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Round
Regular Season - 13
Venue
Stadionul Municipal, Sfântu Gheorghe
Referee
Marcel Birsan
Form

Recent form

FC Botosani
45Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · +3 goal difference

Petrolul Ploiesti
43Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · 0 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Under 2.5 Goals + FC Botosani or Draw

BetGenius backs Under 2.5 Goals + FC Botosani or Draw (Combo Bet) at 68% confidence — a solid call.

68%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

FC Botosani welcome Petrolul Ploiesti to round 13 of the Liga I regular season. The hosts enter the fixture sitting 11th in the standings with 14 points, while Petrolul Ploiesti occupy 4th spot on 20 points within the Championship Group positions.

Despite sitting seven places lower in the table, FC Botosani have built a strong home record this season. In five matches on home soil, they remain unbeaten with three victories and two draws, conceding only a single goal and recording four clean sheets. Recent home wins over Sepsi OSK by 5-0 and Uta Arad by 2-0 demonstrate their defensive resilience and attacking efficiency on home turf.

Petrolul Ploiesti have enjoyed a strong campaign overall but have struggled for defensive consistency when travelling. In six away matches, Petrolul have conceded 13 goals at an average of 2.2 per game and have yet to keep a clean sheet away from home, coming into this clash off consecutive away defeats against Chindia Targoviste and Farul Constanta.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

FC Botosani at homePetrolul Ploiesti away
5
Played
6
3-2-0
W-D-L
2-1-3
1.8
Scored /game
1.3
0.2
Conceded /game
2.2
80%
Clean sheets
0%
20%
Failed to score
33%
40%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%

Combined scoring rate: 3.1 goals per game (FC Botosani at home plus Petrolul Ploiesti away).

Players

Key players this season

FC Botosani

  • A. Dumiter6G

Petrolul Ploiesti

  • Léo Teixeira4A
  • A. Bran3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1Dinamo BucurestiPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)12+2029
2RapidPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)12+1127
3Universitatea CraiovaPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)12+1826
4Petrolul PloiestiPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)13+123
5Universitatea ClujPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)13+522
6FCSBPromotion - Superliga (Championship Group)12-218
7Farul ConstantaSuperliga (Relegation Group)12017
8CFR 1907 ClujSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-116
9Corvinul HunedoaraSuperliga (Relegation Group)13-216
10Uta AradSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-215
11FC BotosaniSuperliga (Relegation Group)13014
12Sepsi OSK Sfantu GheorgheSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-514
13Arges PitestiSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-512
14OţelulSuperliga (Relegation Group)12-511
History

Head-to-head

2
FC Botosani
3
Draws
5
Petrolul Ploiesti

Petrolul Ploiesti have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.3 goals a game, both teams scored in 60% of them.

  • 2026-10-23FC Botosani1-3Petrolul Ploiesti
  • 2026-05-10FC Botosani1-1Petrolul Ploiesti
  • 2026-03-07FC Botosani0-1Petrolul Ploiesti
  • 2025-11-03Petrolul Ploiesti0-0FC Botosani
  • 2025-03-14Petrolul Ploiesti0-2FC Botosani
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Our record in Liga I

54%44 won from 82 settled predictions (2 void)

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Predictions

3 published markets

Combo BetLOST
Combo Bet
Under 2.5 Goals + FC Botosani or Draw
68%
Both must land · no better than

Under 2.5 Goals — 68% confidence

Historical encounters between these two clubs consistently produce low goal tallies, with 70 percent of their last ten head-to-head matches finishing under 2.5 goals at an average of exactly two goals per match. FC Botosani have maintained a tight defensive record on home ground, conceding just 0.2 goals per game across five home fixtures and keeping four clean sheets.

FC Botosani or Draw — 73% confidence

FC Botosani are undefeated at home in league action with three wins and two draws from five matches, conceding only once. Petrolul Ploiesti have conceded 2.2 goals per match on their travels and have failed to record a single away clean sheet across six fixtures, losing three of them. Covering the home win and draw reflects Botosani strong home foundation against Petrolul travelling vulnerabilities.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (total goals and double chance), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
FC Botosani or Draw
73%
Confidence

FC Botosani are undefeated at home in league action with three wins and two draws from five matches, conceding only once. Petrolul Ploiesti have conceded 2.2 goals per match on their travels and have failed to record a single away clean sheet across six fixtures, losing three of them. Covering the home win and draw reflects Botosani strong home foundation against Petrolul travelling vulnerabilities.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Under 2.5 Goals
68%
Confidence

Historical encounters between these two clubs consistently produce low goal tallies, with 70 percent of their last ten head-to-head matches finishing under 2.5 goals at an average of exactly two goals per match. FC Botosani have maintained a tight defensive record on home ground, conceding just 0.2 goals per game across five home fixtures and keeping four clean sheets.

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Published October 21, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.