FC Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc (home)
- FC Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc have not tasted victory in their last five Liga I 2025/2026 games and look unlikely to reverse their fortunes at home to a superior Botosani side on Sunday.
- Their form is poor, with Csikszereda losing 2-0 at home to FC Arges, 3-1 away at CFR 1907 Cluj and 5-0 at Universitatea Craiova in their most recent fixtures.
- They are reactive in nature, deploy a variety of back-four formations and rarely press their opponents.
- Instead, they rely on counter-attacks and set pieces, although their lack of discipline at the back and erratic play means they can be picked off by the better teams in the league.
Botosani (away)
- Botosani have Leontin Grozavu bringing defensive discipline and structure since taking over as head coach earlier this season and now play a much more controlled version of a 4-2-3-1 formation.
- They will look to control the tempo and game flow on Sunday, press the hosts at a medium tempo and exploit their weaknesses on the counterattack.
- Their form has been unconvincing of late, but a win, two draws and two defeats from the last five league games is much better than anything Csikszereda have been able to muster.
- Grozavu’s side have won four, drawn four and lost two of their ten away matches in the Liga I 2025/2026 and look capable of overcoming Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc.
Head-to-Head
- Botosani beat Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc 3-1 at home in the previous meeting four months ago.
- Botosani are unbeaten in their last two away matches (W1, D1).
Key Players
- Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc top scorer Marton Eppel has scored five goals in 18 appearances in the Liga I 2025/2026.
- Sebastian Mailat has been a reliable goal threat for the away side all season, netting eight times in 20 league appearances.
Betting Insights
- Botosani are worth a bet to come away with all three points on Sunday at odds of 1.83, with the 4.0 outsider price on the hosts looking too generous.
- The under 2.5 goals market at 1.8 also looks attractive as the confidence of the home side appears so low that Botosani may be able to control the flow of the match and keep the scores down.
- Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc have scored an average of just 1.27 goals per home game in the Liga I 2025/2026 season.
- Botosani have scored just ten times in as many games on their travels.
Prediction
Botosani to win , with a lean toward under 2.5 goals .
