Only a win will satisfy the Botoşani supporters in this Stadionul Municipal clash with Viitorul, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Liga 1 table.
Botoşani form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga 1, Botoşani have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Botoşani, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Botoşani drew their last game, 1-1 away at Astra (placed 8th). Ahead of that match, Botoşani lost 1-2 at home to Sepsi.
The Botoşani fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Viitorul form and stats
Playing away, Viitorul have won 3 games, drawn 6 and suffered 5 defeats in the Liga 1 this season. Viitorul have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Viitorul are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Liga 1. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Viitorul goalkeeper Valentin Alexandru Cojocaru is eager to challenge this, with his 228 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Viitorul's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Chindia Targoviste that finished 0-0. A 0-0 draw at Hermannstadt's stadium before that.
Viitorul have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Viitorul as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Viitorul - Botoşani 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Botoşani won four, Viitorul won five and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Keyta 13 goals |  A. Ciobanu 6 goals | R. Fili 3 goals |
Botoşani missing players
Viitorul missing players
| Botoşani | Viitorul | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 37 | 18 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 32 |
| 35 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 32 |
| 89% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 75% | 71% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 73% |
| 54% | 43% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 23% | 42% |
| 25% | 21% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 23% |
| 14% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 61% | 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 38% | 62% |
| 25% | 36% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 19% |
| 25% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 46% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.6 | 11.3 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.1 | 10.6 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 |
| 33% | 30% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 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 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 63 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 60 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 56 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 | Botoşani | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 38 |
| 6 | Academica Clinceni | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Arges | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -7 | 37 |
| 8 | Astra | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 9 | Chindia Targoviste | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 36 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -12 | 33 |
| 11 | Viitorul | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucuresti | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 27 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 28 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 23 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 61 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 34 | -36 | 19 |