Petrolul vs FCU 1948 Craiova, the first round play-off match of the Romanian Championship is scheduled for Monday 18 March at 20:30 at the Ilie Oane Stadium in Ploiești and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1 , Orange Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.

Petrolul, who are clearly losing speed at the end of the regular season, and FKU 1948 Craiova, who are in the playoffs, will meet in one of the most balanced games of the first stage of the Super League playoffs.

Petrol are in 5th place with 18 points, just two more than tonight’s opponents, and come off the back of one win and four losses in their last five league matches, having lost 1-2 at home to Sepsi in the previous round.

In fact, the Yellow Wolves have lost their last four consecutive rounds of the regular season, a streak that led to the dismissal of Florin Pirva, so the match against FCU 1948 Craiova will be led by second coach Florin Stinge (Ploiesti’s team is winless in its last 14 matches, both successful in one’s own estate).

In the home matches of this championship, “Petrol” won five, drew six and lost four, and the team’s best scorers are Zhair and Giku Grozavu, each of whom has six successes in the Super League.

FKU 1948 Craiova is in 7th place with 15 points, just one above direct relegation, and this comes after a draw and four defeats in the last five stages of the Superliga, and in the last round of the regular season, they lost a local derby to the University of Craiova, which is considered to be played on the home field, the score is 1-2.

It should be noted that FKU Craiova scored 43 goals in the regular season, the most of any team in the playoffs (in comparison, Petrolul have the second weakest attack in the league, with only 29 goals scored), but also have the second worst defense in the Super League with 52 goals conceded .

The Nicolo Napoli-coached side have three wins, two draws and 10 defeats in their away games this edition of the Superliga, while Olten’s top scorer in the league is Aurelian Kitsu with 10 goals.

In the regular season of the Super League, two teams shared their victories, each of which managed to prove themselves on their field: Petrolul in the round with a score of 4-3, and FKU 1948 Craiova in return with a score of 2-0.

Superbet offers odds of 1.67 on the PsFX prediction: a draw at halftime or at the end of the match Petrolul – FCU 1948 Craiova.

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