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Oţelul vs U Craiova 1948 — Liga I 2018

Oţelul
Oţelul
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
U Craiova 1948
U Craiova 1948
2/9/2024Liga ILiga I · Round 25Stadionul Oţelul

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 59+ matches

Oţelul41%
×Draw28%
U Craiova 194831%
✓ 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.

Oţelul
1.25
U Craiova 1948
1.04

Oţelul creates 20% more chances

Season form · 60 home / 59 away

creates per match

Oţelul
1.18
U Craiova 1948
1.02

allows per match

Oţelul
1.05
U Craiova 1948
1.31

finishing

Oţelul+0.00on par
U Craiova 1948+0.00on par

Total goals

60%Under
  • Under60
  • Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

54%No
  • No54
  • Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Oţelul ↓

U Craiova 1948 →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–111%
0–25%
0–32%
0–40%
1
1–013%
1–113%
1–27%
1–32%
1–41%
2
2–08%
2–18%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–03%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (13%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
90%10%1.5
67%33%2.5
40%60%3.5
20%80%4.5
8%92%

Double chance

Oţelul or draw
69%
Oţelul or U Craiova 1948
72%
Draw or U Craiova 1948
59%

Winning margin

Oţelul wins by 2+
18%
U Craiova 1948 wins by 2+
12%

Team goals

Oţelul 1+ goals
71%
Oţelul 2+ goals
36%
Oţelul 3+ goals
13%
U Craiova 1948 1+ goals
65%
U Craiova 1948 2+ goals
28%
U Craiova 1948 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Oţelul (draw refunded)
57%
U Craiova 1948 (draw refunded)
43%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
33%
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

Oţelul at home — creates 1.18, concedes 1.05 · 60 matches

U Craiova 1948 away — creates 1.02, concedes 1.31 · 59 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Oţelul attack 1.18 + U Craiova 1948 defence 1.31 → ÷2 → 1.25

U Craiova 1948 attack 1.02 + Oţelul defence 1.05 → ÷2 → 1.04

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 41%?"

Oţelul scores more
41%
level
28%
U Craiova 1948 scores more
31%

Oţelul at 41% 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 41% does not mean "Oţelul 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

Match Recap: Oţelul vs U Craiova 1948

Oţelul beat U Craiova 1948 1-0 in Liga I on February 9, 2024.

The match was played at Stadionul Oţelul in Galaţi.