U Craiova 1948 0–1 Petrolul Ploiesti

U Craiova 1948

FT

0 – 1

HT: 0 – 1

Petrolul Ploiesti

8/19/2022

Liga I · Round 6Stadionul Municipal Târgu Jiu

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 58+ matches

U Craiova 194843%

×Draw28%

Petrolul Ploiesti29%

✓ 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.

U Craiova 1948Expected goals in this matchPetrolul Ploiesti

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.

1.33

1.04

U Craiova 1948

1.33

Petrolul Ploiesti

1.04

U Craiova 1948 creates 28% more chances

Season form · 58 home / 77 away

1.43

creates per match

0.78

1.29

allows per match

1.23

creates per match

U Craiova 1948

1.43

Petrolul Ploiesti

0.78

allows per match

U Craiova 1948

1.29

Petrolul Ploiesti

1.23

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

U Craiova 1948+0.00on par

Petrolul Ploiesti+0.00on par

Total goals

Under58
Over42

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No52
Yes48

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

U Craiova 1948 ↓

Petrolul Ploiesti →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–09%

0–110%

0–25%

0–32%

0–40%

1

1–012%

1–113%

1–27%

1–32%

1–41%

2

2–08%

2–19%

2–24%

2–32%

2–40%

3

3–04%

3–14%

3–22%

3–31%

3–40%

4

4–01%

4–11%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

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

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

91%9%1.5

68%32%2.5

42%58%3.5

21%79%4.5

9%91%

Double chance

U Craiova 1948 or draw

71%

U Craiova 1948 or Petrolul Ploiesti

72%

Draw or Petrolul Ploiesti

57%

Winning margin

U Craiova 1948 wins by 2+

20%

Petrolul Ploiesti wins by 2+

11%

Team goals

U Craiova 1948 1+ goals

74%

U Craiova 1948 2+ goals

38%

U Craiova 1948 3+ goals

15%

Petrolul Ploiesti 1+ goals

65%

Petrolul Ploiesti 2+ goals

28%

Petrolul Ploiesti 3+ goals

9%

Draw no bet

U Craiova 1948 (draw refunded)

60%

Petrolul Ploiesti (draw refunded)

40%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

35%

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 1.43, concedes 1.29 · 58 matches

Petrolul Ploiesti away — creates 0.78, concedes 1.23 · 77 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 1.43 + Petrolul Ploiesti defence 1.23 → ÷2 → 1.33

Petrolul Ploiesti attack 0.78 + U Craiova 1948 defence 1.29 → ÷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 43%?"

U Craiova 1948 scores more

43%

level

28%

Petrolul Ploiesti scores more

29%

U Craiova 1948 at 43% 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 43% 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