Match Report
The table read 6th (Botoşani, 12 pts) against 9th (Unirea Slobozia, 9 pts), 3 points apart. The last five rounds placed Botoşani no better than 25th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, Botoşani were scoring 1.44 and conceding 1.89, Unirea Slobozia 1.22 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Botoşani arrived off four straight defeats.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Botoşani, 1 for Unirea Slobozia and 1 drawn, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Stadionul Municipal, capacity 7,782, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Unirea Slobozia led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Botoşani: Andrei Miron (31'), Andrei Dumiter (89'), Pape Djibril Diaw (90') · Unirea Slobozia: Denis Yanakov (12'), Mykola Kovtalyuk (34' og)
Key stats
Possession: Botoşani 72% · Unirea Slobozia 28% · Total shots: 12-6 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 9-2