Match Report
The table read 3rd (FCSB, 14 pts) against 8th (Petrolul 52, 9 pts), 5 points apart. On recent form Petrolul 52 sat only 25th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: FCSB 1.44 scored and 1 conceded per game, Petrolul 52 1 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.26.
9 meetings are on record — 4 won by FCSB, 0 by Petrolul 52, 5 drawn, at 1.89 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 22% of meetings won. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 22% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Arena Naţională (capacity 55,634). Half-time and full-time told different stories: FCSB led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
FCSB: Florin Tănase (16'), Octavian Popescu (27'), Darius Olaru (55') · Petrolul 52: A. Aymbetov (90')
Key stats
Possession: FCSB 66% · Petrolul 52 34% · Total shots: 21-7 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 7-6