Liga I · Regular Season - 14
Petrolul Ploiesti vs CFR 1907 Cluj
Sat 31 Oct 2026 · 18:00 UTC
Petrolul Ploiesti host CFR 1907 Cluj on Sat 31 Oct 2026 (Liga I); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Petrolul Ploiesti 28%, draw 28%, CFR 1907 Cluj 44%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Petrolul Ploiesti €315K, CFR 1907 Cluj €567K.
- Style contrast in attacking (Liga I): Petrolul Ploiesti rank #17 of 18, CFR 1907 Cluj #1.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Petrolul Ploiesti goals first.
- 1–114%
- 0–110%
- 1–29%
- 0–08%
- 0–28%
- 1–07%
- Other scores44%
Team Elo: Petrolul Ploiesti 1511 · CFR 1907 Cluj 1630
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.
Petrolul Ploiesti · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.6 (Elite) · Elo 1621
CFR 1907 Cluj · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +1.3 (Average) · Elo 1704
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Petrolul Ploiesti
4th in Liga I · 20 pts from 12
- 17 OctDSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Liga I1557
- 11 OctLFarul Constanta Liga I1577
- 21 SepWCsikszereda Liga I1516
- 14 SepDFCSB Liga I1541
- 6 SepWCorvinul Hunedoara Liga I1514
CFR 1907 Cluj
8th in Liga I · 16 pts from 12
- 18 OctLUta Arad Liga I1626
- 12 OctWArges Pitesti Liga I1640
- 8 OctLUniversitatea Cluj Liga I1629
- 19 SepWFC Botosani Liga I1609
- 12 SepLSepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe Liga I1598
Season outlook
From the Liga I simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrolul Ploiesti | 20 /12 | 41.9 | 0% | 9% | 2% | 6th |
| CFR 1907 Cluj | 16 /12 | 42.3 | 0% | 12% | 2% | 6th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 16th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: –
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Petrolul Ploiesti: balanced profile (how Ricardo André Pinho de Sousa plays) · CFR 1907 Cluj: shot-heavy · creative (how Marius Şumudică plays)