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Match preview · SuperLiga (Romania)

Universitatea Craiova – FC Botoșani

Universitatea Craiova 3rd in SuperLiga (Romania) Home 2.49 projected goals by the model
FC Botoșani 12th in SuperLiga (Romania) Away 0.96 projected goals by the model

Model updated 6 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.49 0.96
Universitatea Craiova FC Botoșani
Universitatea Craiova
71%
Draw
19%
FC Botoșani
10%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Universitatea Craiova Draw FC Botoșani
Fair odds 1.40 5.31 10.05
Total goals
3.44
Over 2.5 goals
69%
Both teams to score
61%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Universitatea Craiova

71% Universitatea Craiova to win

Attack
1st vs 14th
Universitatea Craiova attack v FC Botoșani defence
Defence
1st vs 9th
Universitatea Craiova defence v FC Botoșani attack
Recent xG form
+1.28 vs -0.09
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.49 – 0.96
Universitatea Craiova v FC Botoșani
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Universitatea Craiova and FC Botoșani compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Universitatea Craiova FC Botoșani
xG / match (better) 2.45 · 1st 1.99 · 5th
xGA / match (better) 1.11 · 1st 2.10 · 14th
xGD / match (better) +1.34 · 1st -0.11 · 11th
xPts / match (better) 2.03 · 2nd 1.34 · 11th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.29 -0.09

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.

Universitatea Craiova clean sheet
35%
Universitatea Craiova 2+ goals
73%
Under 2.5 goals
31%
Both teams to score: no
39%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
10.9%
2:0
9.6%
3:1
9.3%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Universitatea Craiova sample
20 matches
FC Botoșani sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Universitatea Craiova
5 matches
Away xG sample · FC Botoșani
6 matches
Computed
Tuesday, 06/10/2026 at 03:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.