CS Universitatea Craiova vs FC Botosani: Prediction, Betting Tips & Match Preview – 24 January

CS Universitatea Craiova
WWWDW
1st place in Championship Playoffs
1
2-0
FT
24/01/2026 18:00
FC Botosani
LWDDD
5th place in Playoffs
Romania Liga I
MATCH INTRO

Betiball's prediction for CS Universitatea Craiova vs FC Botosani on 24 January 2026 (kick-off: 18:00) is built from both teams' recent form, head-to-head history, squad availability, and tactical analysis. Read the full CS Universitatea Craiova vs FC Botosani preview before placing your bet.

  • CS Universitatea Craiova will face FC Botosani in Romania Liga I on January 24, 2026 at 18:00.
  • CS Universitatea Craiova are currently 1st with 50 points after 10 matches.
  • FC Botosani sit 5th with 33 points from 9 matches.
  • Current model prediction leans green with a projected score of 2 - 1 and average coefficient 1.85.
Predictions 1x2 Under/Over 2.5 1X2 Live Half Time Half Time / Full Time Both To Score Double chance Handicap Scorers Corners Cards
Home team Away team
Probability %
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2
Pred
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favorite match
18:00

2026-01-24

CS Universitatea Craiova vs FC Botosani - Prediction & Odds

CS Universitatea Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova
FC Botosani
FC Botosani
2026-01-24 18:00
49
26
25
1
2 - 1
2 - 1
2.50
1.85
FT
2-0 0-0
-
weather
5℃～6℃
STANDINGS UP TO 24/01/2026
Championship Playoffs PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
50 10 6 2 2 12 6 6
02 Universitaea Cluj Universitaea Cluj
46 10 6 1 3 13 11 2
03 CFR Cluj CFR Cluj
43 10 4 4 2 8 7 1
04 Dinamo Bucuresti Dinamo Bucuresti
39 10 3 4 3 13 12 1
05 Rapid Bucuresti Rapid Bucuresti
34 10 1 3 6 8 14 -6
06 Arges Arges
32 10 1 4 5 6 10 -4
Playoffs PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 UTA Arad UTA Arad
39 9 5 2 2 14 7 7
02 FCSB FCSB
37 9 4 2 3 13 9 4
03 FC Otelul Galati FC Otelul Galati
35 9 4 2 3 17 15 2
04 FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc
33 9 5 2 2 11 8 3
05 FC Botosani FC Botosani
33 9 3 3 3 13 17 -4
06 Hermannstadt Hermannstadt
25 9 3 4 2 13 10 3
07 Farul Constanta Farul Constanta
25 9 1 3 5 8 11 -3
08 Petrolul Ploiesti Petrolul Ploiesti
25 9 2 3 4 9 15 -6
09 FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia
22 9 2 3 4 11 13 -2
10 Metaloglobus Metaloglobus
16 9 2 4 3 10 14 -4
League PTS
GP W D L GF GA +/-
01 CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
60 30 17 9 4 53 27 26
02 Rapid Bucuresti Rapid Bucuresti
56 30 16 8 6 47 30 17
03 Universitaea Cluj Universitaea Cluj
54 30 16 6 8 48 27 21
04 CFR Cluj CFR Cluj
53 30 15 8 7 49 40 9
05 Dinamo Bucuresti Dinamo Bucuresti
52 30 14 10 6 42 28 14
06 Arges Arges
50 30 15 5 10 37 28 9
07 FCSB FCSB
46 30 13 7 10 48 40 8
08 UTA Arad UTA Arad
43 30 11 10 9 39 44 -5
09 FC Botosani FC Botosani
42 30 11 9 10 37 29 8
10 FC Otelul Galati FC Otelul Galati
41 30 11 8 11 39 32 7
11 Farul Constanta Farul Constanta
37 30 10 7 13 39 37 2
12 Petrolul Ploiesti Petrolul Ploiesti
32 30 7 11 12 24 31 -7
13 FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc
32 30 8 8 14 30 58 -28
14 FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia FC Unirea 2004 Slobozia
25 30 7 4 19 27 46 -19
15 Hermannstadt Hermannstadt
23 30 5 8 17 29 50 -21
16 Metaloglobus Metaloglobus
12 30 2 6 22 25 66 -41
Head To Head
31/08/2025 15:30
FC Botosani FC Botosani
1 - 1
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
ROM D1
22/02/2025 16:00
FC Botosani FC Botosani
2 - 2
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
ROM D1
20/10/2024 13:00
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
0 - 0
FC Botosani FC Botosani
ROM D1
18/02/2024 15:15
FC Botosani FC Botosani
2 - 2
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
ROM D1
01/10/2023 12:00
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
5 - 1
FC Botosani FC Botosani
ROM D1
21/01/2023 18:00
FC Botosani FC Botosani
1 - 0
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
ROM D1
FC Botosani
2
33%
Draw
4
67%
CS Universitatea Craiova
0
0%
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova Last 6 matches
10/01/2026 13:00
CS Universitatea Craiova 2 - 3 VfB Stuttgart II
INT CF
07/01/2026 14:00
Konyaspor 0 - 1 CS Universitatea Craiova
INT CF
22/12/2025 18:00
CS Universitatea Craiova 5 - 0 FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc
ROM D1
18/12/2025 20:00
AEK Athens 3 - 2 CS Universitatea Craiova
UEFA ECL
14/12/2025 18:30
Hermannstadt 0 - 2 CS Universitatea Craiova
ROM D1
11/12/2025 17:45
CS Universitatea Craiova 1 - 2 AC Sparta Prague
UEFA ECL
Win
50%
Draw
0%
Lost
50%
Last 6 matches FC Botosani FC Botosani
12/01/2026 11:00
Muscelul Campulung 1 - 5 FC Botosani
INT CF
11/01/2026 11:50
Farul Constanta 0 - 1 FC Botosani
INT CF
19/12/2025 18:00
FC Botosani 0 - 1 CFR Cluj
ROM D1
13/12/2025 15:00
Arges 0 - 0 FC Botosani
ROM D1
08/12/2025 18:30
FC Botosani 0 - 0 Rapid Bucuresti
ROM D1
03/12/2025 15:00
FC Botosani 1 - 3 Hermannstadt
ROMC
Win
33%
Draw
33%
Lost
33%
Overall Home/Away
Full time First half Second half
All leagues Romania Liga I
Played games
CS Universitatea Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova
40
 FC Botosani
FC Botosani
40
Goals
Scored
65
Avg. per game
1.63
Conceded
33
Avg. per game
0.83
Scored
53
Avg. per game
1.33
Conceded
49
Avg. per game
1.23
Scored a goal
In last 6 matches
YesNo
4 (67%)2 (33%)
In last 6 matches
NoYes
5 (83%)1 (17%)
In last 40 matches
YesNo
32 (80%)8 (20%)
In last 40 matches
NoYes
28 (70%)12 (30%)
CS Universitatea Craiova

