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 Cluj win with a probability of 42.44%. A win for Otelul had a probability of 28.78% and a draw had a probability of 28.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Universitatea Cluj win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.47%) and 2-1 (8.16%). The likeliest Otelul win was 0-1 (10.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Universitatea Cluj would win this match.