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 39.71%. A win for Rapid Bucuresti had a probability of 31.92% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Universitatea Cluj win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.07%) and 2-0 (7.59%). The likeliest Rapid Bucuresti win was 0-1 (10.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Universitatea Cluj would win this match.