Match Report
11 points for FCSB (5th), 7 for Botoşani (13th): a 4-point gap. On recent form FCSB sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: FCSB 1.43 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Botoşani 1 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.2.
Botoşani had not won in 7 games.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — FCSB 6, draws 0, Botoşani 3, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 89% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%. The last five meetings averaged 4.4 goals, well above the all-time 3.33.
The venue was Arena Naţională, with room for 55,634 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
FCSB: João Paulo (10'), Daniel Bîrligea (63'), Daniel Bîrligea (90') · Botoşani: Andrei Dumiter (36'), Andrei Dumiter (62')
Key stats
Possession: FCSB 60% · Botoşani 40% · Total shots: 22-12 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 13-5