FC Botosani
- FC Botosani are winless in their last five matches, losing the last three, most recently 2-0 away to Universitatea Craiova.
- FCB are 5th in the table with 38 points from 23 games, while Galati are one place below with 36 points from the same number of games.
- FCB have the stronger home record, conceding just eight goals in 11 games (0.73 per game) compared to Galati’s ten in 11 (0.91 per game), but their form has taken a turn for the worse in the past few months.
- FCB have not won their last two home games.
Otelul Galati
- Otelul Galati have won four of their last five Liga I games, bouncing back from a defeat to CFR Cluj with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc last time out.
- He has stamped his structure and discipline onto the team and they have surged up the table, helped by a run of four wins in their last five games.
- Galati have one win and one loss from their last two away games.
Head-to-Head
Botosani and Otelul Galati have won one each and drawn one of their last three meetings (Botosani 1-0 Otelul in their L1 clash four months ago).
Key Players
- Paulinho leads the goals charts for Galati with seven in 20 Liga I appearances and has been in great form recently, so he could be a good anytime scorer bet.
- Sebastian Mailat has been FCB’s most reliable threat with eight goals in 22 appearances.
Betting Insights
- FCB are 2.4 favorites for this match, while Galati are 2.92 and the draw is at 3.0.
- Given that both teams have defensive qualities, the 1.62 on under 2.5 goals must be too short.
Prediction
- The draw cannot be ruled out in a match that could be decided by a single goal, but Galati have the momentum and it is probably fairer to say that FCB have been in worse form for a long period.
- There may be a mental edge for Galati with Botosani failing to win their last two home encounters against them.
- We are going for a hard-fought 1-1 draw in a Moldavian clash that will be fiercely contested.
