Petrolul 52 vs U Craiova 1948 Match Analysis & Prediction
18/03/2024 9:30 pm
Petrolul Ploiesti will play host to U Craiova 1948 at Stadionul Ilie Oana on Monday night, when they kick off their Relegation Round campaigns.
The hosts concluded their Liga I regular season in the bottom half of the table in 10th position after picking up 35 points from their 30 league matches, with a -3 goal difference.
Petrolul had a disappointing end to the regular season, suffering four successive defeats between late February and early this month to UTA Arad (1-0), Universitatea Craiova (3-2), FCSB (1-0) and lastly Sepsi (2-1).
Their last league victory came midway through last month, securing a 2-1 victory over Politehnica Iasi at Stadionul Ilie Oana on February 16.
Meanwhile, U Craiova 1948 concluded the Liga I regular season in the bottom four after finishing in 13th position on 31 points after 30 matches.
U Craiova 1948 had an underwhelming finish to the regular season after failing to secure maximum points in their last six league matches, with their last victory coming on February 2, a 2-1 home win over Dinamo Bucuresti.
Petrolul 52 vs. U Craiova 1948 Head to head
In the eight previous meetings between these two teams, Petrolul have claimed three victories while U Craiova have won four, and they have drawn once. U Craiova have scored nine goals and conceded seven in the process.
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06/12/2022Petrolul 520U Craiova 19481Cupa Romaniei
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18/12/2022Petrolul 521U Craiova 19481Liga I
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31/03/2023U Craiova 19480Petrolul 521Liga I
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18/08/2023Petrolul 524U Craiova 19483Liga I
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19/12/2023U Craiova 19482Petrolul 520Liga I
Petrolul 52 Team News
Petrolul are likely to utilise a 4-3-3 formation for this match, with Alexandru Marian Musi, Albin Berisha and Gheorghe Grozav expected to start up front.
The hosts backline is expected to consist of Valentin Ticu, Marian Huja, Bart Meijers and Paul Papp, with Lukas Zima in goal.
Petrolul 52's Last 5 Matches
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16/02/2024Petrolul 522Politehnica Iasi1Liga I
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24/02/2024UTA Arad1Petrolul 520Liga I
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29/02/2024Petrolul 522Universitatea Craiova3Liga I
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03/03/2024FCSB1Petrolul 520Liga I
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08/03/2024Petrolul 521Sepsi2Liga I
U Craiova 1948 Team News
U Craiova 1948 are expected to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, which would see Aurelian Chitu lead the line up front.
He should get support from William Baeten, Juan Bauza and Yassine Bahassa, while Vlad Achim and Constantin Albu are expected to anchor the midfield.
U Craiova 1948's Last 5 Matches
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17/02/2024U Craiova 19481CFR Cluj3Liga I
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23/02/2024Hermannstadt1U Craiova 19480Liga I
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27/02/2024U Craiova 19481Politehnica Iasi1Liga I
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02/03/2024UTA Arad3U Craiova 19482Liga I
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10/03/2024U Craiova 19481Universitatea Craiova2Liga I
Petrolul 52 vs. U Craiova 1948: Odds and Predictions
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