Fixture preview for Liga 1: Botoşani - Gaz Metan Mediaş at Stadionul Municipal

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Wed 15.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (7782 seats)

Botoşani have won 30 points playing as the hosts. Gaz Metan Mediaş have 19 points being the away side. Are we looking at a home win?

Insights:
  • Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither Botoşani nor Gaz Metan Mediaş 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.

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Botoşani form and stats

2 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Botoşani have to build on here at Stadionul Municipal in the Liga 1. The last three games played by Botoşani, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Botoşani travelled for their previous game, a trip to UTA Arad that ended 0-0.

In the match before that, Botoşani hosted Universitatea Craiova and drew the game 2-2.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Botoşani matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, one draw and two defeats (from five games).

Botoşani are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at Rapid Bucuresti awaits in three days.

Botoşani aren't scoring a lot here at Stadionul Municipal in the league, with only 7 goals from 9 games. Botoşani's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Gaz Metan Mediaş form and stats

There's been little loot from Gaz Metan Mediaş's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Liga 1. Gaz Metan Mediaş only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws.

The manager Poenaru was unhappy after their last game, a Liga 1 match played at their home ground Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan. Mediaş suffered a 0-1 loss to FCSB (placed 2nd).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Arges with the score of 2-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Mediaş when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing one and winning one game.

A quick return to home after this game, as Mediaş are hosting Universitatea Craiova in the Liga 1 only three days away.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Mediaş have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest H2H meeting ended Gaz Metan Mediaş - Botoşani 0-1, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): Botoşani won six games, three matches ended with a tie and Gaz Metan Mediaş have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

BotoşaniM. Edjouma
M. Edjouma
3 goals
BotoşaniH. Ongenda
H. Ongenda
3 goals
BotoşaniH. Kage
H. Kage
3 goals

Botoşani missing players

Gaz Metan Mediaş missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Botoşani Gaz Metan Mediaş
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 2 9 19
7 2 0 Won W 1 3 5
9 5 2 Drew D 0 0 4
3 2 0 Lost L 1 6 10
18 7 1 Scored S 2 7 15
17 9 1 Conceded C 3 12 22
84% 78% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
63% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 58%
26% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 37%
11% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 47%
37% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 16%
26% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 42%
 
3.6 4.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.1 3.3
5.3 4.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 7 6.4
2.5 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.1 2.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
10.4 11.3 19 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 5.7 6.4
4.3 4.9 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.8
22% 16% 6% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 28%
 
9.5 8 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 11.6 10.9
3.4 2.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.7 3.7
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga 1
  • Botoşani have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gaz Metan Mediaş haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 18 16 0 2 28 8 9 9 0 0 17 4 9 7 0 2 11 4 20 48
2 FCSB 19 13 4 2 35 16 9 8 1 0 26 8 10 5 3 2 9 8 19 43
3 Voluntari 19 10 3 6 23 19 10 6 2 2 13 7 9 4 1 4 10 12 4 33
4 Rapid Bucuresti 19 8 7 4 24 17 10 4 3 3 9 6 9 4 4 1 15 11 7 31
5 Universitatea Craiova 19 9 3 7 35 22 9 6 1 2 24 8 10 3 2 5 11 14 13 30
6 Botoşani 19 7 9 3 18 17 9 2 5 2 7 9 10 5 4 1 11 8 1 30
7 SSC Farul 18 8 5 5 21 10 9 7 1 1 16 2 9 1 4 4 5 8 11 29
8 Arges 19 8 3 8 18 16 9 3 1 5 7 9 10 5 2 3 11 7 2 27
9 UTA Arad 19 6 8 5 16 13 10 3 4 3 7 7 9 3 4 2 9 6 3 26
10 Sepsi 18 4 9 5 19 17 9 2 4 3 11 10 9 2 5 2 8 7 2 21
11 Chindia Targoviste 18 4 7 7 12 13 9 2 3 4 8 9 9 2 4 3 4 4 -1 19
12 Gaz Metan Mediaş 19 5 4 10 15 22 10 2 4 4 8 10 9 3 0 6 7 12 -7 19
13 Mioveni 18 4 5 9 11 25 9 2 3 4 3 7 9 2 2 5 8 18 -14 17
14 U Craiova 1948 19 3 6 10 12 21 10 2 3 5 6 11 9 1 3 5 6 10 -9 15
15 Academica Clinceni 19 2 4 13 15 40 9 1 2 6 7 15 10 1 2 7 8 25 -25 10
16 Dinamo Bucuresti 18 2 3 13 13 39 9 2 3 4 10 14 9 0 0 9 3 25 -26 9

Table
  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 18 16 0 2 28 8 9 9 0 0 17 4 9 7 0 2 11 4 20 48
2 FCSB 19 13 4 2 35 16 9 8 1 0 26 8 10 5 3 2 9 8 19 43
3 Voluntari 19 10 3 6 23 19 10 6 2 2 13 7 9 4 1 4 10 12 4 33
4 Rapid Bucuresti 19 8 7 4 24 17 10 4 3 3 9 6 9 4 4 1 15 11 7 31
5 Universitatea Craiova 19 9 3 7 35 22 9 6 1 2 24 8 10 3 2 5 11 14 13 30
6 Botoşani 19 7 9 3 18 17 9 2 5 2 7 9 10 5 4 1 11 8 1 30
7 SSC Farul 18 8 5 5 21 10 9 7 1 1 16 2 9 1 4 4 5 8 11 29
8 Arges 19 8 3 8 18 16 9 3 1 5 7 9 10 5 2 3 11 7 2 27
9 UTA Arad 19 6 8 5 16 13 10 3 4 3 7 7 9 3 4 2 9 6 3 26
10 Sepsi 18 4 9 5 19 17 9 2 4 3 11 10 9 2 5 2 8 7 2 21
11 Chindia Targoviste 18 4 7 7 12 13 9 2 3 4 8 9 9 2 4 3 4 4 -1 19
12 Gaz Metan Mediaş 19 5 4 10 15 22 10 2 4 4 8 10 9 3 0 6 7 12 -7 19
13 Mioveni 18 4 5 9 11 25 9 2 3 4 3 7 9 2 2 5 8 18 -14 17
14 U Craiova 1948 19 3 6 10 12 21 10 2 3 5 6 11 9 1 3 5 6 10 -9 15
15 Academica Clinceni 19 2 4 13 15 40 9 1 2 6 7 15 10 1 2 7 8 25 -25 10
16 Dinamo Bucuresti 18 2 3 13 13 39 9 2 3 4 10 14 9 0 0 9 3 25 -26 9

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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.