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U Craiova 1948 vs FC Politehnica Timisoara — Liga II 2018

U Craiova 1948
U Craiova 1948
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
FC Politehnica Timisoara
FC Politehnica Timisoara
4/10/2021Liga IILiga II · Promotion Round - 2Stadionul Ion Oblemenco

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 26+ matches

U Craiova 194848%
×Draw28%
FC Politehnica Timisoara24%
✓ 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.

U Craiova 1948
1.32
FC Politehnica Timisoara
0.84

U Craiova 1948 creates 57% more chances

Season form · 26 home / 70 away

creates per match

U Craiova 1948
1.42
FC Politehnica Timisoara
0.83

allows per match

U Craiova 1948
0.85
FC Politehnica Timisoara
1.23

finishing

U Craiova 1948+0.00on par
FC Politehnica Timisoara+0.00on par

Total goals

63%Under
  • Under63
  • Over37

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

58%No
  • No58
  • Yes42

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

U Craiova 1948 ↓

FC Politehnica Timisoara →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–012%
0–110%
0–24%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–015%
1–113%
1–25%
1–32%
1–40%
2
2–010%
2–18%
2–24%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–04%
3–14%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (15%) · grid covers 99% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
88%12%1.5
64%36%2.5
37%63%3.5
17%83%4.5
7%93%

Double chance

U Craiova 1948 or draw
76%
U Craiova 1948 or FC Politehnica Timisoara
72%
Draw or FC Politehnica Timisoara
52%

Winning margin

U Craiova 1948 wins by 2+
22%
FC Politehnica Timisoara wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

U Craiova 1948 1+ goals
73%
U Craiova 1948 2+ goals
38%
U Craiova 1948 3+ goals
15%
FC Politehnica Timisoara 1+ goals
57%
FC Politehnica Timisoara 2+ goals
21%
FC Politehnica Timisoara 3+ goals
5%

Draw no bet

U Craiova 1948 (draw refunded)
67%
FC Politehnica Timisoara (draw refunded)
33%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
29%
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

U Craiova 1948 at home — creates 1.42, concedes 0.85 · 26 matches

FC Politehnica Timisoara away — creates 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

U Craiova 1948 attack 1.42 + FC Politehnica Timisoara defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.32

FC Politehnica Timisoara attack 0.83 + U Craiova 1948 defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 0.84

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 48%?"

U Craiova 1948 scores more
48%
level
28%
FC Politehnica Timisoara scores more
24%

U Craiova 1948 at 48% 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 48% does not mean "U Craiova 1948 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: U Craiova 1948 1–0 FC Politehnica Timisoara

U Craiova 1948 beat FC Politehnica Timisoara 1-0 in Liga II on April 10, 2021.

The match was played at Stadionul Ion Oblemenco in Craiova.