Romania Liga I

Farul Constanta 4–3 Oţelul

Final score · Half-time 3–0 · Latest results

In the sharp price we recorded for this match, Farul Constanta was the most likely outcome at 53% (fair odds 1.87). No value was flagged: no bookmaker price we saw beat the fair price under our rule. Recent form — Farul Constanta: LWLWD; Oţelul: DLLLL.

After the whistle

Goals and cards

  1. 8' 1–0 Matteo Ahlinvi · goal · assist Ionuț Vână · Farul Constanta
  2. 13' Alexandru Viorel Bălănică · yellow card · Oţelul
  3. 28' 2–0 Matteo Ahlinvi · goal · assist Cristian Ganea · Farul Constanta
  4. 30' Victor Dican · yellow card · Farul Constanta
  5. 40' 3–0 Răzvan Marincean · goal · Farul Constanta
  6. 55' 3–1 Dominick Zator · goal · assist Pedro Nuno · Oţelul
  7. 63' Cristian Ganea · yellow card · Farul Constanta
  8. 71' 4–1 Alexandru Goncear · goal · assist Rafael Munteanu · Farul Constanta
  9. 74' 4–2 Denis Bordun · goal · Oţelul
  10. 78' 4–3 Denis Bordun · goal · Oţelul

Match stats

Match statsFarul ConstantaOţelul
Possession %3565
Expected goals (xG)1.231.28
Shots1021
Shots on target48
Corners27
Yellow cards21
Red cards00
Fouls812
Offsides01
Goalkeeper saves50

What the market said before kick-off

  • Farul Constanta win 49% happened
  • Draw 26% did not happen
  • Oţelul win 25% did not happen
  • Over 2.5 goals 52% happened

Pinnacle closing price with the margin removed, next to what happened. It is the market's view, not a tip: an outcome priced at 30% happens about 3 times in 10.

Referee: Viorel Nicusor Flueran · Venue: Stadionul Viitorul, Ovidiu

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Line-ups, events and match stats: API-Football.

Starting line-ups

Farul Constanta 3-4-3

  1. 12 R. Munteanu GK
  2. 24 S. Bouzamoucha DF
  3. 17 I. Larie DF
  4. 6 V. Dican DF
  5. 8 I. Vînă MF
  6. 23 T. Njiké MF
  7. 70 M. Ahlinvi MF
  8. 11 C. Ganea MF
  9. 30 N. Grigoryan FW
  10. 99 Răzvan Marincean FW
  11. 20 E. Rădăslăvescu FW

Bench: D. Maftei, A. Buzbuchi, A. Goncear, João Ferreira, Gustavo Marins, L. Pellegrini, N. Popescu, Hassane Rachid Seyd Sabour Traoré, Y. Kitala, V. Țicu, R. Tănasă

Coach: Ovidiu Sabău

Oţelul 4-3-3

  1. 1 C. Dur-Bozoancă GK
  2. 44 D. Zator DF
  3. 3 G. Christopoulos DF
  4. 6 P. Iacob DF
  5. 28 Miguel Silva DF
  6. 17 A. Ciobanu MF
  7. 8 Rafael Brito MF
  8. 39 T. Lungu MF
  9. 77 A. Balanica FW
  10. 9 Patrick FW
  11. 27 Pedro Nuno FW

Bench: Cojoc Robert Adrian, D. Aftene, D. Bordun, M. Contra, Zé Turbo, M. Frunză, D. Neicu, Mehmet Titiz

Coach: Rui Duarte

Regular starters not in the XI

  • Andrézinho — not in the squad (started 4 of the last 5)
  • H. Sylla — not in the squad (started 4 of the last 5)

Not in the XI does not mean injured: it can be rotation, a suspension or a knock. We only compare with the team's last 5 line-ups.

Pinnacle, margin removed (home / draw / away): 49 / 26 / 25% when the line-ups came out, 49 / 26 / 25% at kick-off. The price barely moved after the line-ups.

In the big leagues, line-up news is usually already in the price by the time it is official.

The most likely result is not the same as value: value is where a bookmaker pays more than the fair price, and the two can point to different outcomes.

Value check before kick-off

No value

No value was flagged for this match: before kick-off, no bookmaker price we saw beat the fair price under our rule.

Two most likely results

1/X Home or draw 78% · as recorded

When no single result is likely enough, our pick covers the two most probable outcomes (double chance).

1X2
Sharp, recorded53%25%22%
Other estimates
Our model45%29%26%

Sharp, recorded = Pinnacle when we logged the match (it can be days old). Our model = our own estimate, which on average predicts worse than the market.

Fair odds of the pick (as recorded) 1.28
Sharp odds recorded for this prediction (Pinnacle) 1.80 / 3.67 / 4.19
Pick result (single or double chance) Won · 1

Match context

Farul Constanta averaged 1.4 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game over their last 5 matches in our results database; Oţelul averaged 0.6 and 1.8 over 5.

These figures come from our own tracked results and odds snapshots for this fixture — not from a generic stats feed.

Market-relevant trends

Oţelul is winless in its last 5 matches.
No value Already reflected in the fair price — no value on Oţelul here.

We show the trend and whether it is already in the price. Most sites show the streak and let you assume you should bet it.

Why this price?

Farul Constanta
L W L W D
avg 1.4 scored · 1.8 conceded (last 5)
Oţelul
D L L L L
avg 0.6 scored · 1.8 conceded (last 5)

Form: most recent match first.

Recent head-to-head
09 May 2026 Oţelul 3–2 Farul Constanta
23 Nov 2025 Oţelul 2–2 Farul Constanta
20 Jul 2025 Farul Constanta 3–2 Oţelul
16 May 2025 Oţelul 0–0 Farul Constanta
22 Nov 2024 Farul Constanta 0–1 Oţelul

Recent form and head-to-head from our settled results — context behind the fair price. The price itself comes from the sharp market, not from these alone.

Public, timestamped record

Logged before kick-off
Prediction record
Pick 1/X · Home or draw
Odds recorded for the prediction 1.21
Pinnacle closing odds (with margin) 1.28
Prediction CLV -5.6%
Result Won
Prediction hash — integrity fingerprint 2571724d40f74683

This hash fingerprints the prediction as recorded: teams, kick-off time, our model probabilities, the Pinnacle prices recorded for it (at logging or, if there were none, the first quoted after logging and before kick-off, which can be written in after the match) and the log time. A later edit to any of them would change it (a rescheduled kick-off changes it too). It does not cover closing prices, the result or the value-bet record above; value flags recorded live have their own seal in the public record. Verify in the public record →

Every day a snapshot of the full public record is published to a public Git repository and timestamped with OpenTimestamps. Timestamped snapshots are never overwritten and the Git history shows any difference, so a later change to a past row is visible by comparing two snapshots. The corrections file lists the corrections we announced. Verify on the public log →

Since 20 June 2026 the public record is snapshotted daily (07:40 Bucharest time: 04:40 UTC in summer time, 05:40 UTC in winter) to an external log. A prediction is externally timestamped before kick-off only if it was in a snapshot taken before the match; predictions logged on match day, or whose Pinnacle price was added after logging, first appear there after kick-off. Value flags have been recorded live only since 26 September 2026; earlier value flags were reconstructed on that date.

Methodology

The fair price comes from the sharp market itself: we strip the margin from Pinnacle-style odds — the most accurate public predictor in existence — and use our calibrated Elo + form model as a cross-check and as the fallback where no sharp price exists. Value is flagged only where a softer bookmaker prices a selection above that fair price, never on long shots (implied probability under 30%), and never beyond a plausible band. Most of the time there is no value — and we say so.

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