The visiting Botoşani side should be favourites in this visit to Voluntari, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their 29 league games this season.
- Voluntari haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Voluntari saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga 1. That game was an away game at Chindia Târgovişte, so at least Voluntari are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Voluntari form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Voluntari have to build on here at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu in the Liga 1.
Voluntari faced defeat in their previous match, away at Chindia Târgovişte (0-1). Ahead of that match, Voluntari won a home game hosting Hermannstadt (1-0).
The Voluntari fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 14 matches. On the other hand, Voluntari have conceded 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Botoşani form and stats
5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Botoşani playing as the away team in the Liga 1 this season.
Hamidou Keyta scored in Botoşani's previous match, the home game against Viitorul that ended 1-0. Before that, Botoşani travelled to Astra and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Ciobanu when Hamidou Keyta scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
Botoşani have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 14 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 have conceded 21 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Botoşani - Voluntari 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Voluntari, three draws and five wins for Botoşani. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  H. Keyta 14 goals |  J. Betancor Sánchez 6 goals | I. Gheorghe 5 goals |
Voluntari missing players
Botoşani missing players
| Voluntari | Botoşani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 31 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 39 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 21 | 35 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 69% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 79% | 72% |
| 45% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | 52% |
| 21% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 14% |
| 48% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 79% | 59% |
| 24% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 28% |
| 34% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8.3 | 8.7 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 8 | 9.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 34% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | 32% |
- Botoşani have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Voluntari 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 | FCSB | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 64 |
| 2 | CFR Cluj | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 27 | 63 |
| 3 | Universitatea Craiova | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 57 |
| 4 | Sepsi | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 44 |
| 5 | Botoşani | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | Academica Clinceni | 29 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Chindia Târgovişte | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 39 |
| 8 | Astra | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Argeş | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -10 | 37 |
| 10 | UTA Arad | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -10 | 36 |
| 11 | Viitorul | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Voluntari | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -8 | 31 |
| 13 | Gaz Metan Medias | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 | -10 | 30 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 27 |
| 15 | Hermannstadt | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | CSM Iasi | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 36 | -37 | 19 |