Petrolul Ploiesti – CFR Cluj match report
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Neither Petrolul Ploiesti nor CFR Cluj could find a winner in a 1-1 draw. C. Braun was our player of the match, rated 8.1 by the ScoreMondo model for CFR Cluj. Saturday 31 October, Stadionul Ilie Oană (Ploiesti): Petrolul Ploiesti against CFR Cluj on matchday 14, kick-off 17:00.
How the match unfolded
CFR Cluj took the lead in the 5th minute through S. Drazic, set up by C. Braun. Petrolul Ploiesti drew level at 1-1 on 28 minutes thanks to A. J. Bran Flores, set up by M. Ionita. It was Petrolul Ploiesti 1-1 CFR Cluj at half-time.
CFR Cluj had a goal ruled out in the 67th minute.
The statistics
On target it was 5-6, from 8 and 8 attempts respectively. Petrolul Ploiesti won 8 corners, CFR Cluj 3. The referee showed 7 yellow cards, 4 to Petrolul Ploiesti and 3 to CFR Cluj. 6 saves came from the Petrolul Ploiesti goalkeeper. Petrolul Ploiesti produced 145 dangerous attacks to CFR Cluj's 74. Fouls: 7 by Petrolul Ploiesti, 12 by CFR Cluj; offsides 1-1.
Booked for Petrolul Ploiesti: L. Santos Teixeira (47'), Lucho Vega (75'), C. Huseynov (75') and M. Tutu (88'). CFR Cluj's yellow cards went to C. Ignat in the 24th minute, A. Sfait in the 50th minute and E. Omic in the 77th minute.
Who stood out
Behind him, A. J. Bran Flores at 7.9, L. Biliboc at 7.8 and R. Martins at 7.7 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Petrolul Ploiesti made 5 changes: D. Israel for A. J. Bran Flores (46'), C. Huseynov for A. Dumitrescu (64'), K. Ludewig for S. Hanca (64') and R. Leescu for M. Ionita (64'). From the CFR Cluj bench came A. Nalic on 80 minutes, B. Omrani on 80 minutes and S. Bus on 88 minutes.
The context
Before kick-off, Petrolul Ploiesti's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Last time out, Petrolul Ploiesti beat AFC Progresul 1944 Spartac 6-0 away. CFR Cluj came into the match with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches — 3 without a win. FC Universitatea Cluj beat CFR Cluj 3-1 last time out. When they last met, on 21 February 2026, CFR Cluj won 2-1. There have been 19 goals in the 8 meetings, 2.4 a game. Referee Adrian Viorel Cojocaru showed 7 yellow cards; the average in our records is 4.8 yellows per game over 29 matches.
What the result means
Petrolul Ploiesti extend their unbeaten run to 4 matches. CFR Cluj have now gone 4 matches without a win. Across 9 meetings in our records: 2 wins for Petrolul Ploiesti, 6 wins for CFR Cluj and 1 draw.
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