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Petrolul Ploiesti vs Csikszereda prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 10
Venue
Stadionul Ilie Oana, Ploiesti
Referee
Sorin Dan Vadana, Romania

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Form

Recent form

Petrolul Ploiesti
43Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · 0 goal difference

Csikszereda
17Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-0D-4L · -7 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Match Winner
Petrolul Ploiesti to win

BetGenius backs Petrolul Ploiesti to win (Match Winner) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

74%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Petrolul Ploiesti welcome bottom-of-the-table Csikszereda to the Stadionul Ilie Oana in round 10 of the Liga I campaign. The hosts enter this encounter positioned fourth in the table with 16 points, firmly positioned in the championship playoff zone after securing five victories from their opening eight fixtures.

In stark contrast, Csikszereda have endured a dreadful start to their season, sitting 16th with just a single point from nine matches. They have lost eight of their nine league games and have been beaten in all five of their away trips so far, conceding 13 goals on the road while scoring only three.

Historical meetings between the two sides also lean heavily in Petrolul Ploiesti's direction. Petrolul have never lost to Csikszereda across seven competitive fixtures, recording five victories and two draws, including three wins and a draw from four encounters played on home turf.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Csikszereda have lost all five away league matches this season, conceding 13 goals in the process.
  2. Petrolul Ploiesti have won three of their four home league fixtures, conceding only two goals at home.
  3. Csikszereda remain winless in the league through nine rounds with eight defeats and a minus-15 goal difference.
  4. Petrolul Ploiesti are undefeated against Csikszereda in seven previous head-to-head meetings, winning five.
  5. Csikszereda have failed to score in three of their five away league matches.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Petrolul Ploiesti at homeCsikszereda away
6
Played
6
4-1-1
W-D-L
0-0-6
1.2
Scored /game
0.5
0.5
Conceded /game
2.5
67%
Clean sheets
0%
17%
Failed to score
67%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 1.7 goals per game (Petrolul Ploiesti at home plus Csikszereda away).

Players

Key players this season

Petrolul Ploiesti

  • Léo Teixeira4A
  • A. Bran3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
1Dinamo BucurestiPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)12+2029
2RapidPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)12+1127
3Universitatea CraiovaPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)12+1826
4Petrolul PloiestiPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)13+123
5Universitatea ClujPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)13+522
6FCSBPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)12-218
7Farul ConstantaSuperliga (Relegation Group)12017
13Arges PitestiSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-512
14OţelulSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-511
15FC VoluntariSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-158
16CsikszeredaSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-182
History

Head-to-head

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5
Petrolul Ploiesti
2
Draws
0
Csikszereda

Petrolul Ploiesti have won 5 of the last 7 meetings, averaging 2.1 goals a game, only 29% went over 2.5.

  • 2026-04-06Petrolul Ploiesti2-0Csikszereda
  • 2026-03-01Petrolul Ploiesti1-1Csikszereda
  • 2025-10-24Csikszereda1-1Petrolul Ploiesti
  • 2021-08-18Petrolul Ploiesti2-0Csikszereda
  • 2020-09-21Csikszereda1-2Petrolul Ploiesti
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Predictions

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Match Winner
Petrolul Ploiesti to win
74%
Confidence

Petrolul Ploiesti have demonstrated strong defensive stability at home, conceding only two goals across four matches at an average of 0.5 per game, while winning three of those four fixtures. Csikszereda have lost all five of their away games this season, conceding 2.6 goals per game on the road and failing to score in three of them. Given Csikszereda's winless record across the entire campaign and Petrolul's undefeated head-to-head history in this fixture, the hosts have a decisive advantage to claim all three points.

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Published September 18, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.