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

Key match information

Petrolul 52 play Universitatea Cluj in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 14 December 2025 at 14:30. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Petrolul 52: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. Universitatea Cluj: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Petrolul 52 scores 0.85 and concedes 1.18 goals per match. Universitatea Cluj scores 1.53 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Petrolul 52 49%, Universitatea Cluj 45%. Over 2.5: Petrolul 52 28%, Universitatea Cluj 48%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Universitatea Cluj has higher xG: 1.35 vs 1.34. Petrolul 52: 12.4 shots per match, Universitatea Cluj: 11.9.

Match halves

Petrolul 52: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.54. Universitatea Cluj: half-time lead 45%, second-half goals 0.78.

Goals by minute

Petrolul 52: 61-75 (9 goals). Universitatea Cluj: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.85Goals scored / match1.53
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1.18Goals conceded / match0.95
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
47%Average possession52%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
3.54Shots on target / match3.98
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.36Shots per match11.93
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
3.54Shots on target3.98
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
6.8%Shot conversion12.8%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
47%Possession52%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1.34xG for1.35
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1.48xG against1.48
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Shooting quality

Petrolul 52: BalancedUniversitatea Cluj: Balanced
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
Accuracy (shots on target)29%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.38

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Universitatea Cluj is 133% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Petrolul 52 · 1.4 pts / match - Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52
DLDDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
23% W36% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-14-16
1.05 pts / match · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-6-8
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DWDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 40%
Universitatea Cluj
LWWLD
Season result split
55% W18% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-7-11
1.83 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
11-1-8
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 20%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.

Universitatea Cluj is 80% better for: goals scored per match.

0.85 goals / match - Petrolul 52 · 1.53 goals / match - Universitatea Cluj

Universitatea Cluj is 24% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.18 goals / match - Petrolul 52 · 0.95 goals / match - Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52 scoring profile: strong

Petrolul 52 scores in 64% of matches (25 of 39 matches), while Universitatea Cluj keeps a clean sheet in 38% (15 of 40 matches).

Universitatea Cluj scoring profile: very strong

Universitatea Cluj scores in 78% of matches (31 of 40 matches), while Petrolul 52 keeps a clean sheet in 23% (9 of 39 matches).

33Goals scored (season)61
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
46Goals conceded (season)38
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
2.03Average goals in match2.48
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5Goals scored (last 5)3
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
11Goals conceded (last 5)7
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal78%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
13%2 goals43%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%3 goals23%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
3%4 goals10%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal63%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
23%2 goals23%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
10%3 goals5%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%4 goals3%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

45%
Universitatea Cluj - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.18 of 40 matches
51%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time13%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%Scored in both halves25%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

BTTS and goal count

21%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
100%BTTS - last 520%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

54%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Match 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 73% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Petrolul 52 · 1.73 pts / match - Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52 - half-time state
15% leading54% draw31% trailing
Universitatea Cluj - half-time state
45% leading38% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.73
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.31Goals scored (1st half)0.75
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.49Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.79Average goals (1st half)1.1
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
62%Clean sheet before half-time73%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
74%No goal before half-time50%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

After half-time (2nd half)

1.13Points per match (2nd half)1.55
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.78
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
0.69Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
1.23Average goals (2nd half)1.38
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
44%Clean sheet after half-time55%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj
56%No goal after half-time48%
Petrolul 52Universitatea Cluj

Petrolul 52 - second-half results

26% W36% R38% P
39
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding153%

Leads at half-time in 15% of matches and wins 23%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Universitatea Cluj - second-half results

45% W20% R35% P
69
Half-time points
30
Half-time goals
+16
Goal difference (1st half)
62
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding122%

Leads at half-time in 45% of matches and wins 55%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Petrolul 52 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.0
Average goals in match1.61.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-4-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Universitatea Cluj - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.41.0
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Petrolul 52
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
3
8
16-30
6
7
31-45
4
4
46-60
9
11
61-75
8
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Universitatea Cluj
ScoredConceded
10
7
0-15
9
4
16-30
11
3
31-45
7
10
46-60
10
8
61-75
14
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Petrolul 52

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
108%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Universitatea Cluj

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.71
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 2.032.53 2.48
Both teams scored 49%51% 45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 28%46% 48%
Clean sheets 23%28% 38%
Goal before half-time 54%67% 65%
Goal after half-time 79%76% 83%

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

2.53
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Petrolul 52 0 - 1 - 0 Universitatea Cluj. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 0.85 goals per game on average and Universitatea Cluj 1.53. The Liga I average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 49% of Petrolul 52's matches and 45% of Universitatea Cluj's.

What form are Petrolul 52 and Universitatea Cluj in?

Over the last 5 games Petrolul 52 have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and Universitatea Cluj 2-1-2 (1.40 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.