Match Report
87 points separated the sides: Botoşani 2nd on 41, Gaz Metan Mediaş 10th on -46. Recent form told a different story for Gaz Metan Mediaş: only 30th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: Botoşani 2 scored and 1 conceded per game, Gaz Metan Mediaş 0.67 and 3.44, with the league averaging 1.16.
Gaz Metan Mediaş arrived off five straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 4 Botoşani wins, 0 for Gaz Metan Mediaş, 0 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Stadionul Municipal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,782. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botoşani led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
Botoşani: Mihai Roman II (14'), Sebastian Mailat (48'), Andrei Tircoveanu (61'), Jája Silva (62'), P. Matricardi (75' og)
Key stats
Possession: Botoşani 63% · Gaz Metan Mediaş 37% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 8-2