PLOIEşTI. Petrolul 52 and UTA Arad didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Petrolul 52 was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Stadionul Ilie Oană stadium in Ploieşti on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Cătălin Popa with the assistance of Daniel Mitruți and Mircea Cristian Orbuleț. The 4th official was George Cătălin Găman. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 4 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 1
- 120 Attack 115
- 59 Dangerous attack 55
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Petrolul 52 had a superior ball possession 58% while UTA Arad was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Petrolul 52 was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Petrolul 52 to win the match.
Petrolul 52 shot 16 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, UTA Arad shot 11 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Petrolul 52 received 1 yellow card (Paul Papp). Talking about the opposition, UTA Arad received 2 yellow cards (Andrej Fabry and Godberg Cooper).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Petrolul 52 will have 16 points like Hermannstadt to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, UTA Arad will have 10 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Petrolul 52 will host CSM Iaşi on the 17th of February with a 0-0 head to head stats.
UTA Arad will play away agasint Rapid Bucuresti on the 28th of February with a 3-3 head to head.
Petrolul 52 – Formation
Petrolul 52
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Petrolul 52 adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Florin Cristian Pârvu decided to play with the following team: Takayuki Seto, Lukáš Zima , Seniko Doua , Paul Papp , Bart Meijers , Lucian Dumitriu , Sergiu Hanca , Ismaël Diomandé , Jair , Alexandru Marian , Mihai Roman II and Gheorghe Grozav .
The home team had on the bench: Marian Huja, Jefferson Junior , Mihai Alexandru, Iustin Raducan , Denis Răzvan Radu, Pedro Justiniano, Guilherme Garutti, Mihnea Radulescu and Zoran Mitrov.
Petrolul 52 could not rely on the presence of Jefferson Junior (injured) and Mihnea Radulescu (injured).
Substitutions
Petrolul 52 made 3 changes: Seniko Doua for Jefferson Junior (54′), Ismaël Diomandé for Mihnea Radulescu (57′) and Mihai Roman II for Iustin Raducan (75′).
Best player: Bart Meijers
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Petrolul 52 was Bart Meijers.
His rating is with 81 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
UTA Arad – Formation
UTA Arad
Also UTA Arad adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mircea Rednic played with: Florin Iacob , Tiberiu Căpuşă , Marko Stolnik , Alexandru Benga , Aly Abeid , Marcelo Freitas , Cristian Mihai , Andrej Fabry , Albert Stahl , Godberg Cooper , Claudiu Micovschi .
These were the players on the bench: Diogo Rodrigues , Ivaylo Markov, Reagy Ofosu, Danylo Kucher, Raul Alexandru Stanciu , Frederik Holst, Herald Marku, Rares Pop and Denis Dumitrascu.
UTA Arad could not rely on the presence of Rares Pop (injured).
Substitutions
UTA Arad made 3 changes: Albert Stahl for Rares Pop (70′), Tiberiu Căpuşă for Diogo Rodrigues (70′) and Claudiu Micovschi for Denis Dumitrascu (90′).
Best player: Florin Iacob
The most impressive player for UTA Arad was the goalkeeper: Florin Iacob. His rating is 8.16. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Botoşani – FCSB – 0-1
- Voluntari – Universitatea Craiova – 0-0
- Petrolul 52 – UTA Arad – 0-0
