Petrolul Ploiesti vs CFR 1907 Cluj prediction

Petrolul Ploiesti – CFR 1907 Cluj, Liga I, Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 05:00 PM (GMT). Venue: TBD

Petrolul Ploiesti is #4 in the table (23 pts) and CFR 1907 Cluj #9 (17 pts). Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Petrolul Ploiesti 1, draws 1, CFR 1907 Cluj 4. Their last meeting, on February 21, 2026, ended CFR 1907 Cluj 2-1 Petrolul Ploiesti.

Petrolul Ploiesti

05:00 PM

CFR 1907 Cluj

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Petrolul arrive with the stronger league position, home-ground resilience and the backing of a full Ilie Oană. CFR have enough attacking quality to make this competitive, but they come off a draining cup defeat and a compressed preparation period that Șumudică has openly criticised. The home side’s ability to turn loose balls and wide deliveries into sustained pressure is the central matchup. CFR must manage the early atmosphere, avoid cheap turnovers and preserve their running power for the closing stages.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 5 key factors are in the full analysis.

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Head-to-head analysis

Recent meetings have generally been close and low-margin, with each club recording narrow wins and one goalless draw in the recent sequence. CFR won the latest league encounter, while Petrolul took the most recent meeting at Ilie Oană.

Form (last 5)

Petrolul PloiestiLeague position #4 · 23 ptsL D W

CFR 1907 ClujLeague position #9 · 17 ptsW L D

Petrolul Ploiesti vs CFR 1907 Cluj stats

	Petrolul Ploiesti	CFR 1907 Cluj
Played	13	13
Goals scored	18	19
Goals conceded	17	20
Clean sheets	4	4

Last meetings

2026-02-21CFR 1907 Cluj 2-1 Petrolul Ploiesti
2025-10-20Petrolul Ploiesti 1-0 CFR 1907 Cluj
2025-02-22CFR 1907 Cluj 2-0 Petrolul Ploiesti
2024-10-19Petrolul Ploiesti 0-0 CFR 1907 Cluj
2024-02-03Petrolul Ploiesti 1-2 CFR 1907 Cluj
2023-09-18CFR 1907 Cluj 1-0 Petrolul Ploiesti