LIVE. FC Botoșani – Petrolul, duel in the 30th stage of the Superliga

The team from Moldova will play the first match since the departure of Leo Grozavu, and the only stake is to get as close as possible to FCSB until the start of the play-out. FC Botoșani failed to reach the play-off, and now it is one of the teams that can fight for the European barrier.

On the other hand, Petrolul Ploiești lives with the fear of relegation. The “Yellow Wolves” are in the play-off spot with the victory of Csikszereda against Farului (1-0) and must win, in order not to enter the play-out from the play-off spot.

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FC Botoșani – Petrolul, starting teams

FC Botoșani (4-2-3-1): Anestis – Ilaș, Miron, Diaw, Șigănașu – Petro, Bordeianu – Mailat, Ongenda, Mitrov – Lopez
reserves: Aldair, Bodisteanu, Bota, Creț, G. David, Dumiter, Friday, Kovtalyuk, Kukic, Pănoiu, Papa, Suta
Coach: Nicolae Rosca

• Until the official appointment of Marius Croitoru, today Nicolae Roșca, the former “second” of Leo Grozavu, is on the bench of FC Botoșani.

Petrol (4-3-3): Bălbarău – Rodrigues, Ignat, Prce, A. Dumitrescu – Dulca, Jyry, Dongmo, Boțogan, Chică-Roșă, Hermann
reserves: Aymbetov, V. Gheorghe, Grozav, Guilherme, Hanca, Krell, R. Manolache, Mateiu, Papp, R. Pop
Absent: Ricadrinho
Coach: Eugene Neagoe

• Stadium: Botoșani municipality

• Referee: Viorel Flueran

• Assistants: Marius Badea and Adrian Vornicu

• VAR Referee: Cristina Rose

• Assistant VAR: Vasile Marinescu

The current standings in the Romanian Superliga

The most important details about the match, provided by GSP statistician Liviu Manolache:

• February 8, 2026, FC Botoșani-Metaloglobus 3-0 was the only victory achieved by the Moldovans in the last 11 stages, in the rest three draws and seven defeats.

• Prahoven have been unsuccessful in the championship as visitors since October 4, 2025, when they won 1-0 on the field of FC Argeș. Five away draws and two narrowly lost games followed.

• Abat Aymbetov made his debut in the previous round in the Petrol jersey, being the first player from Kazakhstan to play minutes in the Super League.

• Only 29 footballers used the Botosani this season, captain Andrei Miron being the only one who played over 2,500 minutes (2,505 minutes). On the other hand, Prahov's players relied on 37 players, two of them appearing in every game (Ricardinho – suspended, Adi Chică-Roșă).

• FC Botoșani and Petrol have met in the main domestic competition 18 times, the Moldovans won five times, Prahoven won 11 times, and two other games ended in a draw.

• The first match took place on October 26, 2013, FC Botoşani-Petrolul 1-2 (scorers Hadnagy / Teixeira, Dore).

• The first success for the Moldovans was registered on December 2, 2015, FC Botoşani-Petrolul 2-1.

• The biggest score difference on the first stage: February 6, 2023, FC Botoşani-Petrolul 5-0.

• The most recent direct match in the Romanian Superliga: November 3, 2025, Petrolul-FC Botoșani 0-0.