Universitatea Cluj vs FC Botosani Liga I prediction & result
Final score: Universitatea Cluj 2-1 FC Botosani.
Before kick-off the model made it 59% Universitatea Cluj, 25% draw, 16% FC Botosani — fair odds of 1.69, 4.00 and 6.25. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 1-0.
The model called the result correctly.
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Has the model earned this number?
It puts Universitatea Cluj at 59% here. Across 2437 settled matches, 630 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 52.2% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
How the model saw it, minute by minute
Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 3 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.
Match analysis
Match timeline
Match stats — Universitatea Cluj vs FC Botosani
Line-ups
- 1Ștefan LefterG
- 24Dino MikanovićD
- 6Iulian CristeaD
- 8Dorin CodreaD
- 27Alexandru ChipciuD
- 7Mouhamadou DrammehM
- 94Ovidiu BicM
- 33Jug StanojevM
- 10Dan NistorM
- 29Oucasse MendyM
- 25Alibek AlievF
- 18Pedro PinhoM
- 19Issouf MacalouF
- 12Adams FridayM
- 9Atanas TricăF
- 2Alin ChinteșD
- 99Tudor CoșaG
- 46Neofytos MichailG
- 22Florent PouloloD
- 59Alin TechereșD
- 99Ioannis AnestisG
- 2Brian BayeyeD
- 4George MironD
- 94Mamadou DiarraD
- 73Narcis IlașD
- 67Enriko PapaM
- 21Lucas de VegaM
- 26Hervin OngendaM
- 11Zoran MitrovF
- 41Andrei DumiterF
- 7Sebastian MailatF
- 10Ştefan BodişteanuM
- 9Jovan MarkovićF
- 14George SorodocM
- 90Mario PredaF
- 27Ion GurăuG
- 5Răzvan CrețD
- 30Alexandru ȚigănașuD
- 23Djibril DiawD
- 44Rijad SadikuD
Form going into Universitatea Cluj vs FC Botosani
Universitatea Cluj
- L1-3away to Brann30 July 2026
- L0-1away to Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe26 July 2026
- D2-2Brann23 July 2026
- W2-1Farul Constanta19 July 2026
FC Botosani
- D1-1Rapid27 July 2026
- D2-2away to FC Voluntari17 July 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Liga I table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Universitatea Cluj | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | FC Botosani | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 |
Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table
Head-to-head: Universitatea Cluj vs FC Botosani
- 3 August 2026Universitatea Cluj 2–1 FC BotosaniLiga I
- 20 February 2026FC Botosani 1–3 Universitatea ClujLiga I
- 18 October 2025Universitatea Cluj 0–2 FC BotosaniLiga I
- 1 March 2025Universitatea Cluj 0–1 FC BotosaniLiga I
- 28 October 2024FC Botosani 1–2 Universitatea ClujLiga I
- 15 March 2024Universitatea Cluj 3–0 FC BotosaniLiga I
Leading scorers: Universitatea Cluj and FC Botosani
Universitatea Cluj
- A. Aliev5 goals2 assists
FC Botosani
- A. Dumiter6 goals
- S. Mailat3 goals2 assists
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.