Craiova vs Botosani Prediction, H2H Stats & Statistical Bets 24 January 2026
🔊How will the weather conditions and the state of the field affect the game? Today, the teams Craiova and Botosani are meeting. The match is scheduled to start at 18:00. The tournament match Liga I will take place in the city of Craiova at the Stadionul Ion Oblemenco stadium. The odds for the teams' victories have been determined by bookmakers at and , respectively, with the team Craiova being the favorite of the match.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 31 August 2025 and ended with a scoreline of 1:1. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Botosani):
- ball possession percentage: 36% vs 64%;
- corner kicks: 4 vs 8;
- fouls: 9 vs 9;
- yellow cards: 4 vs 1;
- shots on target: 4 vs 6.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Craiova and Botosani:
- played 33 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 13, for the away team - 10, draws - 10;
- number of goals - 47 against 36;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.36, in the 2nd half - 1.15;
- average total goals in the match - 2.52.
Head-to-head statistics Craiova - Botosani

Craiova Team Overview
The team's most recent official match took place on 19 January 2026 as part of the Liga I tournament (home team - Petrolul Ploiesti, away team - Craiova). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:4.
Here's the game statistics (Craiova vs Petrolul Ploiesti):
- ball possession: 54% vs 46%;
- corner kicks: 1 vs 3;
- fouls: 11 vs 14;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 0;
- shots on target: 6 vs 2.
- 12 wins,
- 3 losses,
- 7 draws.
📈Currently, Craiova stands at a mid-tier position within the Liga I standings, with a win percentage of 55% and a loss percentage of 14%.
⚽️Craiova has scored a total of 41 goals. On the defensive end, Craiova has allowed 20 goals over the season.
Match Results: Craiova

Botosani Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on 18 January 2026 as part of the Liga I tournament (home team - Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc, away - Botosani). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:0.
Here are the match stats (Botosani vs Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc):
- ball possession: 61% vs 39%;
- corner kicks: 8 vs 4;
- fouls: 17 vs 12;
- yellow cards: 2 vs 2;
- shots on target: 7 vs 4.
- 10 wins,
- 4 losses,
- 8 draws.
📈Currently, Botosani stands at a mid-tier position within the Liga I standings, with a win percentage of 45% and a loss percentage of 18%.
⚽Botosani has scored a total of 30 goals. On the defensive end has allowed 16 goals over the season.
Match Results: Botosani
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 33;
- First-half wins at home for hosts - 9; for visitors away - 2; number of draws - 5;
- Average first-half total: 1.36;
- Today's home team scores on average 0.64, while the visitors net 0.73.
First-Half Stats: Craiova (home) vs Botosani (away)
- matches played in the tournament: 11 vs 10;
- wins: 6 (54.55%) vs 2 (20%);
- losses: 1 (9.09%) vs 3 (30%);
- draws: 4 (36.36%) vs 5 (50%);
- Average goals scored: 1.55 vs 0.8;
- Average goals conceded: 0.45 vs 0.5.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- wins: 7 vs 2;
- losses: 0 vs 3;
- draws: 3 vs 5;
- Average first-half total: 1.4 (scored - 1.3, conceded - 0.1) vs 0.8 (scored - 0.3, conceded - 0.5).
- Craiova scored in the 1st half in 7 of last 8 games (Liga I).
- Craiova scored in the 1st half in 6 of last 7 games.
Match Result Prediction
H2H:
- number of encounters - 33;
- home team wins - 13, away team wins - 10, draws - 10.
Statistics: Craiova vs Botosani
- matches played in the tournament: 22 vs 22;
- wins: 12 vs 10;
- win percentage: 55% vs 45%;
- losses: 3 vs 4;
- draws: 7 vs 8.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 6 vs 1;
- losses: 2 vs 4;
- draws: 2 vs 5.
- Botosani won with a +1.5 handicap in 6 of last 7 games against Craiova (Liga I).
- Botosani won with a +1.5 handicap in 22 of last 23 games (Liga I).
- Botosani won with a +1.5 handicap in 10 of last 11 away games.
- Botosani won with a +1.5 handicap in 9 of last 10 away games (Liga I).
- Botosani won with a +1.5 handicap in 6 of last 7 games.
Total Goals Prediction
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.42, the guests - 1.09;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 2.52;
- both teams scored: overall - 19; at the home team's field - 9.
Statistics: Craiova vs Botosani
- average total in the tournament: 2.77 vs 2.09;
- average total goals scored: 1.86 vs 1.36;
- average total in the 1st half: 1.05 vs 0.64;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.82 vs 0.73;
- Craiova: average total at home in the tournament - 2.18;
- Botosani: average total away in the tournament - 0.9;
- last 10 matches (average total): 2.2 (home - 2) vs 0.4 (away - 0.2).
- Under 2.5 goals scored in 11 of last 12 Botosani games.
- Under 2.5 goals scored in last 10 Botosani games (Liga I).
- Under 2.5 goals scored in last 8 Botosani away games.
- Under 2.5 goals scored in last 7 Botosani away games (Liga I).
Corners Prediction
Craiova: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 5.23; at home field - 6.18;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.1; at home field - 3.
Botosani: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.73, away - 4.5;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 5.1; away - 4.8.
- Botosani have taken under 3.5 corners in last 6 away games against Craiova (Liga I).
Yellow Cards Prediction
H2H
- average Over/Under yellow cards in H2H matches - 5.46 (2.73 for home team and 2.73 for away team);
- average Over/Under yellow cards at the home team's field - 5.44 (2.44 for home team and 3 for away team).
Craiova: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 1.95; at home - 1.64;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 1.8; at home - 1.5.
Botosani: Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 2.36, away - 1.8;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 2.3; away - 2.4.
Both Teams to Score Prediction
H2H:
- number of encounters - 33;
- both teams scored all-time - 19 times;
- on the home team’s field - 9 times.
Statistics: Craiova vs Botosani
- number of matches played in the tournament: 22 vs 22;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 12 vs 9;
- number of BTTS matches for Craiova at home - 7 (64%);
- number of BTTS matches for Botosani away - 2 (20%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 4 vs 3;
- BTTS matches for Craiova at home - 2 (50%);
- BTTS matches for Botosani away - 0 (0%).
Correct Score Prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:1 (25/176, 14.2%);
- Craiova at home most often finish matches: 2:0 , 2:2 , 3:1 (2/11, 18.2%);
- Botosani away most often play: 0:0 (3/10, 30%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:0 - 15.45% (odds 5.75)
2:0 - 11.67% (odds 6.75)
1:1 - 11.43% (odds 6.55)
Editorial Prediction
- Under 9.5 corners in 10 of last 11 Craiova games against Botosani (Liga I).
- Under 9.5 corners in last 6 Craiova home games against Botosani (Liga I).
