About Match
Botoşani go into the game 7th in the table on 10 points; Petrolul 52 sit 3rd on 15 — a 5-point gap. On the form table Botoşani stand 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Botoşani 1.5 scored and 1 conceded per game, Petrolul 52 1.13 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.22. A win would lift Botoşani to 13 points and up to 5th (other results unchanged).
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Botoşani, 4 by Petrolul 52, 3 drawn, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 22% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Stadionul Municipal in Botoşani, capacity 7,782, hosts the game.