Match details. Superliga, Regular Season - 11. Kick-off is Sun 11 Oct, 19:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadionul Central, Ovidiu. The referee is Horatiu Fesnic.
What's at stake. FC Farul Constanta are 9th on 14 points after 10 games, level on points with FC Botosani, 1 point clear of CFR 1907 Cluj. A win would take them above FC Botosani. FC Petrolul Ploiesti are 4th on 19 points after 10 games, 1 point behind Universitatea Craiova, 1 point clear of Universitatea Cluj. A win would take them above Universitatea Craiova.
Form. FC Farul Constanta have won three, drawn five and lost two of their last ten, 1.4 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W D D D. In this competition FC Farul Constanta have gone L W D D D D. FC Petrolul Ploiesti have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D W W L. In this competition FC Petrolul Ploiesti have gone W D W W L W.
The numbers. FC Farul Constanta score 1.4 and concede 1.4 a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and three games without a goal. FC Farul Constanta average 12.9 shots (5.6 on target), 4.0 corners and 1.5 cards a game, with 51% of the ball. FC Petrolul Ploiesti score 1.4 and concede two a game in their last five away, with no clean sheets and two games without a goal. FC Petrolul Ploiesti average 13.2 shots (4.6 on target), 3.4 corners and 2.1 cards a game, with 41% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings FC Farul Constanta have won eight, drawn one and lost one. Five of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, FC Farul Constanta won four. The last time they met, on 15 Mar 2026, it finished FC Farul Constanta 2-0 FC Petrolul Ploiesti: FC Farul Constanta had 9 shots to 17, 42% of the ball, three yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: their goals for and against make FC Farul Constanta the likelier winners, but FC Petrolul Ploiesti are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour FC Farul Constanta; the meetings favour FC Farul Constanta. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 52%.
The case against. FC Petrolul Ploiesti's record still gives them 25% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to a tight game.
The read. FC Farul Constanta or the draw. An open game. Their goals for and against make FC Farul Constanta the likelier winners; FC Petrolul Ploiesti are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour FC Farul Constanta; the meetings favour FC Farul Constanta. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 52%.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.25, 74% on the records (FC Farul Constanta: over 1.5 goals in 8 of 10; FC Petrolul Ploiesti: over 1.5 goals in 4 of 5 away). Backup: FC Farul Constanta or Both Teams Score at 1.17. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: FC Farul Constanta 2-1 FC Petrolul Ploiesti (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).