Petrolul Ploiesti vs CFR 1907 Cluj prediction and preview

31 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Under 3.5 GoalsOdds 1.30Market probability 73%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Petrolul Ploiesti host CFR 1907 Cluj in the Liga I (Romania) on 31 Oct 2026, 17:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Under 3.5 Goals — fewer than 3.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.30, which the bookmaker market rated at about 73% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Petrolul Ploiesti had won 5, drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 20 and conceding 11. CFR 1907 Cluj had won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 15 scored and 16 conceded.

Both teams scored in 5 of Petrolul Ploiesti's last 10 and 7 of CFR 1907 Cluj's last 10; 5 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Petrolul Ploiesti averaged 1.33 goals scored and 1.25 conceded across 12 matches; away from home CFR 1907 Cluj averaged 1.20 scored and 1.40 conceded across 15.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.83 goals from Petrolul Ploiesti and 1.11 from CFR 1907 Cluj. From that it rates a home win at 53%, a draw at 25% and an away win at 22%, against 38%, 28% and 34% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 66%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Petrolul Ploiesti (green) and CFR 1907 Cluj (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form53% – 47%

Attack56% – 44%

Defence50% – 50%

Head-to-head29% – 71%

Goals33% – 67%

Overall strength49% – 51%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Petrolul Ploiesti	WWDLL	2.00	1.10	50%	50%
CFR 1907 Cluj	LDLWL	1.50	1.60	70%	70%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
Under 3.5 Goals	73%	1.30
Double Chance 12	72%	1.33
Over 1.5 Goals	72%	1.28
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	69%	1.36
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals	67%	1.40
Over 8.5 Corners	54%	1.73
BTTS Yes	53%	1.80
Under 2.5 Goals	52%	1.85

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.