Petrolul Ploiesti 0–1 Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul Ploiesti

FT

0 – 1

HT: 0 – 0

Universitatea Cluj

12/14/2025

Liga I · Round 20Stadionul Ilie Oană

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 79+ matches

Petrolul Ploiesti36%

×Draw29%

Universitatea Cluj35%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side

Model

50.3%

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: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Petrolul PloiestiExpected goals in this matchUniversitatea Cluj

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.

1.14

1.13

Petrolul Ploiesti

1.14

Universitatea Cluj

1.13

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 79 home / 79 away

1.09

creates per match

1.13

allows per match

1.19

creates per match

Petrolul Ploiesti

1.09

Universitatea Cluj

1.13

allows per match

Petrolul Ploiesti

1.13

Universitatea Cluj

1.19

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Petrolul Ploiesti+0.00on par

Universitatea Cluj+0.00on par

Total goals

Under60
Over40

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No54
Yes46

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Petrolul Ploiesti ↓

Universitatea Cluj →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–010%

0–112%

0–27%

0–32%

0–41%

1

1–012%

1–113%

1–28%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–18%

2–24%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–03%

3–13%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

90%10%1.5

66%34%2.5

40%60%3.5

19%81%4.5

8%92%

Double chance

Petrolul Ploiesti or draw

65%

Petrolul Ploiesti or Universitatea Cluj

71%

Draw or Universitatea Cluj

64%

Winning margin

Petrolul Ploiesti wins by 2+

15%

Universitatea Cluj wins by 2+

14%

Team goals

Petrolul Ploiesti 1+ goals

68%

Petrolul Ploiesti 2+ goals

32%

Petrolul Ploiesti 3+ goals

11%

Universitatea Cluj 1+ goals

68%

Universitatea Cluj 2+ goals

31%

Universitatea Cluj 3+ goals

11%

Draw no bet

Petrolul Ploiesti (draw refunded)

50%

Universitatea Cluj (draw refunded)

50%

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

Petrolul Ploiesti at home — creates 1.09, concedes 1.13 · 79 matches

Universitatea Cluj away — creates 1.13, concedes 1.19 · 79 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Petrolul Ploiesti attack 1.09 + Universitatea Cluj defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.14

Universitatea Cluj attack 1.13 + Petrolul Ploiesti defence 1.13 → ÷2 → 1.13

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 36%?"

Petrolul Ploiesti scores more

36%

level

29%

Universitatea Cluj scores more

35%

Petrolul Ploiesti at 36% 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 36% does not mean "Petrolul Ploiesti 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