Match Info

Superliga - Round 28

Date: 20 February 2026, Friday

Location: Stadionul Municipal (Botoşani)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	Botoșani		Universitatea Cluj

	1	X	2
	2.35	2.88	2.9	Watch
	2.4	2.98	2.98
	2.52	3.01	3.19
	2.54	3.05	2.92	Watch
	2.45	2.8	3
	2.49	3	3.15	Watch
	2.33	3.14	3.14
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.44 ↓ (2.52)	2.98 ↑ (2.92)	3.04 ↑ (2.82)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.00

The best margin for this event is 4.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Botoșani
38.1%

Draw
31.2%

Universitatea Cluj
30.6%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

36.3%

31.3%

32.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

36.6%

31.6%

32.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Botoșani has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.8%)

Universitatea Cluj has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.8%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Botoșani than the current prediction. (-1.5%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Universitatea Cluj than the current prediction. (+1.5%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
40%	33.3%	26.7%

Botoșani - Universitatea Cluj Predictions

Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Botoșani will win (votes: 6 - 40%). Universitatea Cluj will win (votes: 4 - 26.7%). It will Tie (votes: 5 - 33.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Botoșani: 15.2% – 64.8%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 2 Selected Experts predict this event. Universitatea Cluj (votes: 1 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 50%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

DNB - Universitatea Cluj (2.19) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

O/U 2.5 - over (votes: 1 - 100%) .

DC - Botoșani (1.37) (votes: 1 - 50%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. Botoșani (votes: 1 - 20%). Universitatea Cluj (votes: 3 - 60%). Tie (votes: 1 - 20%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
99. Anestis G. (G) 3. Pavlovic M. 4. Miron A. (C) 23. Diaw E. 5. Cret R. 37. Bordeianu M. 28. Petro C. 7. Mailat S. 26. Ongenda H. 11. Mitrov Z. 25. Kovtalyuk M.	30. Gertmonas E. (G) 24. Mikanovic D. 26. Cisse J. 4. Coubis A. 27. Chipciu A. (C) 10. Nistor D. 8. Codrea D. 7. Drammeh M. 19. Macalou I. 17. Lukic J. 88. El Sawy O.
Substitutes
10. Bodisteanu S. 33. David G. 41. Dumiter A. 22. Dumitru A. 12. Friday A. 73. Ilas N. 1. Kukic L. (G) 9. Lopez E. 17. Panoiu S. 67. Papa E. 6. Suta R. 30. Tiganasu A.	23. Capradossi E. 2. Chintes A. 99. Cosa T. (G) 6. Cristea L. 13. Fabry A. 77. Gheorghita A. 1. Lefter S. (G) 29. Mendy O. 11. Murgia A. 93. Postolachi V. 98. Simion G. B. 33. Stanojev J.
Coaches
Grozavu L.	Bergodi C.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (1 - 2)
4', 0 - 1, Lukic J. ⚽, Coubis A. (A),
15', 0 - 2, Lukic J. ⚽, Macalou I. (A),
19', 1 - 2, Ongenda H. ⚽, Mitrov Z. (A),
2nd Half (0 - 1)
46', Cisse J. ↓, Cristea L. ↑,
55', 1 - 3, Drammeh M. ⚽, Macalou I. (A),
57', Ongenda H. 🟨,
61', Pavlovic M. ↓, Friday A. ↑,
61', Bordeianu M. ↓, Bodisteanu S. ↑,
66', Nistor D. ↓, Murgia A. ↑,
67', Mikanovic D. 🟨,
72', Codrea D. 🟨,
79', El Sawy O. ↓, Chintes A. ↑,
79', Mikanovic D. ↓, Mendy O. ↑,
83', Mailat S. ↓, Panoiu S. ↑,
85', Macalou I. ↓, Stanojev J. ↑,
88', Drammeh M. 🟨,
88', Mendy O. 🟨,

Preview

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 7 in the zone Superliga (Relegation Group: ) and 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Superliga (Championship Group: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Botoșani won 2.

Botoșani has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Universitatea Cluj is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Botoșani might have a minor edge in this game.

There will not play in Botoșani: Francisco Junior (Inactive) Sadiku R. (Knee Injury)

There will not play in Universitatea Cluj: Artean A. (Injury) Bic O. (Yellow Cards) Silva M. (Inactive)

There are questionable in Universitatea Cluj: Macalou I. (Injury)

In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Botoșani won 3 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 8:19. (average 0.6:1.4).

Including home matches between the teams, Botoșani won 1 match, drew 3 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 4:11. (average 0.6:1.6).

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
5	U. Cluj	10	6	0	4	17:14	3	18
8	FC Botosani	11	3	5	3	16:12	4	14

Last Results with these Odds

Universitatea Cluj - the odds 2.82 are the expected chance of winning is 32.42%, but this team recently wins 45% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- FC Botoşani
Romanian SuperLiga
15.02.26	UTA Arad - Botoșani	2:1 ✺
Romanian Cup
12.02.26	Concordia Chiajna - Botoșani	2:3 ✺
Romanian SuperLiga
08.02.26	Botoșani - Metaloglobus Bucureşti	3:0 ✺
05.02.26	FCSB - Botoșani	2:1 ✺
02.02.26	Botoșani - Oţelul Galaţi	0:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.8 LWWLT
- Universitatea Cluj
Romanian SuperLiga
14.02.26	Universitatea Cluj - Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc	4:1 ✺
Romanian Cup
11.02.26	Universitatea Cluj - Oţelul Galaţi	2:0 ✺
Romanian SuperLiga
07.02.26	CFR Cluj - Universitatea Cluj	3:2 ✺
03.02.26	Universitatea Cluj - Argeș Pitești	3:1 ✺
31.01.26	Rapid Bucureşti - Universitatea Cluj	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 14.6 WWLWW

Latest Head to Head

Romanian SuperLiga
18.10.25	Universitatea Cluj - Botoșani	0:2
01.03.25	Universitatea Cluj - Botoșani	0:1
28.10.24	Botoșani - Universitatea Cluj	1:2
15.03.24	Universitatea Cluj - Botoșani	3:0
03.03.24	Universitatea Cluj - Botoșani	1:0
Romanian Cup
06.12.23	Botoșani - Universitatea Cluj	0:4
Romanian SuperLiga
30.10.23	Botoșani - Universitatea Cluj	0:3

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