With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Botoşani fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Hermannstadt.
- Hermannstadt has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 1
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Botoşani form and stats
Overall Liga 1 stats at home this season for Botoşani are 2-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Botoşani are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Academica Clinceni. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Dinamo Bucureşti in a game that was won 4-0.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Botoşani's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played four games, won one match, drawn one and lost two.
Botoşani are traveling soon after this match as the Liga 1 match at Chindia Targoviste awaits in four days.
Botoşani has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Botoşani have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hermannstadt form and stats
Hermannstadt, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 1, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Liga 1, after 1-5-3 (9 played).
Hermannstadt delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Chindia Targoviste (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Liga 1 game. Preceding that, the 1-3 home loss versus CFR Cluj.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Hermannstadt when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing three times, drawing two and winning zero games.
A quick return to home after this game, as Hermannstadt are hosting Gaz Metan Medias in the Liga 1 only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hermannstadt have scored 9 goals in 9 league games away. Hermannstadt's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 14 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Hermannstadt - Botoşani 2-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Botoşani five wins, one draw and Hermannstadt one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Keyta 11 goals |  R. Santos Pires 3 goals | D. Mayoral Lastras 3 goals |
Botoşani missing players
Hermannstadt missing players
| Botoşani | Hermannstadt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 27 | 12 | 10 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 25 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 89% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 79% | 67% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 74% |
| 58% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 42% |
| 32% | 33% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 32% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 63% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 26% | 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 21% | 44% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 11.9 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.3 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 36% | 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 37% |
- Hermannstadt has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 1
- Hermannstadt has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Liga 1
- Hermannstadt have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 37 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 32 |
| 5 | Academica Clinceni | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Chindia Targoviste | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Botoşani | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Viitorul | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | UTA Arad | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -11 | 24 |
| 10 | Gaz Metan Medias | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Arges | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Astra | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Hermannstadt | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Voluntari | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -24 | 15 |