Petrolul 52 vs Universitatea Cluj: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Petrolul 52 played against Universitatea Cluj in Liga I (Romania). The game was played on December 14, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Petrolul 52 has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Universitatea Cluj has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Petrolul 52 scores 0.79 goals per game and allows 0.95. Universitatea Cluj scores 1.26 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.52 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 37% of Petrolul 52's games and 47% of Universitatea Cluj's. The Over 2.5 rates are 26% and 42%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Universitatea Cluj has the higher season xG average, 1.38 to 1.19 per game. Petrolul 52 takes 11.4 shots per game, while Universitatea Cluj takes 12.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Petrolul 52 leads at halftime in 11% of its games and scores 0.42 goals per game after halftime. Universitatea Cluj leads at halftime in 42% and scores 0.68 after halftime.

When the teams score

Petrolul 52's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Universitatea Cluj, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga I games average 2.52 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
11Shots8
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0Shots on target2
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1.02xG0.95
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
3Corners5
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
43Dangerous attacks42
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
10Fouls22
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1Cards5
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.79Goals scored / game1.26
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.95Goals allowed / game1
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
45%Average possession54%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
2.68Shots on target / game3.47
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.42Shots per game12.26
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
2.68Shots on target3.47
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
6.9%Shot conversion10.3%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
45%Possession54%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1.19xG for1.38
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1.48xG against1.54
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Shooting quality

Petrolul 52: BalancedUniversitatea Cluj: Balanced
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
Accuracy (shots on target)23%28%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Universitatea Cluj is 67% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Petrolul 52 · 2 pts / game - Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52
DDDWL
Season result split
21% W37% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-7-8
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-3-4
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Universitatea Cluj
LWWDW
Season result split
37% W32% R32% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-6
1.42 pts / game · goal difference +5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WLLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.79BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Universitatea Cluj is 59% better for: goals scored per game.

0.79 goals / game - Petrolul 52 · 1.26 goals / game - Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52 is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.95 goals / game - Petrolul 52 · 1 goals / game - Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52 scoring profile: mixed

Petrolul 52 scores in 53% of games (10 of 19 meczów), while Universitatea Cluj keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

Universitatea Cluj scoring profile: strong

Universitatea Cluj scores in 68% of games (13 of 19 meczów), while Petrolul 52 keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

15Goals scored (season)24
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
18Goals conceded (season)19
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1.74Average goals per game2.26
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
3Goals conceded (last 5)3
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal68%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
11%2 goals37%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
11%3 goals16%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%4 goals5%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal68%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
21%2 goals32%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%3 goals0%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0%4 goals0%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

47%
Universitatea Cluj - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 19 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time5%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%Scored in both halves16%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

BTTS and goal count

16%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
40%BTTS - last 520%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

47%Min. 1 goal before half-time58%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time11%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

2nd half

68%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
21%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Universitatea Cluj is 68% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Petrolul 52 · 1.68 pts / game - Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52 - half-time state
11% leading68% draw21% trailing
Universitatea Cluj - half-time state
42% leading42% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.68
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.58
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.37Goals conceded (1st half)0.21
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.74Average goals (1st half)0.79
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
63%Clean sheet before half-time79%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
74%No goal before half-time58%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

After half-time (2nd half)

1.16Points per game (2nd half)1.16
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.42Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.58Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1Average goals (2nd half)1.47
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
53%Clean sheet after half-time37%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
68%No goal after half-time58%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52 - second-half results

26% W37% R37% P
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding191%

Leads at halftime in 11% of games and wins 21%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Universitatea Cluj - second-half results

32% W21% R47% P
32
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding88%

Leads at halftime in 42% of games and wins 37%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Petrolul 52 - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game0.41.2
1 goal40%60%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Universitatea Cluj - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+3+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Petrolul 52
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
3
4
31-45
3
3
46-60
3
3
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Universitatea Cluj
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
6
1
31-45
4
8
46-60
4
3
61-75
5
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
79%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
42%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
36%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Petrolul 52

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.29
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
56%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Universitatea Cluj

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.58
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga I).

Teams vs league

Petrolul 52LigaUniversitatea Cluj
Average goals per game 1.742.52 2.26
Both teams scored 37%53% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 26%46% 42%
Clean sheets 32%28% 32%
Goal before half-time 47%70% 58%
Goal after half-time 68%74% 84%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.52
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.12
Away goals / game
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Universitatea ClujYellow cardAlexandru Mihăiță Chipciu
  2. Petrolul 52Yellow cardRobert Sălceanu
  3. Universitatea ClujSubstitutionOn: Gabriel Bogdan SimionOff: Dorin Codrea
  4. Universitatea ClujYellow cardOvidiu Alexandru Bic
  5. Petrolul 52SubstitutionOn: Alexandru MateiuOff: Tommi Jyry
  6. Universitatea ClujSubstitutionOn: Andrej FábryOff: Ovidiu Alexandru Bic
  7. Petrolul 52SubstitutionOn: Sergiu Cătălin HancaOff: Marco Dulca
  8. Universitatea ClujYellow cardAlessandro Murgia
  9. Petrolul 52SubstitutionOn: Kostas DoumtsiosOff: Gheorghe Teodor Grozav
  10. Universitatea ClujYellow cardEdvinas Gertmonas
  11. Universitatea ClujYellow cardGabriel Bogdan Simion
  12. Universitatea ClujSubstitutionOn: Jonathan CisséOff: Alessandro Murgia

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

George Cătălin GămanMatches officiated: 10
6.2Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 230%Home wins20%Draws50%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Petrolul 52's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Universitatea Cluj. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FC Universitatea Cluj
1 : 1
ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti

FAQ

What was the result of Petrolul 52 vs Universitatea Cluj?

The Liga I match finished Petrolul 52 0:1 Universitatea Cluj. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Petrolul 52 vs Universitatea Cluj?

Petrolul 52 score 0.79 goals per game on average and Universitatea Cluj 1.26. The Liga I average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 37% of Petrolul 52's matches and 47% of Universitatea Cluj's.

What form are Petrolul 52 and Universitatea Cluj in?

Over the last 5 games Petrolul 52 have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Universitatea Cluj 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Petrolul 52 vs Universitatea Cluj?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Petrolul 52 vs Universitatea Cluj: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.