In this week 28 match, on Sunday Feb 27th, Botoşani will host Mioveni at Stadionul Municipal in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 5th placed Botoşani, recorded a 1-1 draw against Chindia Târgovişte. Richard Steven Sila scored the first goal for Chindia Târgovişte in the 13th minute, but Mateus Barbosa got the equalizer for Botoşani in the 53rd minute earning Botoşani a comeback draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Botoşani should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 12th placed Mioveni is fresh off their 1-1 draw against FCSB. Malcom Edjouma struck first for FCSB in the 7th minute, then Ionut Balaur tied it up for Mioveni in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Bogdan Rusu earning Mioveni at least a draw. Mioveni is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Oct 23rd, Mioveni hosted Botoşani at the Stadionul Orăşenesc in their last match together. Mioveni and Botoşani battled to a 1-1 draw. Guilherme Gomes Garutti struck first for Mioveni in the 60th minute on a feed from Moussa Sanoh, but Racovitan got the equalizer for Botoşani in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Botoşani at least a draw.
Emil Adrian Scarlatache and Ionut Balaur are the top scorers for Mioveni in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Botoşani’s most prolific scorer has been Mihai Roman II. The Romanian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.