UTA Arad - Botoşani: Liga 1 dungeon sides desperate for points and greatness. Check out all the interesting statistics and tables before the match!
- UTA Arad have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Liga 1
- Botoşani have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in Liga 1
This has all the signs of an action-packed fixture with lots of action and energy as both participants are well recovered since they last played a game. Game on!
UTA Arad form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga 1, UTA Arad have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 15 games. Two home wins in a row for UTA Arad bring valid hopes of a third.
Arad drew their last game, 1-1 away at Voluntari.
Preceding that match, a home win against U Craiova 1948 in the Romania Cup. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how UTA Arad have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Arad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 15 games. 20 goals have been conceded. 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.
Botoşani go into this game after a win, the home game against Arges that ended 1-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Hermannstadt.We have checked recent matches where Botoşani have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Few goals the story here? 11 of this team's latest 14 league rounds have had two goals or less.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Botoşani as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Botoşani struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent game: UTA Arad - Botoşani 3-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - two - two (UTA Arad wins - draws - Botoşani wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Mailat 12 goals |   V. Postolachi 7 goals | P. Otele 5 goals |
UTA Arad missing players
Botoşani missing players
| UTA Arad | Botoşani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 32 | 22 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 32 |
| 43 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 30 | 45 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 91% |
| 79% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 62% | 61% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 31% | 30% |
| 9% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 21% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 15% |
| 64% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 38% | 45% |
| 15% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 25% | 33% |
| 30% | 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 44% | 30% |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 9.3 | 10.5 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 8.6 | 9.6 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
| 26% | 31% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 21% | 25% |
| 10.3 | 10.8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 11.6 | 10.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
- 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 the worst goal difference (-19) away in Liga 1
- UTA Arad have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- UTA Arad have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Liga 1
- UTA Arad haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 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 | Arges | 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 |
