UTA Arad vs Petrolul 52: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

UTA Arad played against Petrolul 52 in Liga I (Romania). The game was played on December 8, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

UTA Arad has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. Petrolul 52 has 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

UTA Arad scores 1.22 goals per game and allows 1.56. Petrolul 52 scores 0.83 and allows 0.94. Games in this league average 2.56 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 61% of UTA Arad's games and 39% of Petrolul 52's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 28%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

UTA Arad has the higher season xG average, 1.45 to 1.20 per game. UTA Arad takes 13.3 shots per game, while Petrolul 52 takes 11.7.

First-half and second-half trends

UTA Arad leads at halftime in 28% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Petrolul 52 leads at halftime in 11% and scores 0.44 after halftime.

When the teams score

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

League scoring profile

Liga I games average 2.56 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

55Possession (%)45
UTA AradPetrolul 52
16Shots7
UTA AradPetrolul 52
5Shots on target4
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.89xG0.91
UTA AradPetrolul 52
7Corners1
UTA AradPetrolul 52
73Dangerous attacks24
UTA AradPetrolul 52
8Fouls14
UTA AradPetrolul 52
3Cards2
UTA AradPetrolul 52

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.

UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.22Goals scored / game0.83
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.56Goals allowed / game0.94
UTA AradPetrolul 52
46%Average possession45%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
4.06Shots on target / game2.61
UTA AradPetrolul 52

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.33Shots per game11.67
UTA AradPetrolul 52
4.06Shots on target2.61
UTA AradPetrolul 52
9.2%Shot conversion7.1%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
46%Possession45%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.45xG for1.2
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.68xG against1.46
UTA AradPetrolul 52

Shooting quality

UTA Arad: BalancedPetrolul 52: Balanced
UTA AradPetrolul 52
Accuracy (shots on target)30%22%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.32

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.

UTA Arad is 29% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - UTA Arad · 1.4 pts / game - Petrolul 52

UTA Arad
LWWLW
Season result split
33% W39% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-5
1.39 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-2
Last 5 at home
1-2-2
DDLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.31Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Petrolul 52
DDDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
22% W39% D39% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-7-7
1.06 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LLWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

UTA Arad is 47% better for: goals scored per game.

1.22 goals / game - UTA Arad · 0.83 goals / game - Petrolul 52

Petrolul 52 is 66% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.56 goals / game - UTA Arad · 0.94 goals / game - Petrolul 52

UTA Arad scoring profile: strong

UTA Arad scores in 72% of games (13 of 18 meczów), while Petrolul 52 keeps a clean sheet in 33% (6 of 18 meczów).

Petrolul 52 scoring profile: strong

Petrolul 52 scores in 56% of games (10 of 18 meczów), while UTA Arad keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 meczów).

22Goals scored (season)15
UTA AradPetrolul 52
28Goals conceded (season)17
UTA AradPetrolul 52
2.78Average goals per game1.78
UTA AradPetrolul 52
6Goals scored (last 5)6
UTA AradPetrolul 52
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
UTA AradPetrolul 52

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal56%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
39%2 goals11%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
11%3 goals11%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0%4 goals6%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

How often they concede at least...

83%1 goal67%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
39%2 goals22%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
22%3 goals6%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
11%4 goals0%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

* 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.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time17%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0%BTTS in both halves0%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
22%Scored in both halves6%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS17%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
40%BTTS - last 560%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

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

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time22%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time22%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

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.

UTA Arad is 28% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.28 pts / game - UTA Arad · 1 pts / game - Petrolul 52

UTA Arad - half-time state
28% leading44% draw28% trailing
Petrolul 52 - half-time state
11% leading67% draw22% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.28Points per game (1st half)1
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.39
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0.72Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.28Average goals (1st half)0.78
UTA AradPetrolul 52
56%Clean sheet before half-time61%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
50%No goal before half-time72%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

After half-time (2nd half)

1.28Points per game (2nd half)1.22
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1
UTA AradPetrolul 52
39%Clean sheet after half-time56%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
56%No goal after half-time67%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

UTA Arad - second-half results

33% W28% D39% L
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding118%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Petrolul 52 - second-half results

28% W39% D33% L
18
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 11% of games and wins 22%. 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.

UTA Arad - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.80
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game0.82.0
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Petrolul 52 - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.80
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.81.0
1 goal60%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

UTA Arad
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
2
5
16-30
6
3
31-45
4
5
46-60
2
4
61-75
6
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.28
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+32%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

UTA Arad

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
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.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
138%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.41
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Petrolul 52

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.34
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%

* 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

UTA AradLigaPetrolul 52
Average goals per game 2.782.56 1.78
Both teams scored 61%54% 39%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%47% 28%
Clean sheets 17%27% 33%
Goal before half-time 72%71% 50%
Goal after half-time 83%74% 67%

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

2.56
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.13
Away goals / game
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
13%
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. Petrolul 52SubstitutionOn: Alin Marius BoțoganOff: Robert Sălceanu
  2. Petrolul 52Yellow cardMarco Dulca
  3. UTA AradSubstitutionOn: David BarbuOff: Denis Alberto Taroi
  4. UTA AradSubstitutionOn: Alin RomanOff: Luca Alessandro Mihai
  5. UTA AradYellow cardRichard Odada
  6. Petrolul 52SubstitutionOn: Sergiu Cătălin HancaOff: Marian Adi Chică-Roșă
  7. UTA AradYellow cardFlavius Iacob
  8. UTA AradYellow cardSabahudin Alomeroviс
  9. UTA AradSubstitutionOn: Sota MinoOff: Marius Cătălin Coman
  10. Petrolul 52Yellow cardValentin Gheorghe
  11. UTA AradGoalAlin Roman

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.

Istvan KovacsMatches officiated: 18
4.61Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins44%Draws11%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from UTA Arad's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Petrolul 52. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti
1 : 2
AFC UTA Arad

FAQ

What was the result of UTA Arad vs Petrolul 52?

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

What do the goal statistics show before UTA Arad vs Petrolul 52?

UTA Arad score 1.22 goals per game on average and Petrolul 52 0.83. The Liga I average is 2.56 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 61% of UTA Arad's matches and 39% of Petrolul 52's.

What form are UTA Arad and Petrolul 52 in?

Over the last 5 games UTA Arad have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Petrolul 52 1-4-0 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for UTA Arad vs Petrolul 52?

The statistical background for UTA Arad vs Petrolul 52 — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.