Petrolul Ploiesti vs UTA Arad

3 May 2026 · Romanian SuperLiga · 2025/26 · Referee Iulian Calin

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Gheorghe Grozav 90+7’ (pen)

Alexandru Benga 12’

Match summary

Petrolul Ploiesti and UTA Arad drew 1-1. UTA Arad led 1-0 at half-time.

Alexandru Benga put UTA Arad ahead from a corner in the 12th minute and Gheorghe Grozav equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Shots finished 15-12 to Petrolul Ploiesti, with 3 on target for Petrolul Ploiesti and 2 for UTA Arad. Roman Alin missed a penalty for UTA Arad.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

15 Shots 12

3 Shots on target 2

5 Corners 4

104 Attacks 89

63 Dangerous attacks 47

449 Passes 307

81.7% Pass accuracy 72.3%

11 Tackles 18

14 Fouls 17

2 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Petrolul Ploiesti UTA Arad

Kick-off

12’

Alexandru BengaRight foot shot

0-1

15’

Roman Alin

Diogo Rodrigues

17’

21’

Sota Mino

Paul PappShot on target

22’

Rareș PopShot on target

40’

Half-time0-1

Abat AimbetovAdrian Chică-Roșă

46’

Second half underway

48’

Roman AlinMissed penaltymiss

57’

Marius ComanShot on target

Paul Papp

62’

65’

Florent PouloloVAR: Goal given

Valentin GheorgheRafinha

66’

Alin BoțoganRareș Pop

72’

77’

Marinos TzionisRoman Alin

Sergiu HancaDanel Dongmo

81’

RicardinhoDiogo Rodrigues

81’

83’

David CiubăncanDenis Taroi

83’

Denis HrezdacSota Mino

89’

Marko StolnikHakim Abdallah

Tommi JyryVAR: Penalty given

90’

Gheorghe GrozavPenalty

1-1

90+7’

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

UTA Arad attacking Petrolul Ploiesti attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Petrolul Ploiesti 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

UTA Arad 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Raul Balbarau	90′	1	1	34	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Diogo Rodrigues Taken off	81′	1	–	–	1	–	34	1	–	–
Paul Papp	90′	–	1	–	9	5	61	1	–	–
Yohan Roche	90′	1	–	–	7	5	58	–	–	–	–
Andres Dumitrescu	90′	1	1	–	4	–	47	1	–	–	–
Sergiu Hanca Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–
Ricardinho Came on as a substitute	9′	–	1	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Tommi Jyry	90′	–	–	57	4	–	4	3	6	1	1	–
Danel Dongmo Taken off	81′	–	–	49	–	–	3	1	9	1	3	–
Rareș Pop Taken off	72′	–	–	21	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Rafinha Taken off	66′	–	–	20	–	–	–	1	3	–	2	–
Gheorghe Grozav	90′	1	–	35	2	–	–	–	2	2	–	–
Valentin Gheorghe Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	2	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Alin Boțogan Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	–

Forwards2 players


Adrian Chică-Roșă Taken off	45′	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	11	–
Abat Aimbetov Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	2	1	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Andrei Gorcea	90′	2	1	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Flavius Iacob	90′	2	2	–	5	1	23	3	–	–	–
Florent Poulolo	90′	4	–	–	6	2	28	–	–	–	–
Alexandru Benga	90′	1	–	–	2	–	24	2	1	–	–
Benjamin Van Durmen	90′	3	–	–	6	2	35	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Richard Odada	90′	–	–	30	1	–	1	2	3	5	2	–
Sota Mino Taken off	83′	–	–	38	–	–	3	–	6	–	1
Hakim Abdallah Taken off	89′	–	–	27	1	–	3	–	5	1	–	–
Roman Alin Taken off	77′	–	–	20	2	–	1	–	4	–	2
Denis Taroi Taken off	83′	–	–	23	–	–	1	2	3	1	1	–
Marinos Tzionis Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Denis Hrezdac Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	3	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
David Ciubăncan Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Marko Stolnik Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Marius Coman	90′	–	–	3	1	–	–	1	10	2	22	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Petrolul Ploiesti L W W D L

UTA Arad L W W L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: UTA Arad 1-0 Petrolul Ploiesti, 08 Dec 25 Next meeting: UTA Arad 0-1 Petrolul Ploiesti, 06 Nov 26 All Petrolul Ploiesti vs UTA Arad meetings

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