Article by Maria Olteanu – Published on Tuesday, 03 February 2026, 16:02 / Updated on Tuesday, 03 February 2026 16:16
The oil – Union Sloboziathe duel that opens the “intermediate” of the Super League, counting for the 25th round of the championship, is being played NOW. The match started at 16:02, it is liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Digi Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1. The duel in Ploiesti has serious implications in the fight for “survival”.
Neighbors in the ranking and counting the same number of points, Petrolul Ploiești and Unirea Slobozia, in 12th and 13th place respectively, meet in a duel of suffering, the two being involved in the battle to avoid relegation.
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Petrolul – Unirea Slobozia, the starting teams
Oil: Bălbarău – Veiga, Papp, Roche, A. Dumitrescu – Jyry, Dulca, Dongmo – R. Pop, Grozav, V. Gheorghe
Reserves: Krell, Ignat, Soares, Prce, Rodrigues, Hanca, Boțogan, Mateiu, Dumitrache, I. Paraschiv, Hermann, Chică Roşa
Coach: Eugene Neagoe
Union of Slobozia: Rusu – Safronov, Orozco, Tsoungui, Şerbanica – V. Pop, Lungu, A. Albu – Dulceam Espinosa, Papeau
reserves: R. Popa, Dorobanțu, Ibrian, C. Toma, Lemnaru, Vlăsceanu, Dragu, Bărbut, Dahan, Said, Ponde
Coach: Andrei Quail
Stadium: “Ilie Oană”, Ploiesti
Referee: Horia Mladinovici (Bucharest) / A1: Mircea Mihail Grigoriu (Bucharest) / A2: Alexandru Filip (Constanța) / VAR Referee: Sorin Costreie (Volunteers) / Referee AVAR: Andrei Antonie (Bucharest) / R1: Gabriel Mihuleac (Iasi) / Referees Observer: Nicolae Marodin (Bucharest)
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Eugen Neagoe: “It will be a battle match, we really need points”
Basically, they meet two teams in pain, because of the results they have recorded in the last period. However, we come after a good result against Dinamo and, automatically, our morale is better.
It will be a tough match, I know that Andrei Prepelita is also a coach who organizes his team well, but the important thing is that we do what we set out to do, and that our evolution be a good one. We really need points and I hope we will be the team that will lead the game, that will score goals and manage to get the three points.
It's gratifying that we didn't have any injuries after the Dinamo game, even if there were some small problems during the match and I was forced, because of this, to make some changes. In addition, Mateiu and Rafinha are fit and back in the squad. Ludewig is also back, but for now, he is just at the beginning, he cannot do full training with his colleagues. I hope, however, that in two weeks he can be fit to play.
In the case of Boateng, the necessary documents for the transfer are to be finalised, so that, for now, there is no question of him being in the team.
– Eugen Neagoe, Petrolul coach, according to fcpetrolul.ro
Petrol – Unirea Slobozia | 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 11 roundssix draws and four defeats in the rest.
– The team from Ialomi lost 12 of the previous 13 matches played in the Super League, during which they recorded only one success (December 20, 2025, Metaloglobus-Unirea 2-3).
– They are the teams with the most matches without a goal scored: Petrolul – 12, Unirea Slobozia – 10.
– The group from Slobozia scored 12 goals from set pieces, five of which were from corners.
– Petrolul and Unirea have met in the main domestic competition only four times, twice Prahoven won, one game was won by Ialomi, and one game ended without a goal being scored.
– The first match took place on August 16, 2024, Unirea-Petrolul 1-2.
– The most recent direct Super League match was recorded on September 21, 2025, Unirea-Petrolul 1-0, goal scored by Christ Afalna.
