Hermannstadt
- AFC Hermannstadt have lost five consecutive Liga I 2025/2026 games, failing to gain a win or draw in their last five (L5).
- Hermannstadt have had a tough season so far in Liga I 2025/2026, and their current position of 15th in the table reflects that after picking up just 17 points from 28 games.
- Hermannstadt have won one, drawn four and lost nine of their 14 home games in Liga I 2025/2026, and their form at Stadionul Hermannstadt has also seen them lose their last two at home.
- They have averaged 0.86 goals per game at home in Liga I 2025/2026 but have conceded 1.86 goals per-game in the process.
Botosani
- FC Botosani are on a two-game losing streak themselves after a 1-3 home defeat to Universitatea Cluj.
- Botosani sit in 8th place in mid-table in Liga I 2025/2026 after collecting 42 points in the same number of games so far this season, but their form has been patchy of late and they will be looking to bounce back after successive defeats when they make the trip to Hermannstadt on Friday.
- Botosani have won just one and lost two of their last three away fixtures in Liga I 2025/2026 and they failed to win their last away game at Hermannstadt.
- Leontin Grozavu’s team play a rigid 4-2-3-1 and are very compact at the back, allowing them to hit opponents on the counter-attack with pace and precision.
Head-to-Head
Hermannstadt have won three and lost two of the last five head-to-head meetings between the sides in all competitions.
Key Players
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Standout players:
- Christ Afalna leads Hermannstadt’s scoring charts for Liga I 2025/2026 with six goals in 27 appearances, but he is often Hermannstadt’s only outlet in the attacking third.
- In contrast, Botosani have a steady goal-scoring threat in Sebastian Mailat, who has netted eight times in 27 appearances in Liga I 2025/2026.
Betting Insights
- With so much at stake for each side, the odds on Botosani to come away with a victory at 2.3 look a solid choice here, with Hermannstadt as 2.98 dark horses.
- Botosani have scored just 12 goals in 14 away games in Liga I 2025/2026, so under 2.5 goals is favoured at 1.73.
Prediction
With George Cimpanu in a purple patch of late, having struck three of Botosani’s last eight goals in the past five games, the visitors should have enough about them to edge out a Hermannstadt side that are in a state of despair.
