Petrolul Ploiesti vs Csikszereda Prediction

Stadionul Ilie Oana, Ploiesti·Sorin Dan Vadana 21/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.0 / 10
AI Best Pick
80%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.13
SignalSTRONGModel59%SurpriseMediumGap-8.9%
Petrolul Ploiesti Rest
7 days
Csikszereda Rest
10 days

Petrolul Ploiesti vs Csikszereda: the result in context

Petrolul Ploiesti beat Csikszereda 2-0 in the Liga I on 21 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Petrolul Ploiesti have had the better of this fixture, winning 3 of the 5 previous meetings, which averaged 2.2 goals a game.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
56%1.50
X
26%4.00
2
18%5.75
Double Chance
1X
82%1.13
X2
44%2.41
Both Teams to Score
Yes
51%1.79
No
49%1.91
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.59 + 0.99 = 2.58
Over 1.5
74%1.22
Over 2.5
50%1.75
Over 3.5
29%2.88
Under 1.5
26%4.00
Under 2.5
50%2.05
Under 3.5
71%1.40
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

20'Goal cancelledGabriel Araújo Lima
45'Gabriel Araújo Lima INadam czekus out
47'Rodrigo MartinsAssist: Teixeira leo
66'israel ola INRareș Leescu out
66'Albert Stahl INNino Kukovec out
66'artur horvath INDusan Vukovic out
68'Alex SzaboFoul
69'Paul PappAssist: Alejandro Bran
78'Márton Eppel INAttila Csürös out
80'Szabolcs Nyitra INDarius Bota out
80'Rodrigo Martins INDavid Paraschiv out
80'Alejandro Bran INMario Ioniță out
87'Teixeira leo INTiberiu Căpuşă out
87'mark tutu INAdam Zaian out

Lineups

Petrolul Ploiesti
4-2-3-1Coach: Ricardo Sousa
Csikszereda
4-1-4-1Coach: I. Szabó
Avg rating6.92
Avg rating6.19
L. Zima7.038L. Zima
M. Țuțu6.822M. Țuțu
P. Papp7.84P. Papp
B. Malula7.371B. Malula
A. Dumitrescu6.12A. Dumitrescu
S. Hanca6.920S. Hanca
O. Dele6.799O. Dele
Léo Teixeira7.719L. Teixeira
A. Bran7.710A. Bran
Rodrigo Martins8.07R. Martins
L. Vega6.38L. Vega
E. Pap6.994E. Pap
M. Ódor5.722M. Ódor
A. Szabó5.74A. Szabó
J. Hegedűs6.524J. Hegedűs
L. Pászka6.46L. Pászka
S. Vereș6.68S. Vereș
A. Stahl5.677A. Stahl
A. Horváth6.311A. Horváth
S. Nyitra6.590S. Nyitra
2020G. Araújo Lima
M. Eppel6.327M. Eppel

Petrolul Ploiesti Substitutes

12Ș. Georgescu
66T. Căpușă87'for Teixeira leo6.6
28M. Costache
18C. Hüseynov
80M. Ioniță80'for Alejandro Bran6.6
30R. Leescu66'for israel ola6.1
29K. Ludewig
21David Ionut80'for Rodrigo Martins6.7
24Adam Zaian87'for mark tutu6.5

Csikszereda Substitutes

55D. Bota80'for Szabolcs Nyitra6.0
13A. Csürös78'for Márton Eppel6.0
17Á. Czékus45'replaced by Gabriel Araújo Lima6.4
34M. Karácsony
9N. Kukovec66'for Albert Stahl6.2
30Z. Magyar
79S. Szalay
18M. Tajti
16E. Toth-Pal
7Dusan Vukovic66'replaced by artur horvath

Match Stats

Petrolul PloiestiCsikszereda
53%Ball Possession47%
2Corner Kicks1
0Yellow Cards1
18Total Shots8
7Shots on Goal3
9Shots off Goal3
11Shots Inside Box2
7Shots Outside Box6
2Blocked Shots2
11Fouls14
1Offsides2
3Goalkeeper Saves5
385Total Passes350
309Passes Accurate268
13Free Kicks11

Team Comparison

Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti
CsikszeredaCsikszereda
1545Elo Rating 1450
1.85Attack 0.91
1.64Defense 1.55
44%Hit Rate 27%
13.3Shots per Game 13.7
4.9Shots on Target 4.8
3.5Corners per Game 2.3
1.8Cards per Game 2.1

