Petrolul Ploiesti vs Csikszereda Liga I prediction & result
Final score: Petrolul Ploiesti 2-0 Csikszereda.
Before kick-off the model made it 63% Petrolul Ploiesti, 21% draw, 16% Csikszereda — fair odds of 1.59, 4.76 and 6.25. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-0.
The model called the exact scoreline.
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Has the model earned this number?
It puts Petrolul Ploiesti at 63% here. Across 3,801 settled matches (as of 16 October 2026), 907 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 55.6% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.5%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 2 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Petrolul Ploiesti vs Csikszereda
Line-ups
- 38L. ZimaG
- 22M. ȚuțuD
- 4P. PappD
- 71B. MalulaD
- 2A. DumitrescuD
- 20S. HancaM
- 99O. DeleM
- 19Léo TeixeiraM
- 10A. BranM
- 7Rodrigo MartinsM
- 8L. VegaF
- 12Ș. GeorgescuG
- 66T. CăpușăD
- 28M. CostacheM
- 18C. HüseynovD
- 80M. IonițăM
- 30R. LeescuD
- 29K. LudewigD
- 21David IonutM
- 24Adam ZaianD
- 94E. PapG
- 22M. ÓdorD
- 4A. SzabóD
- 24J. HegedűsD
- 6L. PászkaD
- 8S. VereșM
- 77A. StahlM
- 11A. HorváthM
- 90S. NyitraM
- 20Gabriel Araújo LimaM
- 27M. EppelF
- 55D. BotaM
- 13A. CsürösM
- 17Á. CzékusF
- 34M. KarácsonyG
- 9N. KukovecF
- 30Z. MagyarM
- 79S. SzalayF
- 18M. TajtiM
- 16E. Toth-PalM
Form going into Petrolul Ploiesti vs Csikszereda
Petrolul Ploiesti
- D2-2away to FCSB14 September 2026
- W2-0Corvinul Hunedoara6 September 2026
- W3-2away to Universitatea Cluj28 August 2026
Csikszereda
- L1-3Dinamo Bucuresti11 September 2026
- L1-5away to Uta Arad5 September 2026
- L2-3CFR 1907 Cluj29 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Liga I table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Petrolul Ploiesti | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 16 | Csikszereda | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 1 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Petrolul Ploiesti vs Csikszereda
- 21 September 2026Petrolul Ploiesti 2–0 CsikszeredaLiga I
- 6 April 2026Petrolul Ploiesti 2–0 CsikszeredaLiga I
- 1 March 2026Petrolul Ploiesti 1–1 CsikszeredaLiga I
- 24 October 2025Csikszereda 1–1 Petrolul PloiestiLiga I
- 18 August 2021Petrolul Ploiesti 2–0 CsikszeredaLiga II
- 21 September 2020Csikszereda 1–2 Petrolul PloiestiLiga II
Leading scorers: Petrolul Ploiesti and Csikszereda
Petrolul Ploiesti
No player in Liga I's leading scorers — 14 league goals as a side.
Csikszereda
GoalsAssists
- M. Eppel40
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often each side's most recent league matches before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line. Middle ring: the model's own probability for this match, from the same expected goals as the prediction above. Past matches are context; the middle ring is the estimate. Not betting advice.