Romania - Liga IStadionul MunicipalData current as of 15 October 2026

Botoşani vs UTA Arad: match statistics

Botoşani crest
Botoşani
2 : 0half-time 2:0
UTA Arad crest
UTA Arad

Botoşani vs UTA Arad: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Botoşani played UTA Arad in Liga I (Romania). The match was played on 10 October 2026. Venue: Stadionul Municipal. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Botoşani: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. UTA Arad: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Botoşani scores 1.40 and concedes 1.20 goals per match. UTA Arad scores 1.40 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.67 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Botoşani 60%, UTA Arad 50%. Over 2.5: Botoşani 50%, UTA Arad 60%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

UTA Arad has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.39. Botoşani: 13.2 shots per match, UTA Arad: 16.5.

Match halves

Botoşani: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.70. UTA Arad: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 1.10.

Goals by minute

Botoşani: 31-45+ (3 goals). UTA Arad: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.67 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-2. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Botoşani are favorites primarily because of their home form: they have won 2 of 4 matches and have not lost any, while UTA Arad have suffered 4 defeats in 5 away games. The hosts average 1.75 goals scored and just 0.25 conceded at home, whereas the visitors score 1.2 and concede 2.4 goals per game on the road. The quality of chances created also favors Botoşani: their home xG is 1.79, compared with UTA’s away xG of 1.43. However, caution is warranted, as the visitors have won 4 of their last 5 matches overall, while the hosts have managed just one victory over the same period. Despite this difference in current form, the stark contrast between their home and away records points to a Botoşani win.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

The strongest argument for BTTS - No is Botoşani’s defense: at home, the team kept a clean sheet in 60% of matches and conceded just 0.6 goals on average. UTA Arad failed to score in 40% of away matches, so there is a genuine chance the visitors will draw another blank. On the other hand, their last 5 matches produced an average of 2.8 goals scored, which clearly weakens this pick. Botoşani have good prospects of finding the net themselves, averaging 1.6 goals at home, while UTA concede 2.4 goals away. Despite the threat posed by the visitors, the hosts’ frequent clean sheets give a slight edge to the scenario in which at least one team fails to score.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

Botoşani average 1.6 goals at home, while UTA Arad concede 2.4 away, giving the hosts a clear opportunity to find the net. The average xG figures support this: Botoşani’s attack registers 1.94, compared with 1.51 conceded by UTA. The visitors have averaged 2.8 goals across their last five matches, although their potential in this fixture is tempered by the hosts’ record of conceding just 0.6 goals per home game. Over 1.5 goals is the strongest option: it has landed in 80% of UTA’s away matches, while the higher Over 2.5 line has been reached in only 40% of Botoşani’s home games.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

A draw at half-time is the most likely outcome: Botoşani were level at the break in 3 of their 5 home matches and scored an average of just 0.2 goals before half-time. After the break, however, the hosts averaged 1.4 goals, while UTA Arad conceded 1.6, pointing to a late decision in Botoşani’s favour. Over the full match, the hosts conceded an average of 0.6 goals compared with 2.4 for the visitors, while their xG was 1.94 against UTA Arad’s 1.43. There is significant risk attached to the X/1 pick, as the visitors have won 4 of their last 5 matches and averaged 2.8 goals in those games; accordingly, UTA Arad winning scenarios also account for a notable share of the forecast.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
BotoşaniUTA Arad
20Shots12
BotoşaniUTA Arad
9Shots on target3
BotoşaniUTA Arad
2.17xG1.18
BotoşaniUTA Arad
7Corners9
BotoşaniUTA Arad
39Dangerous attacks28
BotoşaniUTA Arad
9Fouls20
BotoşaniUTA Arad
2Cards4
BotoşaniUTA Arad

Pre-match profile— what 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.

1.4Goals scored / match1.4
BotoşaniUTA Arad
1.2Goals conceded / match1.5
BotoşaniUTA Arad
53%Average possession48%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
3.6Shots on target / match4.4
BotoşaniUTA Arad

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

13.2Shots per match16.5
BotoşaniUTA Arad
3.6Shots on target4.4
BotoşaniUTA Arad
10.6%Shot conversion8.5%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
53%Possession48%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
1.39xG for1.71
BotoşaniUTA Arad
1.69xG against1.22
BotoşaniUTA Arad

Shooting quality

Botoşani: BalancedUTA Arad: Attacking
BotoşaniUTA Arad
Accuracy (shots on target)27%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.32

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

UTA Arad is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Botoşani · 2 pts / match - UTA Arad

Botoşani
WDWDL
Season result split
20% W50% D30% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-3
1.10 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 at home
2-2-0
DDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.45BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
UTA Arad
DWWLW
Season result split
30% W30% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-4
1.20 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-4
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.2 goals / match - Botoşani · 1.5 goals / match - UTA Arad

Botoşani scoring profile: very strong

Botoşani scores in 80% of matches (8 of 10 matches), while UTA Arad keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 matches).

