Botoşani vs CFR Cluj: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botoşani played CFR Cluj in Liga I (Romania). The match was played on 19 December 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Current form

Botoşani: 1-3-1, 1.20 points/match. CFR Cluj: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botoşani scores 1.50 and concedes 0.70 goals per match. CFR Cluj scores 1.40 and concedes 1.65. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botoşani 45%, CFR Cluj 70%. Over 2.5: Botoşani 35%, CFR Cluj 60%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

CFR Cluj has higher xG: 1.70 vs 1.42. Botoşani: 12.7 shots per match, CFR Cluj: 14.7.

Match halves

Botoşani: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.80. CFR Cluj: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.80.

Goals by minute

Botoşani: 61-75 (7 goals). CFR Cluj: 46-60 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.51 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 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.

1.5Goals scored / match1.4
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.7Goals conceded / match1.65
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
50%Average possession51%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
4.5Shots on target / match6.15
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.65Shots per match14.7
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
4.5Shots on target6.15
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
11.9%Shot conversion9.5%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
50%Possession51%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.42xG for1.7
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.42xG against1.35
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Shooting quality

Botoşani: BalancedCFR Cluj: Attacking
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
Accuracy (shots on target)36%42%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.23

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 67% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Botoşani · 2 pts / match - CFR Cluj

Botoşani
LDWDD
Season result split
50% W40% D10% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-2
1.90 pts / match · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-4-0
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.37BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
CFR Cluj
WWLDW
Season result split
25% W40% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-8-7
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Botoşani is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Botoşani · 1.4 goals / match - CFR Cluj

Botoşani is 136% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.7 goals / match - Botoşani · 1.65 goals / match - CFR Cluj

Botoşani scoring profile: very strong

Botoşani scores in 75% of matches (15 of 20 matches), while CFR Cluj keeps a clean sheet in 10% (2 of 20 matches).

CFR Cluj scoring profile: strong

CFR Cluj scores in 80% of matches (16 of 20 matches), while Botoşani keeps a clean sheet in 50% (10 of 20 matches).

30Goals scored (season)28
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
14Goals conceded (season)33
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
2.2Average goals in match3.05
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
2Goals scored (last 5)8
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
3Goals conceded (last 5)5
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal80%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
45%2 goals45%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
25%3 goals15%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
5%4 goals0%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal90%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
15%2 goals50%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
5%3 goals20%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0%4 goals5%
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.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time35%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
5%BTTS in both halves10%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
35%Scored in both halves30%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
20%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

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time55%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

2nd half

60%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
45%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time30%
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.

Botoşani is 48% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.7 pts / match - Botoşani · 1.15 pts / match - CFR Cluj

Botoşani - half-time state
40% leading50% draw10% trailing
CFR Cluj - half-time state
25% leading40% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.7Points per match (1st half)1.15
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.6
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.3Goals conceded (1st half)0.9
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1Average goals (1st half)1.5
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
80%Clean sheet before half-time35%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
45%No goal before half-time50%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per match (2nd half)1.3
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
1.2Average goals (2nd half)1.55
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
65%Clean sheet after half-time40%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj
45%No goal after half-time40%
BotoşaniCFR Cluj

Botoşani - second-half results

35% W55% D10% L
34
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 50%. 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

35% W25% D40% L
23
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

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

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Botoşani - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.80
Goals scored / match0.40.0
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match0.80.2
1 goal60%20%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%100%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
CFR Cluj - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% 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
3
2
0-15
5
1
16-30
6
3
31-45
2
1
46-60
7
3
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

CFR Cluj
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
5
3
16-30
4
12
31-45
6
7
46-60
6
1
61-75
4
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+129%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
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.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.80
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.72
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
62%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.70
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

CFR Cluj

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.60
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.30
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.85
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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 2.202.51 3.05
Both teams scored 45%52% 70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%46% 60%
Clean sheets 50%28% 10%
Goal before half-time 60%69% 80%
Goal after half-time 60%74% 85%

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

2.51
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.12
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. CFR ClujSubstitutionOn: Lorenzo BilibocOff: Andrei Cordea
  2. BotoşaniYellow cardAlexandru Țigănașu
  3. CFR ClujYellow cardDamjan Đoković
  4. BotoşaniYellow cardGeorge Alexandru Cimpanu
  5. BotoşaniSubstitutionOn: Stefan BodisteanuOff: Zoran Mitrov
  6. CFR ClujYellow cardMário Jorge Malino Paulino

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Constantin Sebastian ColțescuMatches officiated: 16
4.44Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins25%Draws31%Away wins

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 1.50 goals per game on average and CFR Cluj 1.40. The Liga I average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Botoşani's matches and 70% of CFR Cluj's.

What form are Botoşani and CFR Cluj in?

Over the last 5 games Botoşani have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and CFR Cluj 3-1-1 (2.00 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.