Article by Marius Mărgărit – Published Sunday, January 25, 2026, 09:35 / Updated Sunday, January 25, 2026 09:35
Petrolul – Farul, the first duel of the day in the Superliga, is played today, from 2:30 p.m., in Ploiesti. The match on “Ilie Oană”, counting for round #23 of the championship, is liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Digi Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.
The schedule, results and scorers of stage #23 of the Superliga
Upset since the drastic failure suffered against Craiova, 0-4and with the chills of relegation blowing at the back of their necks, the “yellow wolves” are trying to get revenge in front of their own fans.
Farul is coming to Ploiești, a team that still hopes, in theory, to access the play-offs. “Marinarii” did not convince in the first stage of the new year, 1-1 with Hermannstadt.
Petrolul – Farul, live from 14:30
Petrolul – Farul, probable teams:
Ploiesti Oil: Krell – Papp, Roche, Ignat – Ricardinho, M. Dulca, Jyry, Dongmo – R. Pop, Grozav, V. Gheorghe
Reserves: Balbarau – A. Boțogan, Chică-Roșă, A. Dumitrache, A. Dumitrescu, Guilherme, S. Hanca, R. Hermann, R. Manolache, Prce, D. Rodrigues
Coach: Eugene Neagoe
Constanța Lighthouse: Buzbuchi – Furtado, Larie, Tîru, Pellegrini – Vîna, Dican, Radaslavescu – Grigoryan, Ișfan, Tănasă
Reserves: R. Munteanu – D. Maftei, S. Duțu, Gustavo Marins, Goncear, Nikolov I. Cojocaru, G. Iancu, Ramalho, C. Sima, Vojtus
Coach: Ianis Zicu
Stadium: “Ilie Oană”, Ploiesti
Referee: Istvan Kovacs / Assistants: Ioan Corb, Imre-Laszlo Bucsi
VAR Referee: Cătălin Popa / AVAR Referee: Bogdan Dumitrache
Ianis Zicu, about the duel in Ploiesti: “It's a special match!”
The 42-year-old technician is aware of the importance of the match with the “Gazari”which he considers special.
“It's a tough game and both teams are in a delicate situation. We haven't won in 6 games, Petrol in 4 games, so this match is a special one, because it has a very big load. As the stages go by and there are fewer chances to score points, the tension and pressure on each player and the club increases.
When you play with a team below you in the ranking, you have to do everything not to lose”, said Ianis Zicu, letting it be understood that he would be satisfied with a draw, to keep the distance of 8 points from Ploiești.
“I went through this situation last season too, we have to accumulate points and keep distance from the bottom ones. Being an away game, maybe in the end you settle for a point, but we can't go with that mentality. Mister always prepared the matches for victory”, added goalkeeper Alexandru Buzbuchi.
Regardless of whether we are in the play-offs or not, the important thing is to collect points. If we are not going to be in the play-offs, we have to show personality and character and finish well in the table. When you walk into the choir, down there, there are definitely emotions
– Ionuț Larie, captain of the Constanta Lighthouse
The real-time situation in the Superliga
Oil – The Lighthouse. Key data about the match, filtered by GSP statistician Liviu Manolache
– December 1, 2025, Petrolul-Metaloglobus 4-1 was the only victory achieved by Prahoven in the last nine stages, interval in which they recorded five more draws and three defeats.
– Only one success was scored by the Dobrogens in the last nine games played in the championship away from home (October 25, 2025, CFR Cluj-Farul 0-2), in the rest two draws and six lost games.
– Since Prahoven's return to the first stage in 2022, the two teams have met in the main domestic competition eight times, one game was won by Ploiešte, six by Constanta, and one game ended in a draw.
– The most recent direct Superliga match: September 1, 2025, Farul-Petrolul 2-1, goals scored by Răzvan Tănasă, Ionuț Larie, respectively Adi Chică-Roșă.
– Coach Eugen Neagoe has won three of the last 10 duels in all competitions with Farulduring which he lost six times.
