2018Liga IILiga II · Round 3Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu (Timişoara)

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

FC Politehnica Timisoara54%
×Draw24%
CS Luceafarul Oradea21%
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 Politehnica Timisoara
1.67
CS Luceafarul Oradea
0.94

FC Politehnica Timisoara creates 78% more chances

Season form · 71 home / 19 away

creates per match

FC Politehnica Timisoara
1.07
CS Luceafarul Oradea
0.84

allows per match

FC Politehnica Timisoara
1.04
CS Luceafarul Oradea
2.26

finishing

FC Politehnica Timisoara+0.00on par
CS Luceafarul Oradea+0.00on par

Total goals

52%Under
  • Under52
  • Over48

Close call

Both teams score

51%No
  • No51
  • Yes49

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

FC Politehnica Timisoara

CS Luceafarul Oradea
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
017%
023%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1112%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
225%
231%
240%
3
306%
315%
323%
331%
340%
4
402%
412%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
73%27%2.5
48%52%3.5
26%74%4.5
12%88%

Double chance

FC Politehnica Timisoara or draw
79%
FC Politehnica Timisoara or CS Luceafarul Oradea
76%
Draw or CS Luceafarul Oradea
46%

Winning margin

FC Politehnica Timisoara wins by 2+
30%
CS Luceafarul Oradea wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

FC Politehnica Timisoara 1+ goals
81%
FC Politehnica Timisoara 2+ goals
50%
FC Politehnica Timisoara 3+ goals
23%
CS Luceafarul Oradea 1+ goals
61%
CS Luceafarul Oradea 2+ goals
24%
CS Luceafarul Oradea 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

FC Politehnica Timisoara (draw refunded)
72%
CS Luceafarul Oradea (draw refunded)
28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
38%
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

FC Politehnica Timisoara at homecreates 1.07, concedes 1.04 · 71 matches

CS Luceafarul Oradea awaycreates 0.84, concedes 2.26 · 19 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 Politehnica Timisoara attack 1.07 + CS Luceafarul Oradea defence 2.26 → ÷2 → 1.67

CS Luceafarul Oradea attack 0.84 + FC Politehnica Timisoara defence 1.04 → ÷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 54%?"

FC Politehnica Timisoara scores more
54%
level
24%
CS Luceafarul Oradea scores more
21%

FC Politehnica Timisoara at 54% 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 54% does not mean "FC Politehnica Timisoara 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

FC Politehnica Timisoara 0 – 0 CS Luceafarul Oradea

FC Politehnica Timisoara and CS Luceafarul Oradea drew 0-0 in Liga II on August 19, 2018.

The match was played at Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu (Timişoara).