Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for CFR Cluj - Botoşani!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
CFR Cluj form and stats
CFR Cluj, who have the most scored goals (51) in Liga 1, have been very solid at home in the Liga 1 so far, with 35 points collected from 13 matches (11-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
A nice win for Cluj last time playing, versus Gaz Metan Medias. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Damjan Đoković and Ciprian Deac scoring for the victors. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Astra the opponent.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for CFR Cluj home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
Cluj are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at FCSB awaits in two days.
Goals decide football matches and Cluj are scoring many of them at home; 30 on target from 13 league matches. Defensively Cluj have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Botoşani form and stats
6 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Botoşani playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.
Botoşani have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 248 minutes ago. A. Tiganasu was the goal scorer.
Botoşani's previous game was their home loss versus Universitatea Craiova (0-2). A draw for Botoşani before that, at their own venue hosting Astra (0-0).
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Botoşani played away with similar odds. This revealed one game. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected zero times.
A new game in only three days for Botoşani, the Liga 1 home match versus Gaz Metan Medias. Busy days.
Botoşani have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Botoşani have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Botoşani - Cluj 0-2, played this season. CFR Cluj-Botoşani H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Cluj four wins, Botoşani two wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Deac 11 goals |   M. Dugandžić 8 goals |  A. Omrani 7 goals |
CFR Cluj missing players
Botoşani missing players
| CFR Cluj | Botoşani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 17 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 19 | 14 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 62 | 37 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 22 | 42 |
| 22 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 40 |
| 85% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 73% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 76% |
| 48% | 47% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 41% | 44% |
| 30% | 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | 21% |
| 18% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 39% | 24% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 53% | 56% |
| 61% | 76% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 41% | 29% |
| 15% | 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 5.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 368 | 193 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 181 | 398 |
| 157 | 77 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 77 | 157 |
| 39% | 48% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 29% | 27% |
- CFR Cluj has the fewest conceded goals (16)
- CFR Cluj has the fewest conceded goals (2) at home
- CFR Cluj has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- CFR Cluj has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13)
- CFR Cluj has the most clean sheets (13) at home
- CFR Cluj has the most clean sheets (20)
- CFR Cluj has the most points (35) at home
- CFR Cluj has the most scored goals (51)
- CFR Cluj has the most scored goals in the first half (30)
- CFR Cluj has the the best goal difference (+28) at home
- CFR Cluj has the the best goal difference (+35)
- CFR Cluj have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- CFR Cluj have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CFR Cluj | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 52 |
| 2 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 46 |
| 3 | Botoşani | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 45 |
| 4 | FCSB | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Gaz Metan Medias | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Astra | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Viitorul | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 40 |
| 8 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -4 | 34 |
| 9 | Sepsi | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Chindia Targoviste | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -18 | 25 |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -18 | 25 |
| 12 | CSM Iasi | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 22 |
| 13 | Academica Clinceni | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | Voluntari | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -23 | 20 |