SC FC Petrolul Ploiesti

vs

Otelul Galati

Preview

Petrolul (home)

• Petrolul are unbeaten in 1 from 1 at home in Liga I 2026/2027 (1 win), while Oțelul are unbeaten in 1 from 1 on their travels (1 draw).
• After beating FC Dinamo București 1-0 at home and losing 1-0 to FC Argeș away, the hosts have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 overall, a run which began with the aforementioned 5-1 defeat to Oțelul at this very venue.

Oțelul (away)

• Oțelul Galați sit 2nd in the table with 4 points from 2 matches and SC FC Petrolul Ploiesti sit 10th with 3 points from 2 games.
• Stjepan Tomas's men followed up a 2-1 win at home to CFR 1907 Cluj with a 2-2 away draw to FC UTA Arad and they're the sharpest side on paper coming into this contest, although Petrolul's home advantage and the odds on the match make this a push for us.

Head-to-Head

• Oțelul Galați were in fine form in their opening 2 games of the Liga I 2026/2027 season and the visitors are in a good position to add to their 4 points tally against a side who they have the psychological edge over after beating them 5-1 in the playout at the end of last season.
• Petrolul have failed to win any of their last 3 home games against Oțelul, so there's certainly a case to be made for the visitors on Friday.

Key Players

• Pedro Nuno
  • Pedro Nuno has 4 assists in 2 games in Liga I 2026/2027 and 5 of Oțelul's last 14 goals overall.
• Patrick
  • They have the livewire Patrick up top, who has scored 2 of their 4 goals in 2 matches so far (5 of their last 14).

Betting Insights

• The odds make this a really tough call with Petrolul coming in as slight favorites at 2.54, against 2.76 for Oțelul and 3.1 for a draw.
• Under 2.5 goals & no for both teams to score looks the smart bet here, priced at 1.55.