Petrolul Ploiesti vs Dinamo Bucuresti Liga I prediction & result
Final score: Petrolul Ploiesti 1-0 Dinamo Bucuresti.
Before kick-off the model made it 22% Petrolul Ploiesti, 22% draw, 56% Dinamo Bucuresti — fair odds of 4.55, 4.55 and 1.79. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-2.
The model got this one wrong.
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Has the model earned this number?
It puts Dinamo Bucuresti at 56% here. Across 5,149 settled matches (as of 30 October 2026), 1,294 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 57.0% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.4%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally. The full record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Petrolul Ploiesti vs Dinamo Bucuresti
Goals against chances
Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.
Line-ups
- 38L. ZimaG
- 29K. LudewigD
- 66T. CapusaD
- 4P. PappD
- 24A. ZaianD
- 2A. DumitrescuD
- 80M. IonitaM
- 20S. HancaM
- 7R. MartinsM
- 19L. Santos TeixeiraF
- 98R. JerdeaF
- 12S. GeorgescuG
- 1S. RadulescuG
- 11I. ToleaM
- 97A. DumitracheM
- 21D. ParaschivM
- 40R. ManolacheF
- 17D. N'LunduluF
- 9A. Chica-RosaF
- 22M. TutuD
- 36A. BellaarouchG
- 27M. SivisD
- 44M. PascualD
- 15N. StoinovD
- 31R. OprutD
- 77D. ArmstrongM
- 29A. SoroM
- 90I. MargineanM
- 10C. CirjanM
- 7A. MusiF
- 99A. PopF
- 1D. EpassyG
- 18O. HintsaF
- 6C. LicsandruM
- 30M. Dutu
- 9M. KaramokoF
- 21C. MihaiM
- 26A. MaziluF
- 23I. TarbaF
- 98A. IrimiaM
Liga I table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Petrolul Ploiesti | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 23 |
| 1 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 30 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Petrolul Ploiesti vs Dinamo Bucuresti
- 30 January 2026Dinamo Bucuresti 1–1 Petrolul PloiestiLiga I
- 15 September 2025Petrolul Ploiesti 0–3 Dinamo BucurestiLiga I
- 18 December 2024Dinamo Bucuresti 0–0 Petrolul PloiestiCupa României
- 24 November 2024Petrolul Ploiesti 0–1 Dinamo BucurestiLiga I
- 21 July 2024Dinamo Bucuresti 4–1 Petrolul PloiestiLiga I
Leading scorers: Petrolul Ploiesti and Dinamo Bucuresti
Petrolul Ploiesti
GoalsAssists
- Rodrigo Martins42
Dinamo Bucuresti
GoalsAssists
- D. Armstrong510
- Martín Pascual50
- Alberto Soro42
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
The result against the call
Petrolul Ploiesti beat Dinamo Bucuresti 1–0. The model had leaned towards a win for Dinamo Bucuresti at 56% and given a win for Petrolul Ploiesti 22%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 5 matches like this one. The goal: R. Martins (penalty) 39' for Petrolul Ploiesti. On expected goals it finished 1.35–2.16.