Sepsi vs Botoşani: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Romania Liga 1
Competition: Thu 27.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadionul Municipal (5000 seats)

Sepsi are placed 4th so far, while Botoşani are lagging 3 points behind in the table. Can they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • Botoşani have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Liga 1

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Sepsi form and stats

Sepsi have collected 20 points from their Liga 1 home games so far after 4-8-3.

Sepsi are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Academica Clinceni.

Before that, Sepsi drew at home versus FCSB.

Sepsi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 15 games. Sepsi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Botoşani form and stats

Playing away, Botoşani have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats in the Liga 1 this season.

The manager M. Croitoru was unhappy after their last game, a Liga 1 match played at their home ground Stadionul Municipal. Botoşani suffered a 0-1 loss to CFR Cluj.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Academica Clinceni wasn't a success with a 3-4 loss.

The visiting Botoşani have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 15 games. Botoşani have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Botoşani - Sepsi 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Sepsi won one game, four matches ended with a draw and Botoşani has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

BotoşaniH. Keyta
H. Keyta
14 goals
SepsiP. Šafranko
P. Šafranko
8 goals
BotoşaniR. Fili
R. Fili
7 goals

Sepsi missing players

Botoşani missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sepsi Botoşani
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
39 19 4 Played P 8 19 39
14 6 3 Won W 1 6 14
17 9 0 Drew D 0 5 10
8 4 1 Lost L 7 8 15
53 26 8 Scored S 10 27 52
39 18 2 Conceded C 19 32 53
87% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 92%
69% 63% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 88% 84% 77%
44% 32% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 63% 54%
21% 26% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 38% 32% 26%
10% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 38% 26% 15%
54% 47% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 79% 64%
31% 32% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 21%
28% 26% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 16% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.1 2.7 2.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 4 6 9
 
10.2 11.3 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.8 9.4
3.9 3.9 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.2 3.9
35% 35% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 44% 34%
Key stats in Liga 1 this season:
  • Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Botoşani have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in Liga 1
  • Botoşani have the most scored goals in the first half (31) 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 FCSB 30 20 5 5 57 22 15 12 2 1 35 7 15 8 3 4 22 15 35 65
2 CFR Cluj 30 19 7 4 42 15 15 8 5 2 22 7 15 11 2 2 20 8 27 64
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 10 4 33 14 15 8 4 3 15 8 15 8 6 1 18 6 19 58
4 Sepsi 30 10 15 5 43 31 15 4 8 3 21 15 15 6 7 2 22 16 12 45
5 Academica Clinceni 30 10 14 6 30 26 15 6 5 4 13 12 15 4 9 2 17 14 4 44
6 Botoşani 30 11 9 10 39 36 15 6 4 5 19 14 15 5 5 5 20 22 3 42
7 Arges 30 10 10 10 33 41 15 5 6 4 18 17 15 5 4 6 15 24 -8 40
8 Chindia Targoviste 30 10 9 11 24 26 15 5 4 6 15 18 15 5 5 5 9 8 -2 39
9 Astra 30 9 11 10 38 39 15 4 6 5 18 18 15 5 5 5 20 21 -1 38
10 UTA Arad 30 9 10 11 26 36 15 2 5 8 9 20 15 7 5 3 17 16 -10 37
11 Gaz Metan Medias 30 9 6 15 33 41 15 5 3 7 15 19 15 4 3 8 18 22 -8 33
12 Voluntari 30 8 8 14 32 40 15 4 4 7 17 20 15 4 4 7 15 20 -8 32
13 Viitorul 30 6 13 11 36 37 15 3 7 5 21 24 15 3 6 6 15 13 -1 31
14 Dinamo Bucuresti 30 7 6 17 26 41 15 3 4 8 14 21 15 4 2 9 12 20 -15 27
15 Hermannstadt 30 5 11 14 28 40 15 4 5 6 17 19 15 1 6 8 11 21 -12 26
16 CSM Iasi 30 7 4 19 29 64 15 4 2 9 14 27 15 3 2 10 15 37 -35 25

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 FCSB 30 20 5 5 57 22 15 12 2 1 35 7 15 8 3 4 22 15 35 65
2 CFR Cluj 30 19 7 4 42 15 15 8 5 2 22 7 15 11 2 2 20 8 27 64
3 Universitatea Craiova 30 16 10 4 33 14 15 8 4 3 15 8 15 8 6 1 18 6 19 58
4 Sepsi 30 10 15 5 43 31 15 4 8 3 21 15 15 6 7 2 22 16 12 45
5 Academica Clinceni 30 10 14 6 30 26 15 6 5 4 13 12 15 4 9 2 17 14 4 44
6 Botoşani 30 11 9 10 39 36 15 6 4 5 19 14 15 5 5 5 20 22 3 42
7 Arges 30 10 10 10 33 41 15 5 6 4 18 17 15 5 4 6 15 24 -8 40
8 Chindia Targoviste 30 10 9 11 24 26 15 5 4 6 15 18 15 5 5 5 9 8 -2 39
9 Astra 30 9 11 10 38 39 15 4 6 5 18 18 15 5 5 5 20 21 -1 38
10 UTA Arad 30 9 10 11 26 36 15 2 5 8 9 20 15 7 5 3 17 16 -10 37
11 Gaz Metan Medias 30 9 6 15 33 41 15 5 3 7 15 19 15 4 3 8 18 22 -8 33
12 Voluntari 30 8 8 14 32 40 15 4 4 7 17 20 15 4 4 7 15 20 -8 32
13 Viitorul 30 6 13 11 36 37 15 3 7 5 21 24 15 3 6 6 15 13 -1 31
14 Dinamo Bucuresti 30 7 6 17 26 41 15 3 4 8 14 21 15 4 2 9 12 20 -15 27
15 Hermannstadt 30 5 11 14 28 40 15 4 5 6 17 19 15 1 6 8 11 21 -12 26
16 CSM Iasi 30 7 4 19 29 64 15 4 2 9 14 27 15 3 2 10 15 37 -35 25

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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.