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 Universitatea Craiova win with a probability of 45.81%. A win for Petrolul 52 had a probability of 28.55% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Universitatea Craiova win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.18%) and 0-2 (8.1%). The likeliest Petrolul 52 win was 1-0 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Universitatea Craiova would win this match.