On the 21st of August, Botoşani hosts FCSB at Stadionul Municipal in a clash of the Liga 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. Botoşani is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against CFR Cluj. Sekou Camara scored the first goal for Botoşani in the 31st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, CFR Cluj couldn’t muster any offence and Botoşani ran away with the shutout win. Botoşani is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, FCSB recorded a 3-2 win against Chindia Târgovişte. Doru Popadiuc struck first for Chindia Târgovişte in the 22nd minute on a feed from Daniel Popa, then Daniel Popa added another in the 28th minute But luckily in the 59th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Joonas Tamm. FCSB is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season FCSB won the head to head battle with 1 win.
FCSB is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Joonas Tamm and Andrei Cordea each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Sebastian Mailat and Florescu have been the hottest scorers for Botoşani in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.