This could be an interesting match as Botoşani have their presumed home advantage while FCSB are ahead 23 points in the Liga 1 table.
- FCSB have the most scored goals (57) in Liga 1
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga 1 game only three days ago.
Botoşani form and stats
The story so far in the Liga 1 for Botoşani at their home stadium (Stadionul Municipal) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Botoşani after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Botoşani supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sepsi in Liga 1 and win 2-1. Prior to that, an away loss at CFR Cluj.
Manager M. Ciobanu felt very clever after Realdo Fili scored the winning goal against Sepsi, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.
The manager M. Ciobanu will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Universitatea Craiova in only three days.
Botoşani are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 15 games. Botoşani have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FCSB form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga 1 matches, FCSB, who have the most scored goals (57) in Liga 1, have produced an overall stat of 8-3-4 so far.
FCSB played 1-1 against CFR Cluj in their previous match. A 0-2 defeat away at Universitatea Craiova before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Academica Clinceni in just four days.
FCSB have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. As opposed to that, FCSB have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: FCSB - Botoşani 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Botoşani one win, three draws and FCSB six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Tănase 22 goals |   H. Keyta 14 goals | R. Fili 7 goals |
Botoşani missing players
FCSB missing players
| Botoşani | FCSB | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 7 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 45 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 24 | 63 |
| 43 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 17 | 28 |
| 91% | 89% | 71% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 94% | 94% |
| 77% | 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 76% | 77% |
| 51% | 44% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 49% |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 20% |
| 11% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 14% |
| 63% | 50% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 37% |
| 23% | 33% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 53% | 51% |
| 23% | 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.6 | 11.4 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 33% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 25% | 30% |
- FCSB have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FCSB have the most scored goals (57) in Liga 1
- FCSB have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in Liga 1
- FCSB have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Liga 1
- FCSB have the the best goal difference (+35) in Liga 1
| 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 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 35 | 65 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 64 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 58 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 6 | Botoşani | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Arges | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -8 | 40 |
| 8 | Chindia Targoviste | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Astra | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -10 | 37 |
| 11 | Gaz Metan Medias | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 32 |
| 13 | Viitorul | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -15 | 27 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 64 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 37 | -35 | 25 |