Petrolul Ploiesti vs Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Prediction

Stadionul Ilie Oana, Ploiesti·Andrei Chivulete 17/10/2026

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
74%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.29
SignalGOODModel49%SurpriseMediumGap-4.0%
Petrolul Ploiesti Rest
5 days
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Rest
7 days

Petrolul Ploiesti vs Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe: result, form and history

Petrolul Ploiesti and Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe drew 1-1 in the Liga I on 17 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their 9 previous meetings averaged 2.3 goals, with both teams scoring in 6 of them.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
46%2.08
X
28%3.32
2
26%3.32
Double Chance
1X
74%1.29
X2
54%1.68
Both Teams to Score
Yes
52%1.80
No
48%1.91
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.42 + 1.13 = 2.55
Over 1.5
73%1.30
Over 2.5
47%2.02
Over 3.5
27%3.50
Under 1.5
27%3.30
Under 2.5
53%1.79
Under 3.5
73%1.28
Corners

Corner forecasts not available for this match

Cards

Card forecasts not available for this match

Match Events

26'Teixeira leoAssist: Rodrigo Martins
28'Ovidiu Nicuşor BurcăDissent
34'Doru Andrei
43'Boris CmiljanićFoul
59'Alejandro Bran INisrael ola out
60'Nicolae Ionuț PaunFoul
62'Boris Cmiljanić INMoses Dramwi Mawa out
65'mark tutuFoul
68'Nicolae Ionuț Paun INAboubakar Keita out
73'Robert SilaghiFoul
74'Luciano Gaston Vega Albornoz INDavid Paraschiv out
82'Doru Andrei INHunor. Batzula out
82'Dimitri Oberlin INCarl·Davordzie out
83'Robert Silaghi INVictor Daguin out
85'Sergiu Hanca INTiberiu Căpuşă out
85'Teixeira leo INCalal Hüseynov out
85'mark tutu INRareș Leescu out

Lineups

Petrolul Ploiesti
4-4-2Coach: Ricardo Sousa
Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
4-3-3Coach: O. Burcă
Avg rating6.64
Avg rating6.55
L. Zima6.638L. Zima
M. Țuțu6.122M. Țuțu
P. Papp7.04P. Papp
B. Malula6.871B. Malula
A. Dumitrescu6.62A. Dumitrescu
Léo Teixeira7.519L. Teixeira
S. Hanca6.920S. Hanca
A. Bran6.910A. Bran
Rodrigo Martins7.27R. Martins
D. Nlundulu6.49D. Nlundulu
L. Vega6.18L. Vega
S. Gyenge6.133S. Gyenge
B. Oteliță6.525B. Oteliță
L. Rose6.631L. Rose
S. Karamoko6.44S. Karamoko
Fábio Vianna7.03F. Vianna
N. Păun6.46N. Păun
R. Silaghi6.27R. Silaghi
Raul Cîmpean6.027R. Cîmpean
D. Andrei8.217D. Andrei
B. Cmiljanić6.39B. Cmiljanić
D. Oberlin6.711D. Oberlin

Petrolul Ploiesti Substitutes

66T. Căpușă85'for Sergiu Hanca6.4
28M. Costache
18C. Hüseynov85'for Teixeira leo6.5
80M. Ioniță
99O. Dele59'for Alejandro Bran6.8
30R. Leescu85'for mark tutu6.3
29K. Ludewig
40R. Manolache
21David Ionut74'for Luciano Gaston Vega Albornoz6.3
1Ștefan Alexandru Rădulescu
24Adam Zaian
26Liviu Argeșanu

Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Substitutes

91D. Lazar
82D. Vîrtej
8A. Keita68'for Nicolae Ionuț Paun6.3
20Nacho Heras
19G. Ghimfuș
14M. Mawa62'for Boris Cmiljanić6.5
21A. Dobrosavlevici
88C. Davordzie82'for Dimitri Oberlin6.7
28V. Daguin83'for Robert Silaghi6.3
23Hunor Batzula82'for Doru Andrei6.8

Match Stats

Petrolul PloiestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
56%Ball Possession44%
7Corner Kicks2
1Yellow Cards3
13Total Shots11
4Shots on Goal4
8Shots off Goal6
8Shots Inside Box6
5Shots Outside Box5
1Blocked Shots1
16Fouls12
1Offsides1
3Goalkeeper Saves3
464Total Passes363
387Passes Accurate282
12Free Kicks13

Team Comparison

Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
1545Elo Rating 1543
1.85Attack 0.77
1.64Defense 1.21
44%Hit Rate 17%
13.3Shots per Game 11.8
4.9Shots on Target 3.7
3.5Corners per Game 2.5
1.8Cards per Game 2.2

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend67% 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
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 9 meetings, all competitions

Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti2Wins · 22%
Draws445%
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe3Wins · 33%
2.3Avg Goals
67%Both teams scored6 of 9
44%3+ goals4 of 9

Previous meetings

Liga I04/04/2025
Petrolul PloiestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
21
Liga I08/03/2025
Petrolul PloiestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
10
Liga I02/11/2024
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorghePetrolul Ploiesti
11
Liga I08/03/2024
Petrolul PloiestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
12
Cupa României07/12/2023
Petrolul PloiestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
22
Liga I04/11/2023
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorghePetrolul Ploiesti
00
Liga I11/11/2022
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorghePetrolul Ploiesti
20
Cupa României20/10/2022
Petrolul PloiestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
13
Liga I31/07/2022
Petrolul PloiestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
11

Recent Form

Petrolul PloiestiPetrolul Ploiesti
5W1D4L
11/10/2026
Farul ConstantaPetrolul Ploiesti
31
L
03/10/2026
Chindia TargovistePetrolul Ploiesti
10
L
02/10/2026
Petrolul PloiestiCS Afumati
32
W
21/09/2026
Petrolul PloiestiCsikszereda
20
W
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
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
3W3D4L
09/10/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheDinamo Bucuresti
02
L
18/09/2026
Uta AradSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
10
L
12/09/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheCFR 1907 Cluj
31
W
05/09/2026
FC BotosaniSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
50
L
01/09/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheCFR 1907 Cluj
13
L
29/08/2026
Arges PitestiSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
01
W
23/08/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheFarul Constanta
11
D
19/08/2026
SlatinaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
0020
W
15/08/2026
CsikszeredaSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe
00
D
10/08/2026
Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheFCSB
00
D

Referee Profile

Andrei Chivulete134 matches

4.46Cards per match
4.26Yellow cards per match
0.20Red cards per match
28.3Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Andrei Chivulete4.46
Other referees4.72

4.46 cards a match, 0.26 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.72).

Cards come from 91 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 Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

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 Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe in the Liga I table

In the Liga I table, Petrolul Ploiesti are 4th and Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe 12th, 9 points apart. League goal record so far: Petrolul Ploiesti 18-17, Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe 8-18. 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.