Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — CFR Cluj 3rd with 43 points, Petrolul 52 8th with 9, 34 apart. Petrolul 52 ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, CFR Cluj ran at 0.8 scored and 0.7 conceded, Petrolul 52 at 1 and 1.67.
CFR Cluj carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Petrolul 52 in 5 games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for CFR Cluj, 2 for Petrolul 52 and 1 drawn, at 1.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 17% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, with room for 23,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
CFR Cluj: Meriton Korenica (62'), Lorenzo Biliboc (81') · Petrolul 52: Paul Papp (71')
Key stats
Possession: CFR Cluj 65% · Petrolul 52 35% · Total shots: 26-9 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 6-3