📊 Form Guide

CSM Politehnica Iași

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CSM Politehnica Iași, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Liga 1 Play Offs victory against Hermannstadt.

In that game, CSM Politehnica Iași managed 39% possession and 14 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for CSM Politehnica Iași was Adel Bettaieb (74'). At the other end, Hermannstadt had 9 attempts at goal with 3 on target.

CSM Politehnica Iași haven’t made the most of their chances in recent times. Their ‘goals for’ figure stands at just 4 versus opposition teams over the course of their previous six matches. In those meetings, CSM Politehnica Iași have also seen the tally of goals against them total 5. We shall soon see if that trend will be sustained in this game.

Petrolul Ploieşti

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Petrolul Ploieşti go into this clash following on from a 2-1 Liga 1 Play Offs win with the eclipse of Oţelul Galaţi in their previous fixture.

In that match, Petrolul Ploieşti managed 39% possession and 16 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Petrolul Ploieşti, the goals were scored by Gheorghe Grozav (11') and Albin Berisha (80'). On the other side, Oţelul Galaţi got 6 attempts at goal with 2 on target.

Looking at their form, and Petrolul Ploieşti have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 11 goals overall. At the back, Petrolul Ploieşti certainly have room for improvement.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their most recent head-to-head clashes stretching back to 26/07/2015 shows that CSM Politehnica Iași have won 4 of them & Petrolul Ploieşti 1, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

A combined sum of 11 goals were produced between them in this period, with 7 of them from Alb-Albaştrii and 4 for Lupii galbeni. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.83.

The previous league contest between these clubs was Liga I match day 26 on 16/02/2024 when it ended Petrolul Ploieşti 2-1 CSM Politehnica Iași.

On that day, Petrolul Ploieşti had 46% possession and 13 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Goals were scored by Alexandru Muși (60') and Albin Berisha (90').

CSM Politehnica Iași had 17 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Rareș Ispas (30') was the scorer.

📋 Team News: CSM Politehnica Iași

The CSM Politehnica Iași boss Leontin Grozavu has a full complement, with no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game with a completely healthy squad to choose from.

We are thinking that Alb-Albaştrii should opt for a 4-2-3-1 system for this one, utilising Silviu Lung Jr., Todor Todoroski, Florin Ilie, Nicolas Samayoa, Rares Ispas, Catalin Itu, Julian Marchioni, Stefan Stefanovici, Alin Roman, Adel Bettaieb and Sergiu Bus.

📰 Team News: Petrolul Ploieşti

Due to a fully injury-free squad available to select from, the Petrolul Ploieşti boss Florin Pârvu does not have any fitness concerns to speak of before this match.

We believe Lupii galbeni could decide to play in a 3-5-2 formation using Lukas Zima, Paul Papp, Bart Meijers, Marian Huja, Sergiu Hanca, Jair, Takayuki Seto, Gheorghe Grozav, Valentin Ticu, A. Marian Musi and Christian Irobiso.

🧠 Prediction

We feel that Petrolul Ploieşti will likely be able to score a goal against this CSM Politehnica Iași outfit, although that may not quite prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re predicting a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for CSM Politehnica Iași at the end of the 90 minutes. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 18:00 12/05/2024