FC Botosani vs Petrolul Ploiesti

0 - 1

🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadionul Municipal 🧑‍⚖️ Viorel Nicusor Flueran 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

FC Botosani 9 · Petrolul Ploiesti 12

Referee Stats

Viorel Nicusor Flueran

13 matches · 1.46 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.46
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.62
Over 4.5 cards	8%
Home wins	38%
Draws	31%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

FC Botosani outshot their opponent (16-7).
FC Botosani controlled possession (61%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

FC Botosani (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-3

Goals For / Against

35 / 20

Avg: 1.75 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.85

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Petrolul Ploiesti (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-8

Goals For / Against

17 / 22

Avg: 0.85 / 1.10

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Superliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.85

PPG

1.00

1.75

0.85

1.00

1.10

47%

O2.5

20%

53%

BTTS

53%

40%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

FC Botosani rank9th

Petrolul Ploiesti rank12th

FC Botosani points42

Petrolul Ploiesti points32

FC Botosani: #9 · 42 pts · GD +8

14 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Petrolul Ploiesti: #12 · 32 pts · GD -7

24 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FC Botosani last 5 home

L L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals4-5

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Petrolul Ploiesti last 5 away

W L D D D

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

FC Botosani trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

Petrolul Ploiesti trend breakdown

Over 2.520%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.513%

1H Over 0.540%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

FC Botosani score at home73%

FC Botosani clean sheet at home33%

Petrolul Ploiesti score away73%

Petrolul Ploiesti clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

FC Botosani score first40%

FC Botosani win after scoring first83%

Petrolul Ploiesti score first40%

Petrolul Ploiesti win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FC Botosani 57% · Petrolul Ploiesti 38%

Avg first goal minute: FC Botosani 18.7' · Petrolul Ploiesti 29.2'

Vs league average

FC Botosani score at home1.75 vs 1.41

FC Botosani concede at home1.00 vs 1.14

Petrolul Ploiesti score away0.85 vs 1.14

Petrolul Ploiesti concede away1.10 vs 1.41

FC Botosani score 24% above league average, while Petrolul Ploiesti score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: FC Botosani are 12% below league average at home, and Petrolul Ploiesti are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

FC Botosani goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

0-15 2

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

Petrolul Ploiesti goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

449

292

Passes Accurate

349

194

Passes %

78%

66%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Rafinha

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Dulca

10'

10' C. Petro

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ VAR

A. Chică-Roșă

Goal Disallowed - offside

38'

38' D. Dongmo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Petro

1st substitution · For: Aldaír

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Ilaș

2nd substitution · For: R. Creţ

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ A. Chică-Roșă

1st substitution · For: G. Grozav

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ A. Chică-Roșă

2nd substitution · For: G. Grozav

60'

60' A. Dumitrescu

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Bordeianu

3rd substitution · For: E. Papa

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Enzo Adrián López

4th substitution · For: M. Kovtalyuk

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Bordeianu

5th substitution · For: E. Papa

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Enzo Adrián López

6th substitution · For: M. Kovtalyuk

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Boțogan

3rd substitution · For: R. Pop

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Rafinha

4th substitution · For: S. Hanca

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Rafinha

5th substitution · For: S. Hanca

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Boțogan

6th substitution · For: R. Pop

78'

78' G. Grozav

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Z. Mitrov

7th substitution · For: Ș. Bodișteanu

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Dulca

7th substitution · For: A. Mateiu

88'

88' Aldaír

FC Botosani vs Petrolul Ploiesti 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Petrolul Ploiesti beat FC Botosani 1-0 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Viorel Nicusor Flueran. It was played at Stadionul Municipal.

First half: Petrolul Ploiesti took an early lead at 2' when Rafinha scored, with the assist credited to M. Dulca, making the score 0-1. C. Petro received a yellow card for FC Botosani at 10'. VAR intervened at 28' for Petrolul Ploiesti (Goal Disallowed - offside). D. Dongmo received a yellow card for Petrolul Ploiesti at 38'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. FC Botosani made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Petro replacing Aldaír. FC Botosani made their 2nd substitution at 46', with N. Ilaș replacing R. Creţ. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 1st substitution at 55', with A. Chică-Roșă replacing G. Grozav. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 2nd substitution at 56', with A. Chică-Roșă replacing G. Grozav. A. Dumitrescu received a yellow card for Petrolul Ploiesti at 60'. FC Botosani made their 3rd substitution at 61', with M. Bordeianu replacing E. Papa. FC Botosani made their 4th substitution at 61', with Enzo Adrián López replacing M. Kovtalyuk. FC Botosani made their 5th substitution at 61', with M. Bordeianu replacing E. Papa. FC Botosani made their 6th substitution at 61', with Enzo Adrián López replacing M. Kovtalyuk. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 3rd substitution at 68', with A. Boțogan replacing R. Pop. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 4th substitution at 68', with Rafinha replacing S. Hanca. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 5th substitution at 68', with Rafinha replacing S. Hanca. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 6th substitution at 68', with A. Boțogan replacing R. Pop. G. Grozav received a yellow card for Petrolul Ploiesti at 78'. FC Botosani made their 7th substitution at 78', with Z. Mitrov replacing Ș. Bodișteanu. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 7th substitution at 80', with M. Dulca replacing A. Mateiu. Aldaír received a yellow card for FC Botosani at 88'.

FC Botosani used 7 substitutions while Petrolul Ploiesti used 7 substitutions. FC Botosani got 2 yellow cards, while Petrolul Ploiesti got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

FC Botosani outshot their opponent (16-7).
FC Botosani controlled possession (61%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	12
Home Wins	3
Draws	3
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (41.7%)
BTTS	6 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (20.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

FC Botosani vs Petrolul Ploiesti Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

10 May 2026 FC Botosani vs Petrolul Ploiesti 1 - 1 07 Mar 2026 FC Botosani vs Petrolul Ploiesti 0 - 1 03 Nov 2025 Petrolul Ploiesti vs FC Botosani 0 - 0

2024-2025 Season

14 Mar 2025 Petrolul Ploiesti vs FC Botosani 0 - 2 27 Jan 2025 Petrolul Ploiesti vs FC Botosani 3 - 1 01 Sep 2024 FC Botosani vs Petrolul Ploiesti 0 - 2

2023-2024 Season

29 Apr 2024 Petrolul Ploiesti vs FC Botosani 1 - 2 24 Nov 2023 Petrolul Ploiesti vs FC Botosani 2 - 1 24 Jul 2023 FC Botosani vs Petrolul Ploiesti 1 - 1

2022-2023 Season

29 Apr 2023 Petrolul Ploiesti vs FC Botosani 1 - 0 06 Feb 2023 FC Botosani vs Petrolul Ploiesti 5 - 0 04 Sep 2022 Petrolul Ploiesti vs FC Botosani 2 - 1