Zimbru vs Politehnica UTM: result 2-1 and analysis
Super LigaMatchday 12Kick-off on September 12, 2026 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Stadionul Zimbru, Chişinău
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What was the result of Zimbru vs Politehnica UTM?
Zimbru won 2-1 on September 12, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 8′S. GandiPolitehnica UTM
- 13′JonathasZimbru
- 58′A. BonnahZimbru
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Zimbru win at 77%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 2-0. Actual score: 2-1.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Zimbru vs Politehnica UTM
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Zimbru
- 99A. Betivu
- 7Caio Dantas
- 8Matteo Amoroso
- 10E. Cociuc
- 11Jonathas
- 20V. Răileanu
- 4C. Gonta
- 18A. Gutium
- 23Marcello
- 35N. Zolotov
- 88I. Dokić
Politehnica UTM
- 11Y. Nkalle
- 20S. Gandi
- 7A. Sprinsean
- 8A. Mardari
- 10Y. Noh Nafeng
- 2I. Arhirii
- 16M. Tipac
- 21D. Cucer
- 22N. Lipcan
- 77T. Katz
- 72P. Socolov
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Zimbru have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Politehnica UTM have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2026 | Sireți(away) | 2-0 | Super Liga |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Sheriff Tiraspol(home) | 2-1 | Super Liga |
| Aug 22, 2026 | CSF Bălți(away) | 4-0 | Super Liga |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Milsami Orhei(home) | 4-2 | Super Liga |
| Aug 9, 2026 | Petrocub(home) | 1-2 | Super Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | Dacia-Buiucani(home) | 2-1 | Super Liga |
| Aug 29, 2026 | Sireți(home) | 0-0 | Super Liga |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Sheriff Tiraspol(away) | 0-4 | Super Liga |
| Aug 15, 2026 | CSF Bălți(home) | 6-0 | Super Liga |
| Aug 8, 2026 | Milsami Orhei(home) | 1-1 | Super Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Zimbru wins, 0 draws, 0 Politehnica UTM wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2026 | Politehnica UTM 0-2 Zimbru | Super Liga |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Politehnica UTM 0-5 Zimbru | Cupa |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Zimbru 5-0 Politehnica UTM | Cupa |
| Nov 30, 2025 | Zimbru 4-2 Politehnica UTM | Super Liga |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Politehnica UTM 2-3 Zimbru | Super Liga |
| Aug 3, 2025 | Zimbru 7-0 Politehnica UTM | Super Liga |
Last archived meeting: Politehnica UTM vs Zimbru on Jul 26, 2026
How many goals should we expect?
Zimbru score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Politehnica UTM score 1.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbru | 1.6 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
| Politehnica UTM | 1.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Zimbru sit 2nd in Super Liga (35 points from 18 matches) and Politehnica UTM sit 6th (19 points from 18 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Zimbru | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 35 |
| 6 | Politehnica UTM | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 19 |
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy