Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a U Craiova 1948 win with a probability of 45.01%. A win for Petrolul 52 had a probability of 28.83% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a U Craiova 1948 win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.03%) and 2-0 (8.15%). The likeliest Petrolul 52 win was 0-1 (8.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that U Craiova 1948 would win this match.