FC Botosani vs Csikszereda Saturday 22nd August 2026 08:00 PM football predictions.

Liga I

FC Botosani

Aug. 24, 2026 4 weeks ago

1 – 0

Full Time

Csikszereda

Match Analysis

FC Botosani Csikszereda

FC Botosani L D L D D D

Csikszereda D L L L L L

STRENGTH

SHOT CONVERSION

SHOTS ON TARGET

POSSESSION

SAVE RATE

ATTACKING POTENTIAL

EXPECTED GOALS

HEAD TO HEAD

WINS THE GAME

What do these metrics mean?

Strength: Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion: Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target: Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession: Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate: Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential: Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential: Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals: Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head: Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game: Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Why this prediction? AI insight

Historically, Csikszereda has had the upper hand in matches between these two teams, but those games have usually been low-scoring. Despite both sides currently being in poor form, the model predicts a home win with a 59% probability, which is notably more confident than what the market odds suggest. The model also sees a good chance of both teams scoring and of there being more than one goal in the game, aligning with the market's view on these points.

Head to Head History

Home Team	Away Team	Score	Date
Csikszereda	FC Botosani	2 - 0	May 16, 2026
Csikszereda	FC Botosani	1 - 0	January 18, 2026
FC Botosani	Csikszereda	3 - 1	August 23, 2025

FC Botosani Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Aug 17, 26	Away	FCSB	3 - 2	Loss
Aug 10, 26	Home	Corvinul Hunedoara	0 - 0	Draw
Aug 3, 26	Away	Universitatea Cluj	2 - 1	Loss
Jul 27, 26	Home	Rapid	1 - 1	Draw
Jul 17, 26	Away	FC Voluntari	2 - 2	Draw
Jul 4, 26	Away	Ludogorets	2 - 2	Draw

Csikszereda Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Aug 15, 26	Home	Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe	0 - 0	Draw
Aug 8, 26	Away	Farul Constanta	3 - 2	Loss
Jul 31, 26	Away	Arges Pitesti	1 - 0	Loss
Jul 26, 26	Home	FCSB	0 - 2	Loss
Jul 20, 26	Away	Corvinul Hunedoara	3 - 0	Loss
Jul 8, 26	Away	NK Slaven Belupo	3 - 1	Loss

Liga I Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	FC Botosani	5	0	3	2	6	8	-2	3
16	Csikszereda	5	0	1	4	2	9	-7	1

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes

This prediction indicates that there is a 53.66% likelihood that both FC Botosani and Csikszereda will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.

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FC Botosani to win

This prediction indicates that FC Botosani has a 59.34% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 22.81 %

Over 1.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 55.44% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.

Over 2.5 goals

This prediction indicates that there is a 52.9% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

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