📊 Form Guide

Botoșani

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Botoșani will play in this fixture after a 1-1 Liga 1 Play Offs stalemate vs Hermannstadt.

In that game, Botoșani managed 50% possession and 11 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Botoșani was Sebastian Mailat (61'). Hermannstadt had 6 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

It’s been seldom in recent games where Botoșani have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Botoșani have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 7 goals along the way.

Dinamo Bucharest

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In their previous fixture, Dinamo Bucharest drew 1-1 in the Liga 1 Play Offs tie with FC U Craiova.

In that match, Dinamo Bucharest managed 50% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Dinamo Bucharest was Georgi Milanov (43'). FC U Craiova had 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Vladislav Blănuță (90') was the scorer for FC U Craiova.

For 5 of the previous 6 clashes involving Dinamo Bucharest, a notably low volume of goals have been scored between them and their opposition. The overall average goals scored per game in that period is a paltry 1.33, with the number of goals averaged by Dinamoviștii being 0.5. We will find out if that trend can be continued on in this game.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 24/01/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Botoșani winning 3 of those games, Dinamo Bucharest 3 and 0 being draws in normal time.

An aggregate of 19 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 12 of them from Botoșănenii and 7 netted by Dinamoviștii. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.

The previous league contest featuring these clubs was Liga I match day 20 on 18/12/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Botoșani 0-2 Dinamo Bucharest.

On that day, Botoșani had 52% possession and 6 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.

At the other end, Dinamo Bucharest got 5 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Dennis Politic (23') and Hakim Abdallah (90') scored.

📰 Team News: Botoșani

The Botoșani boss Andrei Patache doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this clash owing to a completely injury-free squad available for selection.

It looks as if Botoșănenii look set to use the 4-3-3 system this time, utilising Razvan Ducan, Charles Petro, Rijad Sadiku, George Miron, Alexandru Tiganasu, Romario Benzar, Aldair Ferreira, Victor Dican, Eduard Florescu, Enzo Lopez and Sebastian Mailat.

📋 Team News: Dinamo Bucharest

Due to a fully injury-free group available for selection, the Dinamo Bucharest manager Ovidiu Burcă does not have any fitness worries whatsoever coming into this clash.

From our viewpoint, Dinamoviștii seem most likely to play in a 3-5-2 formation using Adnan Golubovic, Razvan Patriche, Darko Velkovski, Josue Homawoo, Gabriel Moura, Georgi Milanov, Eddy Gnahore, Domagoj Pavicic, Antonio Bordusanu, Goncalo Gregorio and Dennis Politic.

⚡ Prediction

We’re thinking that Dinamo Bucharest and Botoșani could well cancel each other out, with goals at a real premium.

It will be interesting to see how this one goes, and it’s not easy to pick a clear winner. That’s why our selection here is for a very even match with a 0-0 score at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 16:02 23/04/2024