Sepsi vs Botoşani betting preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (5000 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the Sepsi supporters in this Stadionul Municipal clash with Botoşani, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Liga 1 table.

Insights:
  • Sepsi has the most points from losing position (8) in Liga 1
  • Botoşani has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Liga 1

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sepsi form and stats

2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Sepsi so far this season.

In their previous game, the manager L. Grozavu led his Sepsi to a defeat in the Romania Cup match away at Sporting Turnu. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadionul Municipal. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Chindia Targoviste.

Sepsi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 5 games. Sepsi have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botoşani form and stats

2-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Botoşani in their Liga 1 matches away.

It's the second away game in a row for Botoşani, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Concordia Chiajna in the Romania Cup last time out. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Universitatea Craiova in the Liga 1.

The travelling fans enjoy Botoşani's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. For Botoşani, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Sepsi, three draws and five wins for Botoşani. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

BotoşaniH. Keyta
H. Keyta
4 goals
SepsiA. Achahbar
A. Achahbar
2 goals
SepsiR. Bouhenna
R. Bouhenna
2 goals

Sepsi missing players

Botoşani missing players

Sepsi Botoşani
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 3 Played P 2 6 11
5 2 2 Won W 0 2 3
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 0 Lost L 2 3 5
15 5 4 Scored S 2 9 15
10 3 1 Conceded C 6 12 17
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 82%
73% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
36% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 64%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 36%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 27%
55% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 64%
27% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 27%
27% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
11.9 13 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 7.7 9.3
4.8 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 3.5
28% 24% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 38% 39%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • All of Botoşani's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Botoşani has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Liga 1
  • Botoşani have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botoşani have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Botoşani haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sepsi has the most points from losing position (8) in Liga 1
  • Sepsi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FCSB 11 9 0 2 31 12 5 5 0 0 18 3 6 4 0 2 13 9 19 27
2 Universitatea Craiova 11 8 1 2 14 5 5 3 0 2 5 3 6 5 1 0 9 2 9 25
3 CFR Cluj 11 6 3 2 12 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 5 4 1 0 8 2 6 21
4 Sepsi 11 5 4 2 15 10 5 2 2 1 5 3 6 3 2 1 10 7 5 19
5 Academica Clinceni 11 5 4 2 11 6 6 3 1 2 6 4 5 2 3 0 5 2 5 19
6 UTA Arad 11 4 5 2 12 11 5 1 2 2 4 6 6 3 3 0 8 5 1 17
7 Viitorul 11 4 4 3 17 15 6 2 3 1 11 10 5 2 1 2 6 5 2 16
8 Chindia Targoviste 11 4 2 5 7 9 5 2 0 3 4 7 6 2 2 2 3 2 -2 14
9 Gaz Metan Medias 11 4 1 6 17 17 5 1 1 3 7 9 6 3 0 3 10 8 0 13
10 Voluntari 11 4 1 6 14 16 6 3 0 3 9 7 5 1 1 3 5 9 -2 13
11 Botoşani 11 3 3 5 15 17 5 1 2 2 6 5 6 2 1 3 9 12 -2 12
12 Hermannstadt 11 2 5 4 11 16 5 1 2 2 5 6 6 1 3 2 6 10 -5 11
13 CSM Iasi 11 3 1 7 12 29 6 2 1 3 9 14 5 1 0 4 3 15 -17 10
14 Dinamo Bucureşti 11 2 3 6 12 14 6 1 3 2 6 5 5 1 0 4 6 9 -2 9
15 Argeş 11 2 3 6 10 18 6 2 1 3 7 9 5 0 2 3 3 9 -8 9
16 Astra 11 2 2 7 11 20 6 1 1 4 8 12 5 1 1 3 3 8 -9 8

Read more about Liga 1

The Liga I, also spelled Liga 1, is the top level of the football pyramid in Romania. It is also known as the Liga 1 Betano due to its sponsor. It has 14 teams playing 26 fixtures each to create a league table for the regular season. The top six teams then play a championship round, the last eight play a relegation round.