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend60% in H2H
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1.1 vs 0.7 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
CsikszeredaCsikszereda
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time

Head to Head

Last 5 meetings, all competitions

Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti3Wins · 60%
Draws240%
CsikszeredaCsikszereda0Wins · 0%
2.2Avg Goals
60%Both teams scored3 of 5
20%3+ goals1 of 5

Previous meetings

Liga I06/04/2026
Petrolul PloiestiCsikszereda
20
Liga I01/03/2026
Petrolul PloiestiCsikszereda
11
Liga I24/10/2025
CsikszeredaPetrolul Ploiesti
11
Liga II18/08/2021
Petrolul PloiestiCsikszereda
20
Liga II21/09/2020
CsikszeredaPetrolul Ploiesti
12

Recent Form

Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti
5W1D4L
14/09/2026
FCSBPetrolul Ploiesti
22
D
06/09/2026
Petrolul PloiestiCorvinul Hunedoara
20
W
01/09/2026
Universitatea ClujPetrolul Ploiesti
10
L
28/08/2026
Universitatea ClujPetrolul Ploiesti
23
W
21/08/2026
Petrolul PloiestiRapid
02
L
18/08/2026
CSM ReşiţaPetrolul Ploiesti
2232
W
14/08/2026
FC VoluntariPetrolul Ploiesti
12
W
09/08/2026
Petrolul PloiestiOţelul
10
W
01/08/2026
Universitatea CraiovaPetrolul Ploiesti
40
L
24/07/2026
Arges PitestiPetrolul Ploiesti
10
L
CsikszeredaCsikszereda
2W1D7L
11/09/2026
CsikszeredaDinamo Bucuresti
13
L
05/09/2026
Uta AradCsikszereda
51
L
02/09/2026
Gloria BistriţaCsikszereda
02
W
29/08/2026
CsikszeredaCFR 1907 Cluj
23
L
24/08/2026
FC BotosaniCsikszereda
10
L
20/08/2026
CSA Steaua BucureştiCsikszereda
1121
W
15/08/2026
CsikszeredaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
00
D
08/08/2026
Farul ConstantaCsikszereda
32
L
31/07/2026
Arges PitestiCsikszereda
10
L
26/07/2026
CsikszeredaFCSB
02
L

Referee Profile

Sorin Dan Vadana62 matches

4.43Cards per match
4.29Yellow cards per match
0.14Red cards per match
25.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Sorin Dan Vadana4.43
Other referees4.49

4.43 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.49).

Cards come from 14 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Liga I 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1393129:9+2030DWWWW
2Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1392232:9+2329WWWWW
3RapidRapid1383221:13+827LWWWW
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1372418:17+123WDLWD
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1371525:20+522WDLWW
6FCSBFCSB1363420:19+121WWWLD
7Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1355321:20+120WLWLW
8Uta AradUta Arad1353516:17-118WWLWL
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1352619:20-117DLWLW
10Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1344514:16-216LLWWL
11FC BotosaniFC Botosani1335517:17014LLWLD
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe133558:18-1014LDLLW
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti133378:14-612LDLLD
14OţelulOţelul1325615:21-611LDLLL
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1322913:29-168LLLLL
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda1312109:26-175WDLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Dinamo BucurestiDinamo Bucuresti1329:930
2Universitatea CraiovaUniversitatea Craiova1332:929
3RapidRapid1321:1327
4Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti1318:1723
5Universitatea ClujUniversitatea Cluj1325:2022
6FCSBFCSB1320:1921
7Farul ConstantaFarul Constanta1321:2020
8Uta AradUta Arad1316:1718
9CFR 1907 ClujCFR 1907 Cluj1319:2017
10Corvinul HunedoaraCorvinul Hunedoara1314:1616
11FC BotosaniFC Botosani1317:1714
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe138:1814
13Arges PitestiArges Pitesti138:1412
14OţelulOţelul1315:2111
15FC VoluntariFC Voluntari1313:298
16CsikszeredaCsikszereda139:265
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About the Petrolul Ploiesti vs Csikszereda forecast

The forecasts for this Liga I match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Petrolul Ploiesti and Csikszereda in the Liga I table

The table shows a wide gap: Petrolul Ploiesti are 4th in the Liga I, while Csikszereda sit 16th, 18 points behind. League goal record so far: Petrolul Ploiesti 18-17, Csikszereda 9-26. The full standings are on the Liga I Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.