LIVE FC Botoșani – Petrolul, tough duel in the Superliga play-out

After 7 rounds, FC Botoșani is in 3rd place in the play-out, with 32 points, four of the top four, FCSB and UTA. And with a win, they could get closer to the two and distance themselves from Oțelul, which still has 32 points, but one game more. On the other side, Petrolul is in 7th place, playoff spot, with 24 points. With a win they would go above Farul, who have 25 points and a game in hand.

FC Botoșani – Petrolul, live from 16:00

FC Botoșani – Petrolul, starting teams

FC Botosani (4-2-3-1): Kukic – Adams, Suta, Miron, Șigănașu – Papa, Petro – Bota, Ongenda, Mitrov – Mailat
Reserves: Anestis, Ilas, M. Fernandez, Creț, Bordeianu, Aldair, G. David, A. Dumitru, E. Lopez, Dumiter, Kovtaliuk
Absent: Bodisteanu (suspended)
Coach: Marius Tailor

Petrol (4-2-3-1): Bălbarău – Ricardinho, Ignat, Roche, A. Dumitrescu – Jyry, Dongmo – R. Pop, Dulca, Grozav – Chică-Roșă
Reserves: Krell, Prce, N. Marian, Boateng, Hanca, Boțogan, Ludewig, V. Gheorghe, Aimbetov, Rodrigues, Hermann, I. Paraschiv
Absent: Papp (suspended)
Coach: Mehmet Topal

Referee: Szabolcs Kovacs // Assistants: Mircea Grigoriu, George Neacșu
VAR referee: Sebastian Colțescu // Assistant VAR: Ovidiu Artene

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The best statistics before FC Botoșani – Petrolul

• 10 wins, six draws and three defeats is the record recorded by the Botošaneni in the current championship at home.

• Prahoven won four of the 19 matches, and seven other times they ended in a draw.

• The Moldovans scored 27 goals in the second half, 13 of which after the 75th minute.

• Only 31 goals were scored by Ploiesti during the entire season, the fewest of all competitors. 14 of these were achieved following fixed phases.

• Three players from the home team exceeded the milestone of 10 offensive contributions in the current edition: Sebastian Mailat – 17 (12 goals, 5 decisive assists), Hervin Ongenda – 14 (7 goals, 7 decisive assists) and Zoran Mitrov – 11 (5 goals, 5 assists, a penalty taken and converted by another colleague).

• Petrolul is the team that sent the most shots on goal in the first seven rounds of the play-out, 40 (FC Botoșani – 28).

• FC Botoșani and Petrol have met in the main domestic competition 19 times, the Moldovans won five times, Prahoven won 12 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: March 7, 2026, FC Botoșani-Petrolul 0-1, goal scored by Rafinha