📏 Form Guide

Petrolul Ploieşti

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Petrolul Ploieşti will be hoping to bounce back here following the 2-0 Liga 1 Play Offs loss in their previous game against UTA Arad.

Florin Pârvu's Petrolul Ploieşti have found the net 7 times in their last 6 outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in those same games amounts to 5.

Oţelul Galaţi

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After a loss in their previous game against Hermannstadt in Liga 1 Play Offs competition, Oţelul Galaţi will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Oţelul Galaţi managed 57% possession and 18 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. The only player to score for Oţelul Galaţi was Samy Bourard (22'). For their opponents, Hermannstadt got 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Alessandro Murgia (60') scored for Hermannstadt.

The trend of at least one team not scoring a goal in games involving Oţelul Galaţi has been apparent of late. A glance at their last 6 outings reveals that it’s occurred 5 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal total of 2 while Oţelul Galaţi have scored 10.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Drawn results are a common outcome in games between these two clubs. In their head to head clashes stretching back to 04/05/2015, fans have seen 5 of them. That’s a very high 83 per cent of games ending up tied.

A combined sum of 9 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 5 from Lupii galbeni and 4 coming from Oţelarii. That’s an average goals per game of 1.5.

The previous league clash featuring the two was Liga I match day 22 on 18/01/2025 which ended up with the score at Oţelul Galaţi 0-0 Petrolul Ploieşti.

That time, Oţelul Galaţi managed 52% possession and 4 shots at goal with 1 on target.

For their opponents, Petrolul Ploieşti had 12 shots on goal with 1 on target.

📰 Team News: Petrolul Ploieşti

It’s our opinion that Lupii galbeni will possibly opt for a 3-4-3 formation this time featuring Raul Balbarau, Paul Papp, Yohan Roche, Alexandru Stanica, Ricardinho, Tidiane Keita, Tommi Jyry, Denis Radu, Valentin Gheorghe, Christian Irobiso and Gheorghe Grozav.

🗞️ Team News: Oţelul Galaţi

It’s our belief that Oţelarii will likely play in a 4-2-3-1 formation using Cosmin Dur-Bozoanca, Milen Zhelev, Jonathan Cisse, Nikola Stevanovic, Miguel Silva, Teles, Joao Lameira, Frederic Maciel, Samy Bourard, Razvan Tanasa and Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that Oţelul Galaţi and Petrolul Ploieşti could well both score and end up finding themselves in a fairly even game here.

It could well end in a draw. We’re therefore tipping a close game with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of the 90.

Renata Leite, 14:03 12/05/2025