Match Report
1 points and 6 places separated them: Universitatea Cluj 13th with 9, Botoşani 7th with 10. Botoşani ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Per game in the league, Universitatea Cluj were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.5, Botoşani 1.5 and 1, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Botoşani arrived off three consecutive draws.
9 meetings are on record — 6 won by Universitatea Cluj, 2 by Botoşani, 1 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Only 22% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Cluj Arena, with room for 30,246 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Botoşani led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Universitatea Cluj: Alibek Aliev (50'), Oucasse Mendy (74') · Botoşani: Andrei Dumiter (38')
Key stats
Possession: Universitatea Cluj 58% · Botoşani 42% · Total shots: 18-14 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 7-2