Article by Liviu Manolache – Published Saturday, 08 November 2025, 14:30 / Updated Saturday, 08 November 2025 14:31
The oil It's raining – The steel Galați started at 14:30, at the “Ilie Oană” Stadium, in the 16th round of the Superliga. The formation from the bank of the Danube is fighting for the play-off, while the Prahovenians hope to get out of the red zone of the hierarchy. The match is liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on TV on Prima Sport 1 and Digi Sport 1.
The “yellow wolves”, with Eugen Neagoe on the bench, are coming after two draw results, with Csikszereda and FC Botoșani, and have accumulated only 14 points in the championship round.
On the other side, Laszlo Balint's players, from the 6th place, the last play-off, have the chance to tie the second consecutive victory, after the one with Hermannstadt, the penultimate.
LIVE. Oil – Steel 0-0
The starting teams for Petrolul – Oțelul
The oil: Krell – Guilherme, Onguene, Roche – Veiga, Doukansy, Dongmo, Sălceanu – Jyry,, Red Chica, Grozav
reserves: Bălbarău, D. Radu, L. Dumitru, Hanca, Mateiu, Boțogan, Tolea, I. Paraschiv, V. Gheorghe, Doumtsios
Absent: Papp (suspended), Fabricio Baiano, Ludewig, V. Ticu (injured)
Coach: Eugene Neagoe
The steel: Dur-Bozoancă – Zhelev, Zivulic, P. Iacob, Holz – D. Sandu, Fernandes, Ferreira, Lopes – Dos Santos, Araujo
reserves: I. Popescu, A. Ciobanu, Neicu, Chira, Frunză, S. Rus, Bordun, Soriano, Lopes, Ursu
Absent: Kazu, J. Lameira (injured)
Coach: Laszlo Balint
Stadium: “Ilie Oana” (Ploiesti)
Referee: Rareș Vidican (Satu Mare)
ASSISTANT: Alexandru Corb (Satu Mare), Alexandru Filip (Constanța)
VAR referee: Ionuț Coza (Cernica); Assistant VAR: Radu Ghinguleac (Bucharest), Observer: Adrian Comănescu (Râmnicu Vâlcea)
The most interesting information before Oil – Steel
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Prahoven are undefeated in the last four stages, during which they recorded two wins and two draws. In the same interval, the Galatasarays won three games, the only failure being the one at home against U Cluj, score 1-2.
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12 of the 23 goals scored by Oțelul were scored in the first half. On the other side, Petrolul scored only 10 times, five of the successes being based on a static moment.
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If he will be used, Sergiu Hanca will mark the 200th match in the Superliga (ASA Tg Mureș, Dinamo, U Craiova, Petrolul), a competition in which he debuted on March 2, 2015, in ASA Tg. Mureș-Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 3-0.
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The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 43 times, 16 times Prahoven won, 14 times Galați prevailed, and another 13 games ended in a draw.
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Records with the host Petrolul: 22 games – 12 wins Petrolul – 5 draws – 5 successes Oțelul.
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The first match took place on August 24, 1986, 0-0 in Ploieşti, the game recording the first draw marked by the people of Galaţi in the Super League. Mircea Dridea and Constantin Rădulescu were on the technical benches.
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The first victory for the Moldovans came on September 27, 1987, 2-1 in Ploieşti, the winning goal being scored by Tudorel Chivu in the 89th minute. The Prahoven players will feel the taste of success only in the fifth straight game in the championship, on December 8, 1991, 1-0 “at home”, scorer Costel Lazăr.
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The biggest score difference was recorded on March 26, 1994, 4-0 in Galati for the “steelers”, the Band from the Danube bank was coached by Aurel Ţicleanu, while the “yellow wolves” had Marin Ion in technical management.
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The most goals were scored on December 5, 1999, Oţelul-Petrolul 3-2.
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The most recent direct Superliga match: July 13, 2025, Oțelul-Petrolul 0-0.
