Petrolul Ploieşti vs UTA Arad Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Petrolul Ploieşti

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Petrolul Ploieşti are hoping to win again after their last result, the 0-1 Liga I success versus Argeș Pitești.

The only player to score from Petrolul Ploieşti was Gheorghe Grozav (40').

Petrolul Ploieşti have seen rewards for their attempts on goal 6 times over their preceding six outings. Conversely, the number of goals that have been scored against them in those same games is 12.

UTA Arad

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After tasting defeat last time out to Universitatea Craiova in Liga I competition, UTA Arad and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.

In that game, UTA Arad had 41% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 3 on target. For their opponents, Universitatea Craiova had 15 shots on goal with 4 on target. Jovan Marković (52') and Elvir Koljić (65') scored for Universitatea Craiova.

The stats don’t lie, and UTA Arad have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 7 goals in total. Defensively, UTA Arad have some weaknesses to address.

👥 Head to head

The previous league clash between these sides was Liga I match day 17 on 05/11/2022 which ended up with the score at Petrolul Ploieşti 2-1 UTA Arad.

ℹ️ Team News: Petrolul Ploieşti

The Petrolul Ploieşti boss will be happy not to have any fitness worries at all before this game thanks to a fully injury-free group available for selection.

It’s our opinion that Lupii galbeni could kick off with a 3-5-2 system for this game, handing starts to Octavian Valceanu, Paul Papp, Bart Meijers, Felix Mathaus, Seniko Doua, Lucian Dumitriu, Stefan Purtic, Jair, Valentin Ticu, Christian Irobiso and Gheorghe Grozav.

🗞️ Team News: UTA Arad

Due to a completely injury-free squad available to choose from, the UTA Arad boss has no fitness concerns to speak of before this game.

We believe UTA Arad might make use of a 4-4-2 system, giving starts to Danylo Kucher, Aly Abeid, Erico, Alexandru Benga, Roger, Rares Pop, Idriz Batha, Paul Viorel Anton, Desley Ubbink, Philip Otele and Virgiliu Postolachi.

🔮 Prediction

We’re thinking that UTA Arad and Petrolul Ploieşti may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. Our tip is therefore for a very even match with a 1-1 draw at the end of this game.

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

Andre Moura, 12:10 15/03/2023