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AFC Metalul Buzau vs CS Stefanesti

24 Oct 2026 · 10:00
FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE · MATCH OVERVIEW

Match Overview

Model vs Market

The model identifies a slight model-market difference for a home win for AFC Metalul Buzau. The difference indicates only a limited disagreement with market expectations.

Recent Performance

The home side have experienced mixed results recently. They have generated considerably more attempts than they have conceded, although a smaller share of attempts has reached the target in the more recent matches.

The visitors have struggled to obtain positive results. Defensive difficulties have been apparent. Across the matches with available shooting data, their opponents have held a modest advantage in shooting volume.

Pre-Match Betting Perspective

Despite the positive model-market difference, the available Pinnacle pre-match reference odds of 1.21 do not exceed the model's estimated fair odds of approximately 1.29. At this price, a home win for AFC Metalul Buzau does not appear sufficiently attractive. A more favourable price before kick-off would be needed.

Statistical Context & Data Notes

Historical samples may involve different opponents, competitions and dates; shared fixtures are not independent. Missing shooting data are excluded. No xG, shot-quality or opponent-strength adjustment. Editorial selection thresholds are not significance tests; no prediction is implied.

Historical performance provides context rather than a prediction of the final result.

FOOTBALL MATCH INTELLIGENCE

Model vs Market

MARKET · PINNACLE
HOME MODEL > MARKET
AFC Metalul Buzau
STOCHASTICBET 77.3%
PINNACLE 74.4% odd 1.21
DIFFERENCE +2.8 pp
DRAW
Draw
STOCHASTICBET 14.7%
PINNACLE 15.9% odd 5.68
DIFFERENCE -1.1 pp
AWAY
CS Stefanesti
STOCHASTICBET 8.0%
PINNACLE 9.7% odd 9.27
DIFFERENCE -1.7 pp
STOCHASTICBET
PINNACLE MARKET
Market · PINNACLE Snapshot · 24 Oct 2026 · 00:11
PERFORMANCE · LAST 4 MATCHES

Defensive Edge: AFC Metalul Buzau

The home side shows the stronger recent defensive profile, while the attacking comparison is less clear.

Attack Recent attacking output
AFC Metalul Buzau CS Stefanesti
Shots 9.0 · On target 3.3 Shots 9.8 · On target 2.3

Recent attacking output is broadly balanced between the two teams.

Defence Recent defensive resistance
AFC Metalul Buzau CS Stefanesti
Shots allowed 4.8 · On target allowed 1.5 Shots allowed 9.8 · On target allowed 4.8

AFC Metalul Buzau has the stronger recent defensive profile, allowing fewer dangerous attempts.

Overall Performance Combined attack and defence
AFC Metalul Buzau CS Stefanesti

The combined recent performance profile favours AFC Metalul Buzau.

Based on the teams' four most recent matches in the available data.

Market Momentum

Normalized implied probability movement · percentage points · as of 2026-10-24 03:13:02

6h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME -0.24 pp -4.73 pp
DRAW +0.02 pp +2.47 pp
AWAY +0.22 pp +2.26 pp

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

24h window

OutcomePinnacleBet365
HOME — —
DRAW — —
AWAY — —

No qualified strong agreement in this window.

Based on available observation endpoints; continuous coverage is not verified. Unavailable values are not zero movements. Market movement is descriptive, not a prediction.

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RECENT FORM · LAST 6 MATCHES

Recent matches compared

These charts compare recent performance with the league average. The central line represents the benchmark: values to the right are higher and values to the left are lower. Higher values are not always better, particularly for defensive metrics.
Benchmark: Romania Liga 2 · 142 matches with scores · 130 with shots · coverage 91.6%.
Historical window: 180 days before kickoff. Shooting benchmarks require at least 30 complete matches.

How have the teams performed recently?

Most recent first · W win · D draw · L loss

AFC Metalul Buzau6 matches · 3 home / 3 away
DWWWDL
Shot data available for 6/6 matches
CS Stefanesti6 matches · 3 home / 3 away
LLLLLL
Shot data available for 5/6 matches

Shots taken

Shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
AFC Metalul BuzauHome team
−0.39.7 actual
CS StefanestiAway team
−1.29.0 actual
AFC Metalul Buzau: 9.7 · league average 10.0 · 6 valid matchesCS Stefanesti: 9.0 · league average 10.2 · 5 valid matches

Shots conceded

Opposition shots per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
AFC Metalul BuzauHome team
−3.86.2 actual
CS StefanestiAway team
+0.09.8 actual
AFC Metalul Buzau: 6.2 · league average 10.0 · 6 valid matchesCS Stefanesti: 9.8 · league average 9.8 · 5 valid matches

Shots on target

Shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
AFC Metalul BuzauHome team
−0.73.5 actual
CS StefanestiAway team
−2.12.2 actual
AFC Metalul Buzau: 3.5 · league average 4.2 · 6 valid matchesCS Stefanesti: 2.2 · league average 4.3 · 5 valid matches

Shots on target conceded

Opposition shots on target per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
AFC Metalul BuzauHome team
−2.22.0 actual
CS StefanestiAway team
+0.54.6 actual
AFC Metalul Buzau: 2.0 · league average 4.2 · 6 valid matchesCS Stefanesti: 4.6 · league average 4.1 · 5 valid matches

Goals scored

Goals per match · difference from league average

0 = league average
AFC Metalul BuzauHome team
−0.441.00 actual
CS StefanestiAway team
−0.770.67 actual
AFC Metalul Buzau: 1.00 · league average 1.44 · 6 valid matchesCS Stefanesti: 0.67 · league average 1.44 · 6 valid matches

Shot conversion

Goals per shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
AFC Metalul BuzauHome team
−4.2 pp10.3% actual
CS StefanestiAway team
−8.0 pp6.7% actual
AFC Metalul Buzau: 10.3% · league average 14.6% · 6 valid matchesCS Stefanesti: 6.7% · league average 14.7% · 5 valid matches

Goals conceded per shots faced

Goals conceded per opposition shot · difference from league average in percentage points

0 = league average
AFC Metalul BuzauHome team
−3.8 pp10.8% actual
CS StefanestiAway team
+12.1 pp26.5% actual
AFC Metalul Buzau: 10.8% · league average 14.6% · 6 valid matchesCS Stefanesti: 26.5% · league average 14.4% · 5 valid matches

Individual match details

AFC Metalul Buzau · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
17/10/2026Away0–05 / 130 / 5
10/10/2026Home1–01 / 01 / 0
19/09/2026Away1–013 / 44 / 0
13/09/2026Home2–017 / 28 / 1
05/09/2026Away1–110 / 104 / 2
29/08/2026Home1–312 / 84 / 4
CS Stefanesti · individual matches
DateVenueResultShots for/againstOn target for/against
17/10/2026Home1–46 / 73 / 4
11/10/2026Away0–418 / 152 / 8
26/09/2026Away1–4——
19/09/2026Home0–111 / 61 / 2
12/09/2026Away1–24 / 113 / 5
05/09/2026Home1–26 / 102 / 4

The recent matches are the latest available before kickoff within the historical window and may include other competitions. The benchmark refers to the event league and is weighted by the home/away composition of the recent sample. Goals and shots may have different data coverage; conversion rates use only matches with paired observations. Benchmarks are reconstructed from match dates rather than certified data-capture timestamps. Opponent strength and chance quality (xG) are not adjusted for. Some statistics may be incomplete or anomalous. These indicators are descriptive, not predictive.