LIVE. Petrolul Ploiești – UTA Arad, tough duel in the Superliga play-out

“Găzarii” have the chance to escape from the red zone of the ranking if they get the victory, thanks to the result of the tie between Farul Constanța and FC Botoşani, score 1-1.

With the return of Mehmet Topal at the helm of the team, the Yellow Wolves went on an upward slope, and in four matches they managed two wins, a draw and a defeat.

Their objective is to save them from relegation, and at the moment they occupy the last barrier for promotion and relegation.

Petrolul – UTA, live from 18:15

Petrolul Ploiești – UTA Arad, starting teams

Petrol (4-2-3-1): Bălbarău – Diogo Rodrigues, P. Papp, Roche, A. Dumitrescu – Jyry, Dongmo – R. Pop, Rafael Hermann, Grozav – Chică-Roşa Reserves: Krell, Ricardinho, Prce, Ignat, B. Marian, Ludewig, Boateng, A. Mateiu, Hanca, Boțogan, V. Gheorghe, Aimbetov
Coach: Mehmet Topal

UTA (4-2-3-1): Gorcea – Flavius ​​Iacob, Poulolo, Beenga, Van Durmen – Odada, Mino Sota – Abdallah, A. Roman, Țăroi – M. Coman
reserves: Tordai, Pospielov, Stolnik, O. Popescu, Hrezdac, L. Mihai, Tzionis, A. Tolcea, Ciubăncan
Coach: Adrian Mihalcea

• Referee: Iulian Calin / Assistants: Marius Badea, George Duță

• VAR Referee: Julian Dima / AVAR Referee: Cristina Rose

• Stadium: Ilie Oana (Ploiesti)

Play-out standings

The best statistics before Petrolul Ploiesti – UTA Arad

• January 25, 2026, Petrolul-Farul 0-1 was the last defeat suffered by Prahoven in the championship at home. Three wins and two draws followed at home.

• Arădeni won five of the 17 away games in the current season, and six other times they ended in a draw.

  At the end of the previous round, Petrolul was the team that sent the most shots on goal in the play-out – 37 (UTA – 22), while the fewest shots were fired in the area of ​​the Aradenian goal, only 16 (Petrolul – 23).

• 22 of the 50 goals scored by UTA were scored from set pieces, the 1st place in this chapter.

• Prahoven have collected 14 matches without a goal being scored, a figure that they only met at the end of the previous round against those from Metaloglobus and Unirea Slobozia.

• The two teams have met in the main domestic competition 59 times, 27 times the Aradians prevailed, 21 times the Prahovenians won, and 11 other games ended in a draw.

• The first confrontation took place on August 17, 1952, Flacăra Ploiesti-Flamura Roşie 2-4.

• The first success on the account of the people of Prahoven recorded the most severe defeat suffered by the people of Arada in the championship, but also the clearest victory achieved on the first stage by the people of Ploieşti: October 7, 1956, Flacăra Ploieşti-Flamura roşie 9-0. Ilie Oană and Ion Reinhardt were on the benches of the two teams.

• The people of Ploiești have not won a duel on the first stage since March 17, 2023, Petrolul-UTA 1-0.

• The most recent direct Superliga match: December 8, 2025, UTA-Petrolul 1-0, scorer Alin Roman.

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