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 36.36%. A win for Universitatea Cluj had a probability of 36.2% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a U Craiova 1948 win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.91%) and 2-0 (6.51%). The likeliest Universitatea Cluj win was 0-1 (10.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.98%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that U Craiova 1948 would win this match.