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Pandurii TG JIU vs FC Politehnica TimisoaraLiga II 2018

3/13/2021Liga IILiga II · Round 19Stadionul Municipal Târgu Jiu

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 43+ matches

Pandurii TG JIU34%
×Draw27%
FC Politehnica Timisoara39%
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.

Pandurii TG JIU
1.18
FC Politehnica Timisoara
1.27

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 43 home / 70 away

creates per match

Pandurii TG JIU
1.12
FC Politehnica Timisoara
0.83

allows per match

Pandurii TG JIU
1.72
FC Politehnica Timisoara
1.23

finishing

Pandurii TG JIU+0.00on par
FC Politehnica Timisoara+0.00on par

Total goals

56%Under
  • Under56
  • Over44

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Pandurii TG JIU

FC Politehnica Timisoara
0
1
2
3
4
0
009%
0111%
027%
033%
041%
1
1010%
1113%
128%
133%
141%
2
206%
218%
225%
232%
241%
3
302%
313%
322%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

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

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Total goals

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

Double chance

Pandurii TG JIU or draw
61%
Pandurii TG JIU or FC Politehnica Timisoara
73%
Draw or FC Politehnica Timisoara
66%

Winning margin

Pandurii TG JIU wins by 2+
14%
FC Politehnica Timisoara wins by 2+
17%

Team goals

Pandurii TG JIU 1+ goals
69%
Pandurii TG JIU 2+ goals
33%
Pandurii TG JIU 3+ goals
12%
FC Politehnica Timisoara 1+ goals
72%
FC Politehnica Timisoara 2+ goals
36%
FC Politehnica Timisoara 3+ goals
14%

Draw no bet

Pandurii TG JIU (draw refunded)
47%
FC Politehnica Timisoara (draw refunded)
53%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
37%
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

Pandurii TG JIU at homecreates 1.12, concedes 1.72 · 43 matches

FC Politehnica Timisoara awaycreates 0.83, concedes 1.23 · 70 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Pandurii TG JIU attack 1.12 + FC Politehnica Timisoara defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.18

FC Politehnica Timisoara attack 0.83 + Pandurii TG JIU defence 1.72 → ÷2 → 1.27

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 39%?"

Pandurii TG JIU scores more
34%
level
27%
FC Politehnica Timisoara scores more
39%

FC Politehnica Timisoara at 39% 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 39% 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

Liga II: Pandurii TG JIU 1–1 FC Politehnica Timisoara

Pandurii TG JIU and FC Politehnica Timisoara drew 1-1 in Liga II on March 13, 2021.

The match was played at Stadionul Municipal Târgu Jiu in Târgu Jiu.