UTA Arad scoring profile: mixed

UTA Arad scores in 60% of matches (6 of 10 matches), while Botoşani keeps a clean sheet in 40% (4 of 10 matches).

14Goals scored (season)14
BotoşaniUTA Arad
12Goals conceded (season)15
BotoşaniUTA Arad
2.6Average goals in match2.9
BotoşaniUTA Arad
8Goals scored (last 5)11
BotoşaniUTA Arad
4Goals conceded (last 5)6
BotoşaniUTA Arad

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal60%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
30%2 goals40%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
10%3 goals20%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
10%4 goals10%
BotoşaniUTA Arad

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal70%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
40%2 goals40%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
20%3 goals20%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
0%4 goals20%
BotoşaniUTA Arad

* 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.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time10%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
20%BTTS in both halves10%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
30%Scored in both halves30%
BotoşaniUTA Arad

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
40%BTTS - last 560%
BotoşaniUTA Arad

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-time50%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time20%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
BotoşaniUTA Arad

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time30%
BotoşaniUTA Arad

Match halves— when 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 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.2 pts / match - Botoşani · 1.1 pts / match - UTA Arad

Botoşani - half-time state
20% leading60% draw20% trailing
UTA Arad - half-time state
20% leading50% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.2Points per match (1st half)1.1
BotoşaniUTA Arad
0.7Goals scored (1st half)0.3
BotoşaniUTA Arad
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.6
BotoşaniUTA Arad
1.2Average goals (1st half)0.9
BotoşaniUTA Arad
60%Clean sheet before half-time70%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
60%No goal before half-time70%
BotoşaniUTA Arad

After half-time (2nd half)

1.4Points per match (2nd half)1.6
BotoşaniUTA Arad
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)1.1
BotoşaniUTA Arad
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.9
BotoşaniUTA Arad
1.4Average goals (2nd half)2
BotoşaniUTA Arad
50%Clean sheet after half-time40%
BotoşaniUTA Arad
30%No goal after half-time40%
BotoşaniUTA Arad

Botoşani - second-half results

30% W50% D20% L
12
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

UTA Arad - second-half results

40% W40% D20% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.10
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Botoşani - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal40%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
UTA Arad - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.20
Goals scored / match0.61.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.6
Average goals in match1.22.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+5
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Botoşani
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
2
16-30
3
1
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
2
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

UTA Arad
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
2
3
46-60
2
3
61-75
7
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
103%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+21%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 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.
-0.30
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
133%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.50
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

UTA Arad

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
156%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.8
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

BotoşaniLigaUTA Arad
Average goals in match• 2.602.67▲ 2.90
Both teams scored▲ 60%48%▲ 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)• 50%50%▲ 60%
Clean sheets▲ 40%30%• 30%
Goal before half-time▼ 60%66%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▲ 80%77%▲ 80%

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

2.67
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.77
Home goals / match
0.90
Away goals / match
+97%
Home attack advantage
+49%
Home defence advantage
+35%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
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. BotoşaniGoalLucas de Vega Lima
  2. UTA AradYellow cardDenis Alberto Taroi
  3. UTA AradSubstitutionOn: Marinos TzionisOff: Denis Alberto Taroi
  4. UTA AradSubstitutionOn: Jayson PapeauOff: Antoni Ivanov
  5. BotoşaniYellow cardLucas de Vega Lima
  6. UTA AradYellow cardSota Mino
  7. UTA AradYellow cardAlexandru Constantin Benga
  8. UTA AradSubstitutionOn: Dmytro PospelovOff: Samuel Gueulette
  9. BotoşaniSubstitutionOn: John Charles PetroOff: Lucas de Vega Lima
  10. UTA AradSubstitutionOn: Ismet SinaniOff: Marius Cătălin Coman
  11. BotoşaniYellow cardStefan Bodisteanu
  12. BotoşaniSubstitutionOn: Mihai Cătălin BordeianuOff: Enriko Papa
  13. UTA AradYellow cardDmytro Pospelov

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Botoşani 1 - 0 - 2 UTA Arad. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Botoşani vs UTA Arad?

The Liga I match finished Botoşani 2:0 UTA Arad. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Botoşani and UTA Arad?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Botoşani won 1, UTA Arad won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Botoşani vs UTA Arad?

Botoşani score 1.40 goals per game on average and UTA Arad 1.40. The Liga I average is 2.67 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Botoşani's matches and 50% of UTA Arad's.

What form are Botoşani and UTA Arad in?

Over the last 5 games Botoşani have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and UTA Arad 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Botoşani vs UTA Arad?

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.