The home supporters expect a win in this match, as the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. Petrolul 52 are in 8th position while the guesting Botoşani lose sleep at 13th.
- Petrolul 52 have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Liga 1
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Petrolul 52 form and stats
6-3-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga 1 numbers at home for Petrolul 52 so far this season.
The home team returns to Stadionul Ilie Oană after drawing with Voluntari on their last time out; the game ended 2-2.
Before that game, the home loss against Universitatea Cluj with the scoreline 0-2.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Petrolul 52 have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 2.
It should be considered that a glance at the 12 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The Petrolul 52 fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 15 matches. Petrolul's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Botoşani form and stats
There's been little loot from Botoşani's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Liga 1. Botoşani only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.
290 minutes! That's how long the Botoşani goalkeeper Razvan Ducan and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Botoşani's last game was the home draw against U Craiova 1948 (0-0).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus UTA Arad at their stadium, the result 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Botoşani playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Botoşani wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's latest 10 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Botoşani rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 29 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Botoşani - Petrolul 52 5-0 was the story when these contenders formerly met, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Petrolul wins - draws - Botoşani wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less. One of the stars has been Mailat with 2 goals scored against Petrolul 52 in these 2 meetings.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Mailat 14 goals |   G. Grozav 9 goals |  C. Irobiso 7 goals |
Petrolul 52 missing players
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| Petrolul 52 | Botoşani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 7 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 14 | 8 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 34 | 20 | 10 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 34 |
| 48 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | 45 |
| 97% | 94% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 89% |
| 66% | 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 65% | 60% |
| 34% | 28% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 20% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | 20% |
| 11% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | 14% |
| 37% | 39% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 35% | 43% |
| 34% | 39% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 29% | 37% |
| 31% | 28% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 41% | 31% |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 8.6 | 9.7 |
| 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 31% | 36% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 24% | 26% |
| 10.1 | 7.9 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 11.5 | 10.7 |
| 4 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
- Botoşani have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Botoşani have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have the most matches under the total-line (25) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in Liga 1
- Petrolul 52 have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Liga 1
- Petrolul 52 have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) 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 | SSC Farul | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 64 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 63 |
| 3 | FCSB | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 57 |
| 4 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 54 |
| 5 | Rapid Bucuresti | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Sepsi | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 42 |
| 7 | U Craiova 1948 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 8 | Petrolul 52 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 36 |
| 9 | Voluntari | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -4 | 34 |
| 10 | Universitatea Cluj | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -12 | 34 |
| 11 | Hermannstadt | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 32 |
| 12 | Chindia Targoviste | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Botoşani | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 29 | -15 | 32 |
| 14 | UTA Arad | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 27 |
| 15 | Argeş | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -20 | 27 |
| 16 | Mioveni | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -22 | 22 |
