Tonga v Romania
What the record holds about this fixture, beside what the model says about it.
45 – 24
8 October 2023Stade Pierre Mauroy, Lille
What the model says about Tonga v Romania
- Kick-off
- 15:45 UTC
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Temperature
- 16.6 °C
- Rainfall
- 0.0 mm
- Wind
- 10 km/h
Daily means at the ground, from the ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo.
Tonga
- 1Siegfried Fisiʻihoi
- 2Paula Ngauamo
- 3Ben Tameifuna
- 4Leva Fifita
- 5Adam Coleman
- 6Semisi Paea
- 7Sione Havili Talitui
- 8Sione Vailanu
- 9Sonatane Takulua(c)
- 10William Havili
- 11Afusipa Taumoepeau
- 12Pita Ahki
- 13George Moala
- 14Solomone Kata
- 15Charles Piutau
Replacements
- 16Sione Anga'aelangi
- 17Paula Latu
- 18Siate Tokolahi
- 19Steve Mafi
- 20Penitoa Finau
- 21Manu Paea
- 22Patrick Pellegrini
- 23Kyren Taumoefolau
Romania
- 1Alexandru Savin
- 2Ovidiu Cojocaru(c)
- 3Alex Gordas
- 4Adrian Motoc
- 5Marius Iftimiciuc
- 6Florian Rosu
- 7Cristi Boboc
- 8Andre Gorin
- 9Florin Surugiu
- 10Alin Conache
- 11Taliauli Sikuea
- 12Fonovai Tangimana
- 13Tevita Manumua
- 14Nicolas Onutu
- 15Marius Simionescu
Replacements
- 16Rob Irimescu
- 17Iulian Hartig
- 18Costel Burtila
- 19Stefan Iancu
- 20Damian Stratila
- 21Gabriel Rupanu
- 22Alexandru Bucur
- 23Mihai Graure
Possession and territory
| Tonga | Measure | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 57.0% | Possession | 43.0% |
| 58.0% | Territory | 42.0% |
Attack
| Tonga | Measure | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 735m | Carry metres | 292m |
| 15 | Clean breaks | 5 |
| 43 | Defenders beaten | 13 |
| 16 | Offloads | 2 |
| 192 | Passes | 113 |
Defence
| Tonga | Measure | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Tackles made | 133 |
| 82.0% | Tackle success | 64.0% |
| 13 | Missed tackles(fewer is better) | 43 |
| 12 | Dominant tackles | 3 |
| 3 | Turnovers won | 9 |
Set pieces
| Tonga | Measure | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 94.0% | Lineout success | 75.0% |
| 16 | Lineouts won | 9 |
| 50.0% | Scrum success | 75.0% |
| 1 | Scrums won | 6 |
Breakdown
| Tonga | Measure | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 94.0% | Ruck success | 96.0% |
| 77 | Rucks won | 65 |
| 8 | Mauls won | 4 |
Kicking
| Tonga | Measure | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Kicks from hand | 31 |
| 546m | Kick metres | 881m |
Discipline
| Tonga | Measure | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Penalties conceded(fewer is better) | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow cards(fewer is better) | 1 |
| 10 | Knock-ons(fewer is better) | 2 |
Scoring
| Tonga | Measure | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tries | 3 |
| 5 | Conversions | 3 |
| — | Penalty goals | 1 |
Context beside the forecast, never inside it. Weather, team selection and match statistics are not model inputs, so a published probability does not move because any of them changed.