Uta Arad vs Petrolul Ploiesti

1 - 0

🕒 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadionul Francisc von Neuman 🧑‍⚖️ Istvan Kovacs 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 19

Regular Season Table

Uta Arad 8 · Petrolul Ploiesti 12

Referee Stats

Istvan Kovacs

18 matches · 3.56 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.56
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.89
Over 4.5 cards	22%
Home wins	44%
Draws	44%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Uta Arad outshot their opponent (16-7).
Uta Arad controlled possession (55%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Uta Arad (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-5-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 26

Avg: 1.60 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.75

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

1.75

PPG

1.00

1.60

0.85

1.30

1.10

47%

O2.5

20%

47%

BTTS

53%

60%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Uta Arad rank8th

Petrolul Ploiesti rank12th

Uta Arad points43

Petrolul Ploiesti points32

Uta Arad: #8 · 43 pts · GD -5

13 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 11 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.

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

Uta Arad last 5 home

L W L L W

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-8

Record2-0-3

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.

Uta Arad trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.540%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 73% · Over 3.5 27% · 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

Uta Arad score at home73%

Uta Arad clean sheet at home33%

Petrolul Ploiesti score away73%

Petrolul Ploiesti clean sheet away27%

First-goal patterns

Uta Arad score first60%

Uta Arad win after scoring first67%

Petrolul Ploiesti score first40%

Petrolul Ploiesti win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Uta Arad 50% · Petrolul Ploiesti 38%

Avg first goal minute: Uta Arad 31.3' · Petrolul Ploiesti 29.2'

Vs league average

Uta Arad score at home1.60 vs 1.41

Uta Arad concede at home1.30 vs 1.14

Petrolul Ploiesti score away0.85 vs 1.14

Petrolul Ploiesti concede away1.10 vs 1.41

Uta Arad score 13% above league average, while Petrolul Ploiesti score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Uta Arad are 14% above 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: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Uta Arad goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

16-30 3

61-75 3

0-15 1

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

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

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

495

421

Passes Accurate

415

337

Passes %

84%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ VAR

H. Abdallah

Penalty cancelled

24' ↑↓

↑↓

24' ⇄ R. Sălceanu

1st substitution · For: A. Boțogan

56'

56' M. Dulca

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Denis Taroi

1st substitution · For: D. Barbu

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ L. Mihai

2nd substitution · For: A. Roman

66'

66' R. Odada

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ A. Chică-Roșă

2nd substitution · For: S. Hanca

73'

73' F. Iacob

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Odada

3rd substitution · For: D. Hrezdac

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ V. Costache

4th substitution · For: Benjamin Andre Van Durmen

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Y. Roche

3rd substitution · For: J. Onguéné

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. Dulca

4th substitution · For: K. Doumtsios

88'

88' S. Alomeroviс

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Coman

5th substitution · For: S. Mino

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Roman

Normal Goal

90+1'

90+1' V. Gheorghe

Uta Arad vs Petrolul Ploiesti 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Uta Arad beat Petrolul Ploiesti 1-0 on Monday, 08 December 2025 in Superliga. The match was refereed by Istvan Kovacs. It was played at Stadionul Francisc von Neuman.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. VAR intervened at 20' for Uta Arad (Penalty cancelled). Petrolul Ploiesti made their 1st substitution at 24', with R. Sălceanu replacing A. Boțogan.

Second half: M. Dulca received a yellow card for Petrolul Ploiesti at 56'. Uta Arad made their 1st substitution at 62', with Denis Taroi replacing D. Barbu. Uta Arad made their 2nd substitution at 63', with L. Mihai replacing A. Roman. R. Odada received a yellow card for Uta Arad at 66'. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 2nd substitution at 71', with A. Chică-Roșă replacing S. Hanca. F. Iacob received a yellow card for Uta Arad at 73'. Uta Arad made their 3rd substitution at 80', with R. Odada replacing D. Hrezdac. Uta Arad made their 4th substitution at 80', with V. Costache replacing Benjamin Andre Van Durmen. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 3rd substitution at 84', with Y. Roche replacing J. Onguéné. Petrolul Ploiesti made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. Dulca replacing K. Doumtsios. S. Alomeroviс received a yellow card for Uta Arad at 88'. Uta Arad made their 5th substitution at 90', with M. Coman replacing S. Mino. Uta Arad took the lead at 90' when A. Roman scored, making the score 1-0. V. Gheorghe received a yellow card for Petrolul Ploiesti at 90+1'.

Uta Arad used 5 substitutions while Petrolul Ploiesti used 4 substitutions. Uta Arad got 3 yellow cards, while Petrolul Ploiesti got 2 yellow cards.