Botoşani vs CFR Cluj: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botoşani play CFR Cluj in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 19 December 2025 at 19:00. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Botoşani: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match. CFR Cluj: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botoşani scores 1.33 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. CFR Cluj scores 1.43 and concedes 1.18. League average: 2.53 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botoşani 53%, CFR Cluj 57%. Over 2.5: Botoşani 45%, CFR Cluj 48%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

CFR Cluj has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.49. Botoşani: 13.6 shots per match, CFR Cluj: 14.1.

Match halves

Botoşani: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.75. CFR Cluj: half-time lead 30%, second-half goals 0.73.

Goals by minute

Botoşani: 76-90+ (16 goals). CFR Cluj: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.53 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 6.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

75Possession (%)25
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
17Shots2
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
2Shots on target2
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.57xG0.37
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
6Corners2
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
50Dangerous attacks13
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
9Fouls14
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
2Cards2
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.33Goals scored / match1.43
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.25Goals conceded / match1.18
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
54%Average possession47%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
4.38Shots on target / match5.13
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.55Shots per match14.1
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
4.38Shots on target5.13
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
9.8%Shot conversion10.1%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
54%Possession47%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.49xG for1.57
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.42xG against1.37
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Shooting quality

Botoşani: BalancedCFR Cluj: Attacking
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
Accuracy (shots on target)32%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

CFR Cluj is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Botoşani · 1.8 pts / match - CFR Cluj

Botoşani
DDDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W30% R35% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-12-14
1.35 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-7-3
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.77BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 20%
CFR Cluj
WWDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
48% W30% R23% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-12-9
1.73 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-6-6
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LLWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

CFR Cluj is 8% better for: goals scored per match.

1.33 goals / match - Botoşani · 1.43 goals / match - CFR Cluj

CFR Cluj is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - Botoşani · 1.18 goals / match - CFR Cluj

Botoşani scoring profile: strong

Botoşani scores in 70% of matches (28 of 40 matches), while CFR Cluj keeps a clean sheet in 30% (12 of 40 matches).

CFR Cluj scoring profile: very strong

CFR Cluj scores in 83% of matches (33 of 40 matches), while Botoşani keeps a clean sheet in 30% (12 of 40 matches).

53Goals scored (season)57
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
50Goals conceded (season)47
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
2.58Average goals in match2.6
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
6Goals scored (last 5)4
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
9Goals conceded (last 5)2
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal83%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
35%2 goals40%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
25%3 goals15%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
3%4 goals5%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal70%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
38%2 goals35%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
15%3 goals10%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
3%4 goals3%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

51%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time30%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
8%BTTS in both halves8%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
30%Scored in both halves20%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
80%BTTS - last 540%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time48%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
55%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

CFR Cluj is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.2 pts / match - Botoşani · 1.43 pts / match - CFR Cluj

Botoşani - half-time state
25% leading45% draw30% trailing
CFR Cluj - half-time state
30% leading53% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.2Points per match (1st half)1.43
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.7
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.15Average goals (1st half)1.27
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
57%Clean sheet before half-time55%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
53%No goal before half-time50%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per match (2nd half)1.43
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.68Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.33
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
48%No goal after half-time48%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Botoşani - second-half results

28% W50% R23% P
48
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding140%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

CFR Cluj - second-half results

38% W30% R33% P
57
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
57
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding160%

Leads at half-time in 30% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Botoşani - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.6
Average goals in match0.62.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
CFR Cluj - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.00.4
Average goals in match0.40.8
1 goal20%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Botoşani
ScoredConceded
5
10
0-15
7
4
16-30
11
9
31-45
4
8
46-60
10
9
61-75
16
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

CFR Cluj
ScoredConceded
10
6
0-15
8
5
16-30
10
12
31-45
8
10
46-60
10
4
61-75
11
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.59
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+132%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Botoşani

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.75
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

CFR Cluj

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.19
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
131%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga I).

Teams vs league

BotoşaniLigaCFR Cluj
Average goals in match 2.582.53 2.60
Both teams scored 53%51% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%46% 48%
Clean sheets 30%28% 30%
Goal before half-time 68%67% 65%
Goal after half-time 70%76% 78%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.53
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Botoşani 0 - 1 - 0 CFR Cluj. Average goals 6.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

SCS CFR 1907 Cluj
3 : 3
AFC Botoşani

FAQ

What was the result of Botoşani vs CFR Cluj?

The Liga I match finished Botoşani 0:1 CFR Cluj. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Botoşani vs CFR Cluj?

Botoşani score 1.33 goals per game on average and CFR Cluj 1.43. The Liga I average is 2.53 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Botoşani's matches and 57% of CFR Cluj's.

What form are Botoşani and CFR Cluj in?

Over the last 5 games Botoşani have a 0-3-2 record (0.60 points per game) and CFR Cluj 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Botoşani vs CFR Cluj?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.