The Liga I match at Stadionul Municipal on Sunday sees home side Botoșani lock horns with Steaua Bucharest.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Botoșani v Steaua Bucharest can be seen below - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
Botoșani
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Botoșani enter this game coming off the back of a 0-0 Liga I drawn match versus UTA Arad.
Marius Croitoru's Botoșani have scored 9 times in their prior 6 outings. The number of goals that they have conceded in those same fixtures amounts to 6.
Analysis of their past results shows that Botoșani:
- have not emerged victorious against Steaua Bucharest in their last 2 league games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 4 home league matches.
Steaua Bucharest
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Steaua Bucharest head into the match following on from a 1-0 Liga I win versus Chindia Târgoviște in their last game.
For 5 of the past six games involving Steaua Bucharest, a notably low volume of goals have been struck between them and opposing teams. The overall average goals scored per game during that period is a paltry 1.33, with the average goals for Steliștii equalling 0.83.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 16/12/2018 tells us that Botoșani have won 1 of them & Steaua Bucharest 3, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.
A combined sum of 19 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 7 from Botoșănenii and 12 netted by Steliștii. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.
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Team News: Botoșani
Botoșani boss Marius Croitoru does not have any fitness worries at all ahead of this match with a completely healthy group to pick from.
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Team News: Steaua Bucharest
Due to a completely injury-free group available to choose from, Steaua Bucharest boss Bogdan Vintilă has no fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash.
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Prediction
Our feeling is that Botoșani will have a tough ask to breach the defence of this Steaua Bucharest outfit who we reckon will get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
We’ve gone for a highly competitive game with a 0-1 victory for Steaua Bucharest at the end of this one.
Let’s see.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
00:21 24/02/2021
🏟️ Team Focus:
Botoșani
Formed: 2001
Stadium: Stadionul Municipal (7,782)
Chairman: Cătălin Anton
Manager: Marius Croitoru
Competitions: Liga I position 5