In this week 27 match on the 27th of February, Petrolul 52 will host CFR Cluj in a meeting of these two mismatched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Petrolul 52 sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against SSC Farul. Louis Munteanu struck first for SSC Farul in the 28th minute on a feed from Denis Alibec, then Denis Alibec added another in the 58th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Petrolul 52 couldn’t muster any offence and SSC Farul ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, CFR Cluj recorded a 3-1 win against Argeş. Ciprian Deac scored the first goal for CFR Cluj in the 2nd minute, then Rangelo Janga added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Mário Camora. With 19 points in their last 10 matches CFR Cluj should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 1st of October, CFR Cluj hosted Petrolul 52 in their last match together. CFR Cluj won by a score of 1 to 0. Cristian Manea struck first for CFR Cluj in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Petrolul 52 was frustrated by CFR Cluj’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. CFR Cluj ended the match with the shutout victory.
Ermal Krasniqi has been the most prolific scorer on CFR Cluj in his last five matches with 2 goals. Petrolul 52 hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Gheorghe Grozav and Christian Irobiso, and they each have 1 goal.