Soccer betting preview: Botoşani welcomes Rapid Bucuresti in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Sun 22.August
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (7782 seats)

Botoşani will contest Rapid Bucuresti in this Liga 1 fixture. Everything you should know about the fixture is found here!

Insights:
  • Botoşani have not yet lost a game.
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Liga 1

Botoşani and Rapid Bucuresti should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Botoşani form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Botoşani's two home games in the Liga 1 so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Stadionul Municipal. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Botoşani has won their last four matches.

Happy days for Botoşani in their previous game, a Liga 1 match away at Gaz Metan Mediaş (placed 15th) that ended with a 1-0 victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting UTA Arad in a game that was won 2-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Botoşani perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Botoşani as a small favourite), we find four games. Botoşani has won one of these, drawn two and lost one.

Botoşani has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Rapid Bucuresti form and stats

Rapid Bucuresti are yet to lose a point on their Liga 1 travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Rapid Bucuresti has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

450 minutes! That's how long the Bucuresti goalkeeper Horatiu Moldovan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Bucuresti had fun at their own home (Stadionul Municipal) last time out, beating FCSB 1-0.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Arges at their stadium, the result 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bucuresti playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were one Rapid Bucuresti win, zero draws and two defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Rapid Bucuresti has managed 3 goals and let in 0 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Botoşani victory, two draws and zero Rapid Bucuresti wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BotoşaniH. Ongenda
H. Ongenda
2 goals
Rapid BucurestiA. Bălan
A. Bălan
2 goals
BotoşaniE. Papa
E. Papa
1 goals

Botoşani missing players

Rapid Bucuresti missing players

Botoşani Rapid Bucuresti
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 0 2 5
4 1 0 Won W 0 2 4
1 1 1 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 2 0 Scored S 0 3 5
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
80% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 80%
40% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 20%
40% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 100%
20% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 20%
 
2.4 2.5 1 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 3.4
4.6 4.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 3.6
2.6 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.2 10.5 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.5 8.8
3.4 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4
35% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 25%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Botoşani have not yet lost a game.
  • Botoşani have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rapid Bucuresti have not yet conceded a single goal in all their games.
  • Rapid Bucuresti have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rapid Bucuresti have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Liga 1
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Liga 1
  • Rapid Bucuresti have the most clean sheets (5) in Liga 1
  • Rapid Bucuresti have won all their away games so far.
  • Rapid Bucuresti have won significantly less corners away then at home.
Botoşani Last season Rapid Bucuresti
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
40 20   Played P   15 30
14 8   Won W   7 15
10 5   Drew D   1 5
16 7   Lost L   7 10
52 25   Scored S   22 48
54 21   Conceded C   22 40
92% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 93%
75% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 77%
52% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   60% 60%
25% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 37%
15% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   27% 20%
62% 50%   BTTS BTTS   47% 53%
20% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 30%
25% 30%   Failed to Score F T   33% 23%
 
4.8 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4 4.3
4.4 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.2
2.6 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.5
9 3   Red cards R C   2 3
 
9.3 11   Shots (avg) S (   7.9 9.5
3.9 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.9
34% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   46% 41%

  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 5 5 0 0 8 3 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 15
2 Rapid Bucuresti 5 4 1 0 5 0 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 5 13
3 Botoşani 5 4 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 4 1 4 13
4 FCSB 5 2 2 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 8
5 SSC Farul 5 2 2 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 8
6 UTA Arad 5 2 2 1 4 3 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 8
7 U Craiova 1948 5 2 1 2 6 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 0 2 5 6 0 7
8 Dinamo Bucureşti 5 2 0 3 6 6 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 6
9 Universitatea Craiova 5 2 0 3 6 7 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -1 6
10 Mioveni 5 2 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 -2 6
11 Voluntari 5 2 0 3 5 8 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 6 -3 6
12 Chindia Targoviste 5 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 0 2 -1 5
13 Arges 5 1 1 3 4 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 -1 4
14 Sepsi 5 1 1 3 4 6 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
15 Gaz Metan Mediaş 5 1 1 3 4 7 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 4
16 Academica Clinceni 5 0 0 5 3 10 2 0 0 2 2 4 3 0 0 3 1 6 -7 0

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.