Match Info

Liga 2 - Round 9

Date: 8 October 2026, Thursday

Location: Stadionul Electrica (Timişoara)

Where to Watch on TV:


Romania	Digi Online, Digi Sport 1, Orange TV Go, Prima Sport 1


	Politehnica Timișoara		Steaua București

	1	X	2
	1.53	4.00	4.60
	1.53	4.10	4.70
	1.53	4.22	4.92
	1.56	4.17	4.83
	1.54	4.05	4.65
	1.61	4.29	4.71
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.55 ↓ (1.6)	4.14 ↑ (3.4)	4.74 ↓ (4.9)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

The best margin for this event is 6.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Politehnica Timișoara
58.8%

Draw
22%

Steaua București
19.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

55.6%

26.2%

18.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

59.4%

24.5%

17%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Politehnica Timișoara has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.2%)

Steaua București has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Politehnica Timișoara than the current prediction. (+0.6%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Steaua București than the current prediction. (-2.2%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
60%	20%	20%

Politehnica Timișoara - Steaua București Predictions

Users Predictions: 5 users predict this event. Poli Timișoara will win (votes: 3 - 60%). Steaua will win (votes: 1 - 20%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 20%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
30. Cosa T. (G) 14. Appiah Nyarko K. 18. Artean A. (C) 9. Chitu A. 24. Doana I. 7. Draghici S. 3. Ene C. 6. Huszti A. 22. Stefanovici S. 19. Toma C. 16. Vasluian I.	33. Simon M. (G) 32. Abou O. 34. Albu C. A. 19. Carvalho B. 6. Dinu I. 5. Dorado Perez C. D. 90. Garcia D. 23. Gonzalez C. 20. Rasdan F. (C) 76. Rotaru S. 30. Tolea I.
Substitutes
20. Benzar R. 5. Burlacu R. 28. Dolghi M. 1. Micu S. (G) 11. Morar V. 8. Popa D. 25. Rotariu I. 29. Spataru D. 15. Vlaicu A.	26. Adascalitei M. 17. Bobaru M. 8. Coada I. 80. Gonzalez Mora J. 13. Ilie A. 9. Ilie M. 1. Pletea I. (G) 14. Popovici N. 77. Vlasceanu L.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (0 - 0)
2nd Half (1 - 1)
46', Gonzalez C. ↓, Gonzalez Mora J. ↑,
46', Vasluian I. ↓, Benzar R. ↑,
46', Appiah Nyarko K. ↓, Rotariu I. ↑,
63', 1 - 0, Draghici S. ⚽,
64', Dinu I. ↓, Adascalitei M. ↑,
68', Tolea I. ↓, Ilie A. ↑,
74', Doana I. ↓, Burlacu R. ↑,
74', Stefanovici S. ↓, Popa D. ↑,
90+1', 1 - 1, ⚽,
90+3', 🟨,
90+3', 🟨,

Preview

This match features one of the top teams against an opponent battling near the bottom (ranked 2nd in the Promotion - Liga 2 (Championship Group: ) and 18th in the Liga 2 (Relegation Group: )).

Poli Timișoara is in solid form heading into this fixture (last 5 matches: 3 wins).

Performances by Steaua have been somewhat unpredictable lately (last 5 matches: 1 win).

In this matchup, Poli Timișoara is considered the favorite to take the win.

In the last 2 head-to-head meetings, Poli Timișoara has recorded 1 win, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with a goal aggregate of 3:4 (averaging 1.5:2 goals per game).

Specifically in home fixtures for Poli Timișoara against this opponent, the record stands at 1 win, 0 draws, and 0 losses, with 2:1 goals.

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
2	Politehnica Timisoara	9	6	3	0	19:8	11	21
17	Steaua Bucuresti	9	1	3	5	10:18	-8	6

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- SSU Politehnica Timișoara
Romanian Division 2
19.09.26	Gloria Popești-Leordeni - Politehnica Timișoara	3:4 ✺
12.09.26	Politehnica Timișoara - Ștefănești	2:1 ✺
06.09.26	CSM Satu Mare - Politehnica Timișoara	1:1 ✺
Romanian Cup
03.09.26	Politehnica Timișoara - Rapid Bucureşti	0:2 ✺
Romanian Division 2
30.08.26	Politehnica Timișoara - ASA Târgu Mureș	3:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5 WWTLW
- CSA Steaua București
Romanian Division 2
19.09.26	Steaua București - Gloria Bistrița	2:1 ✺
12.09.26	Bihor Oradea - Steaua București	3:0 ✺
05.09.26	Steaua București - Cetatea Suceava	2:2 ✺
29.08.26	Reșița - Steaua București	2:1 ✺
23.08.26	Steaua București - Dumbrăviţa	2:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 1.9 WLTLT

Latest Head to Head

Romanian Division 2
08.10.22	Steaua București - Politehnica Timișoara	3:1
28.11.21	Politehnica Timișoara - Steaua București	2:1

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