Striving Botoşani are desperate to pull off a surprise victory when they welcome hard-driving CFR Cluj in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have so-so confidence.
- Botoşani have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Liga 1
- CFR Cluj have scored in all their away matches so far.
It's no vacation for neither Botoşani nor CFR Cluj as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Botoşani form and stats
Botoşani have played 9 Liga 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The Botoşani supporters got no joy from their last fixture, a Romania Cup duel also played here at Stadionul Municipal: A 0-2 defeat against FCSB.
Heartbreak before that as Botoşani lost 0-8 at SSC Farul's place.Botoşani's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
CFR Cluj form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 2 losses in the Liga 1. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. CFR Cluj hope to make it five in this match.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to SSC Farul in their previous outing. The Romania Cup fixture ended 0-0.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Chindia Târgovişte in the Liga 1.CFR Cluj have another game that requires travelling in just four nights, a Liga 1 game vs FCSB. A grim schedule for the visiting team!
Cluj has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, CFR Cluj have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Curiously enough, CFR Cluj have found the net in every league match they've played since NOT scoring against today's hosts; the CFR Cluj - Botoşani 0-1 match 14 game weeks ago. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Botoşani victories, one draw and five CFR Cluj wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Mailat 5 goals |   K. Muhar 4 goals | C. Malele 4 goals |
Botoşani missing players
CFR Cluj missing players
| Botoşani | CFR Cluj | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| 32 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 84% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 72% |
| 37% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 50% | 50% |
| 26% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 33% |
| 21% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 47% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 50% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 38% | 44% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 3.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.8 | 11.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 9.6 | 11.6 |
| 3.4 | 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| 25% | 21% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | 37% |
| 12.2 | 11.6 | 21.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.6 | 8.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.8 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 |
- Botoşani have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- CFR Cluj have scored in all their away matches so far.
- CFR Cluj have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- CFR Cluj haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SSC Farul | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 40 |
| 3 | Rapid Bucuresti | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | FCSB | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Universitatea Craiova | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 32 |
| 6 | Petrolul 52 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Sepsi | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 8 | Hermannstadt | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Voluntari | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Arges | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 11 | Chindia Târgovişte | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Botoşani | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -16 | 20 |
| 13 | U Craiova 1948 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | Universitatea Cluj | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 15 | UTA Arad | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -21 | 8 |
