Romania - Liga IData current as of 13 August 2026

FCSB vs Botoşani: match statistics

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FCSB vs Botoşani: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

FCSB play Botoşani in Liga I (Romania). The match date is 17 August 2026.

Current form

FCSB: 2-2-0, 2.00 points/match. Botoşani: 0-3-1, 0.75 points/match.

Goal statistics

FCSB scores 1.50 and concedes 0.50 goals per match. Botoşani scores 1.00 and concedes 1.25. League average: 2.45 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: FCSB 25%, Botoşani 75%. Over 2.5: FCSB 25%, Botoşani 50%. League level: BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 45%.

xG, shots and style

FCSB has higher xG: 1.91 vs 1.44. FCSB: 17.3 shots per match, Botoşani: 14.0.

Match halves

FCSB: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50. Botoşani: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

FCSB: 16-30 (2 goals). Botoşani: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga I: 2.45 goals per match, BTTS 39%, Over 2.5 45%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 2-0-2. Average goals 4.75, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.67)
(3.60)
(4.56)

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
FCSBBotoşani
0.5Goals conceded / match1.25
FCSBBotoşani
55%Average possession52%
FCSBBotoşani
7Shots on target / match3.5
FCSBBotoşani

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

17.25Shots per match14
FCSBBotoşani
7Shots on target3.5
FCSBBotoşani
8.7%Shot conversion7.1%
FCSBBotoşani
55%Possession52%
FCSBBotoşani
1.91xG for1.44
FCSBBotoşani
1.54xG against1.79
FCSBBotoşani

Shooting quality

FCSB: DominantBotoşani: Attacking
FCSBBotoşani
Accuracy (shots on target)41%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.210.29

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.

FCSB is 167% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - FCSB · 0.75 pts / match - Botoşani

FCSB
WWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-2-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-0
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-1-0
Last 5 at home
1-1-0
WD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%
Botoşani
DDLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W75% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.79BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

FCSB is 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - FCSB · 1 goals / match - Botoşani

FCSB is 150% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.5 goals / match - FCSB · 1.25 goals / match - Botoşani

FCSB scoring profile: very strong

FCSB scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while Botoşani keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 matches).

Botoşani scoring profile: mixed

Botoşani scores in 75% of matches (3 of 4 matches), while FCSB keeps a clean sheet in 75% (3 of 4 matches).

6Goals scored (season)4
FCSBBotoşani
2Goals conceded (season)5
FCSBBotoşani
2Average goals in match2.25
FCSBBotoşani
6Goals scored (last 5)4
FCSBBotoşani
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
FCSBBotoşani

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal75%
FCSBBotoşani
75%2 goals25%
FCSBBotoşani
0%3 goals0%
FCSBBotoşani
0%4 goals0%
FCSBBotoşani

How often they concede at least...

25%1 goal75%
FCSBBotoşani
25%2 goals50%
FCSBBotoşani
0%3 goals0%
FCSBBotoşani
0%4 goals0%
FCSBBotoşani

* 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.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
FCSBBotoşani
0%BTTS in both halves25%
FCSBBotoşani
0%Scored in both halves25%
FCSBBotoşani

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
FCSBBotoşani
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
FCSBBotoşani
25%BTTS - last 575%
FCSBBotoşani

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
FCSBBotoşani
75%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
FCSBBotoşani
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
FCSBBotoşani

2nd half

25%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
FCSBBotoşani
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
FCSBBotoşani
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
FCSBBotoşani

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.

FCSB is 40% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.75 pts / match - FCSB · 1.25 pts / match - Botoşani

FCSB - half-time state
50% leading25% draw25% trailing
Botoşani - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.75Points per match (1st half)1.25
FCSBBotoşani
1Goals scored (1st half)0.5
FCSBBotoşani
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
FCSBBotoşani
1.5Average goals (1st half)1
FCSBBotoşani
75%Clean sheet before half-time50%
FCSBBotoşani
50%No goal before half-time50%
FCSBBotoşani

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)1.25
FCSBBotoşani
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
FCSBBotoşani
0Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
FCSBBotoşani
0.5Average goals (2nd half)1.25
FCSBBotoşani
100%Clean sheet after half-time50%
FCSBBotoşani
75%No goal after half-time50%
FCSBBotoşani

FCSB - second-half results

25% W75% R0% P
7
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.5

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Botoşani - second-half results

25% W50% R25% P
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

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

FCSB - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.751.50
Goals scored / match1.00.5
Goals conceded / match0.50.0
Average goals in match1.50.5
1 goal75%25%
2 goals75%25%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet75%100%
No goal50%75%
Goal difference+2+2
Half-time: 50% leading - 25% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 75% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Botoşani - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.251.25
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match0.50.8
Average goals in match1.01.3
1 goal75%75%
2 goals25%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 50% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.13
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
87%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+124%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

FCSB

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.63
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.41
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
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.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Botoşani

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.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
164%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
68%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

FCSBLigaBotoşani
Average goals in match 2.002.45 2.25
Both teams scored 25%39% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 25%45% 50%
Clean sheets 75%35% 25%
Goal before half-time 75%71% 75%
Goal after half-time 25%65% 75%

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

2.45
Average goals per match
39%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.84
Home goals / match
0.61
Away goals / match
+202%
Home attack advantage
+67%
Home defence advantage
+59%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): FCSB 2 - 0 - 2 Botoşani. Average goals 4.75, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do FCSB and Botoşani play?

FCSB face Botoşani on 17 August 2026 in Liga I. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between FCSB and Botoşani?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches FCSB won 2, Botoşani won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.75 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before FCSB vs Botoşani?

FCSB score 1.50 goals per game on average and Botoşani 1.00. The Liga I average is 2.45 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 25% of FCSB's matches and 75% of Botoşani's.

What form are FCSB and Botoşani in?

Over the last 5 games FCSB have a 2-2-0 record (2.00 points per game) and Botoşani 0-3-1 (0.75 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for FCSB vs Botoşani: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.