UTA Arad and Petrolul 52 fans look forward to Liga 1 bout at Stadionul Motorul

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Mon 25.July
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Motorul (7287 seats)

It's only round two of the Liga 1 for these sides. And it's all to play for here at Stadionul Motorul as UTA Arad welcome Petrolul 52. Read this preview!

This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

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UTA Arad form and stats

In the previous season, UTA Arad's league results were 9 wins, 13 draws and 8 losses, producing 8th spot in the Liga 1. From these 30 matches they scored 24 goals and gave away 20. Appearing as the host team in the former season UTA Arad produced 6-5-4 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 9 conceded.

No payout for Arad in their previous match, an away game at Arges that ended in defeat 0-2.

Before that, UTA Arad played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Dinamo Bucuresti.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how UTA Arad have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 7.

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Petrolul 52 form and stats

Let's have a look at how Petrolul 52 performed last season in the Liga 2: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. In total they scored 41 and conceded 7 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 0 and lost 2 with 20/6 goals scored/conceded.

Home advantage was not enough for Petrolul in their previous game as they lost hosting Voluntari, 0-1. Petrolul 52 were so close to getting something from the game against Voluntari, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime.

Ahead of that match was the Liga 2 away draw versus Unirea Slobozia that ended 0-0.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Arad victories, two draws and one Petrolul 52 wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Petrolul 52S. Diarra
S. Diarra
15 goals
Petrolul 52M. Bratu
M. Bratu
6 goals
Petrolul 52E. Cebotaru
E. Cebotaru
4 goals

UTA Arad missing players

Petrolul 52 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
UTA Arad Petrolul 52
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
4 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 7
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
11 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 5
6 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4
UTA Arad Last season Petrolul 52
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
39 20   Played P   14 29
13 10   Won W   8 19
14 5   Drew D   2 6
12 5   Lost L   4 4
34 21   Scored S   24 50
26 11   Conceded C   12 14
79% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 83%
44% 45%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 66%
23% 20%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   57% 41%
8% 10%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 24%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 7%
26% 15%   BTTS BTTS   43% 28%
51% 60%   Clean Sheets C S   43% 66%
44% 40%   Failed to Score F T   21% 24%
 
5 6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 5.1
3.7 2.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.7
2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2
2 0   Red cards R C   0 3
 
11.6 13.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 10
4.3 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 4.3
20% 22%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 39%
 
9.1 7.4   Shots against (avg) S A   9.8 8
2.9 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.1 2.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hermannstadt 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Arges 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Botoşani 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 SSC Farul 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 CFR Cluj 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Voluntari 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Sepsi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Universitatea Craiova 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 FCSB 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Universitatea Cluj 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Chindia Târgovişte 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
12 U Craiova 1948 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Petrolul 52 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Rapid Bucuresti 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 UTA Arad 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Mioveni 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sepsi 9 7 1 1 21 4 5 5 0 0 15 3 4 2 1 1 6 1 17 42
2 Botoşani 9 6 0 3 18 9 5 3 0 2 10 5 4 3 0 1 8 4 9 41
3 Rapid Bucuresti 9 6 1 2 22 7 5 4 0 1 17 4 4 2 1 1 5 3 15 39
4 U Craiova 1948 9 5 2 2 14 11 4 2 1 1 6 6 5 3 1 1 8 5 3 34
5 UTA Arad 9 4 1 4 10 6 5 4 0 1 9 2 4 0 1 3 1 4 4 33
6 Mioveni 9 5 1 3 12 10 4 3 0 1 6 4 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 31
7 Chindia Târgovişte 9 2 2 5 8 8 5 1 2 2 4 4 4 1 0 3 4 4 0 26
8 Dinamo Bucuresti 9 4 2 3 14 11 4 1 2 1 7 4 5 3 0 2 7 7 3 23
9 Academica Clinceni 9 0 0 9 4 32 4 0 0 4 0 10 5 0 0 5 4 22 -28 -23
10 Gaz Metan Medias 9 1 0 8 6 31 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 0 0 5 1 23 -25 -46
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Petrolul 52 10 3 5 2 9 7 5 2 3 0 5 1 5 1 2 2 4 6 2 63
2 Hermannstadt 10 5 5 0 14 5 5 2 3 0 5 2 5 3 2 0 9 3 9 61
3 Universitatea Cluj 10 4 3 3 13 9 5 3 0 2 9 6 5 1 3 1 4 3 4 57
4 CSA Steaua Bucuresti 10 3 4 3 10 10 5 3 0 2 8 7 5 0 4 1 2 3 0 50
5 Concordia Chiajna 10 2 2 6 8 17 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 0 1 4 3 11 -9 44
6 Unirea Slobozia 10 1 5 4 6 12 5 0 5 0 3 3 5 1 0 4 3 9 -6 41

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hermannstadt 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Arges 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Botoşani 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 SSC Farul 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 CFR Cluj 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Voluntari 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Sepsi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Universitatea Craiova 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 FCSB 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Universitatea Cluj 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Chindia Târgovişte 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
12 U Craiova 1948 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Petrolul 52 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
14 Rapid Bucuresti 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
15 UTA Arad 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
16 Mioveni 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.