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

Key match information

UTA Arad play Petrolul 52 in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 8 December 2025 at 16:30. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

UTA Arad: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Petrolul 52: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

UTA Arad scores 1.36 and concedes 1.31 goals per match. Petrolul 52 scores 0.85 and concedes 1.18. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: UTA Arad 56%, Petrolul 52 49%. Over 2.5: UTA Arad 46%, Petrolul 52 28%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

UTA Arad has higher xG: 1.54 vs 1.34. UTA Arad: 14.0 shots per match, Petrolul 52: 12.4.

Match halves

UTA Arad: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.74. Petrolul 52: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.54.

Goals by minute

UTA Arad: 76-90+ (16 goals). Petrolul 52: 61-75 (9 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

2 H2H matches: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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-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.

UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.36Goals scored / match0.85
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.31Goals conceded / match1.18
UTA AradPetrolul 52
46%Average possession47%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
4.46Shots on target / match3.54
UTA AradPetrolul 52

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.03Shots per match12.36
UTA AradPetrolul 52
4.46Shots on target3.54
UTA AradPetrolul 52
9.7%Shot conversion6.8%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
46%Possession47%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.54xG for1.34
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.5xG against1.48
UTA AradPetrolul 52

Shooting quality

UTA Arad: AttackingPetrolul 52: Balanced
UTA AradPetrolul 52
Accuracy (shots on target)32%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.24

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.

UTA Arad is 167% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - UTA Arad · 0.6 pts / match - Petrolul 52

UTA Arad
LDDWW
Season result split
41% W31% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-12-11
1.54 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-5-5
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
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 away (W-D-L)
4-8-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 100%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.

UTA Arad is 60% better for: goals scored per match.

1.36 goals / match - UTA Arad · 0.85 goals / match - Petrolul 52

Petrolul 52 is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.31 goals / match - UTA Arad · 1.18 goals / match - Petrolul 52

UTA Arad scoring profile: very strong

UTA Arad scores in 74% of matches (29 of 39 matches), while Petrolul 52 keeps a clean sheet in 23% (9 of 39 matches).

Petrolul 52 scoring profile: strong

Petrolul 52 scores in 64% of matches (25 of 39 matches), while UTA Arad keeps a clean sheet in 23% (9 of 39 matches).

53Goals scored (season)33
UTA AradPetrolul 52
51Goals conceded (season)46
UTA AradPetrolul 52
2.67Average goals in match2.03
UTA AradPetrolul 52
3Goals scored (last 5)5
UTA AradPetrolul 52
2Goals conceded (last 5)11
UTA AradPetrolul 52

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal64%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
41%2 goals13%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
15%3 goals5%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
3%4 goals3%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

How often they concede at least...

77%1 goal77%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
33%2 goals23%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
13%3 goals10%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
8%4 goals5%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

* 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.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time10%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
5%BTTS in both halves0%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
31%Scored in both halves5%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS21%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
20%BTTS - last 5100%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

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

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time54%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time36%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

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.

UTA Arad is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - UTA Arad · 1 pts / match - Petrolul 52

UTA Arad - half-time state
28% leading49% draw23% trailing
Petrolul 52 - half-time state
15% leading54% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.31
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0.64Goals conceded (1st half)0.49
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.26Average goals (1st half)0.79
UTA AradPetrolul 52
56%Clean sheet before half-time62%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
49%No goal before half-time74%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

After half-time (2nd half)

1.44Points per match (2nd half)1.13
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0.74Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
UTA AradPetrolul 52
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.69
UTA AradPetrolul 52
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.23
UTA AradPetrolul 52
46%Clean sheet after half-time44%
UTA AradPetrolul 52
46%No goal after half-time56%
UTA AradPetrolul 52

UTA Arad - second-half results

38% W28% R33% P
52
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
56
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding146%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 41%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

UTA Arad - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.40.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference0+1
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
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

* 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.

UTA Arad
ScoredConceded
8
8
0-15
7
7
16-30
9
10
31-45
5
8
46-60
8
7
61-75
16
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

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.

* 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

2.35
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+6%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

UTA Arad

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.7 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.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

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.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
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%

* 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

UTA AradLigaPetrolul 52
Average goals in match 2.672.53 2.03
Both teams scored 56%51% 49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%46% 28%
Clean sheets 23%28% 23%
Goal before half-time 69%67% 54%
Goal after half-time 85%76% 79%

^ 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

Recent meetings (2): UTA Arad 1 - 1 - 0 Petrolul 52. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

ACS Petrolul 52 Ploieşti
1 : 1
AFC UTA Arad
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 is the head-to-head record between UTA Arad and Petrolul 52?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches UTA Arad won 1, Petrolul 52 won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

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

UTA Arad score 1.36 goals per game on average and Petrolul 52 0.85. The Liga I average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 56% of UTA Arad's matches and 49% of Petrolul 52's.

What form are UTA Arad and Petrolul 52 in?

Over the last 5 games UTA Arad have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Petrolul 52 0-3-2 (0.60 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.