CS Universitatea Craiova

Recent matches

FC Botosani

FC Botosani

Under /Over

(68%)27 13(32%)

1.5

Full Time

Under /Over

(75%)30 10(25%)

Under /Over

(35%)14 26(65%)

1.5

1st Half

Under /Over

(38%)15 25(62%)

Under /Over

(50%)20 20(50%)

1.5

2nd Half

Under /Over

(55%)22 18(45%)

/Yes

(43%)17 23(57%)

Both scored
(Yes/No)

No /Yes

(53%)21 19(47%)
GOALS BY TIME PERIOD
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
FC Botosani FC Botosani
Shots
CS Universitatea Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova
Total shots
14.93 avg / game
Blocked
118 total
Avg. 3.47
FC Botosani
FC Botosani
Total shots
13.23 avg / game
Blocked
132 total
Avg. 4.13
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova Pass FC Botosani FC Botosani
Total passes
19647
Avg. 491 / game
Accurate
83%
Ball possession
58%
Total passes
15704
Avg. 403 / game
Accurate
75%
Ball possession
54%
TOTAL ATTACKS
CS Universitatea Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova
4156
Avg. 103.90 / game
 FC Botosani
FC Botosani
3795
Avg. 94.88 / game
DANGEROUS ATTACKS
CS Universitatea Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova
1964
Avg. 49.10 / game
 FC Botosani
FC Botosani
1741
Avg. 43.53 / game
OTHERS
CS Universitatea Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova
40
Played games
FC Botosani
FC Botosani
40
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
0.48
19
Clean sheets
12
0.30
5.03
201
Corners
185
4.63
22.78
911
Throw-ins
991
24.78
1.70
68
Offsides
52
1.30
1.88
75
GK saves
140
3.50
CS Universitatea Craiova
CS Universitatea Craiova
DISCIPLINARY
FC Botosani
FC Botosani
Avg / game Total Total Avg / game
2.00
80
Yellow card
86
2.15
0.15
6
Red card
3
0.08
11.48
459
Fouls
531
13.28
10.00
400
Tackles
375
9.38
NEXT MATCHES
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VS
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UEF
08/01
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VS
Petrolul Ploiesti Petrolul Ploiesti
ROM
08/08
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
VS
Arges Arges
ROM
08/15
FC Otelul Galati FC Otelul Galati
VS
CS Universitatea Craiova CS Universitatea Craiova
ROM
08/22
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VS
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ROM
NEXT MATCHES
07/27
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VS
Rapid Bucuresti Rapid Bucuresti
ROM
08/03
Universitaea Cluj Universitaea Cluj
VS
FC Botosani FC Botosani
ROM
08/08
FC Botosani FC Botosani
VS
Corvinul Hunedoara Corvinul Hunedoara
ROM
08/15
FCSB FCSB
VS
FC Botosani FC Botosani
ROM
08/22
FC Botosani FC Botosani
VS
FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc FK Csikszereda Miercurea Ciuc
ROM

How We Build the CS Universitatea Craiova vs FC Botosani Prediction

Betiball.com's prediction for CS Universitatea Craiova vs FC Botosani on 24 January 2026 is generated by a statistical model that processes over 30 data points per match — including each team's last ten results, expected goals (xG), shots on target, defensive line metrics, set-piece vulnerability, and confirmed squad availability. For this Romania Liga I fixture, our model also factors in home and away performance splits and any confirmed injuries or suspensions reported within 48 hours of kick-off. Every tip includes a probability percentage — not just a pick, but the data behind it.

CS Universitatea Craiova vs FC Botosani Form Analysis

Heading into this match, both sides carry distinct statistical profiles our model weighs carefully. We assess CS Universitatea Craiova's recent home record, scoring rate, and clean sheet frequency against FC Botosani's away form — particularly goals conceded on the road and their tendency to score or keep clean sheets in away fixtures. Over/Under 2.5 goals, Both Teams to Score (BTTS), and the Asian Handicap line are all evaluated through this lens before a final recommendation is issued.

Romania Liga I Context: Standings, Form & What's at Stake

League position and match context are decisive inputs. A team fighting relegation defends differently from one chasing European qualification — and our model accounts for that pressure. Check the live Romania Liga I standings and the Romania Liga I form table to understand exactly where CS Universitatea Craiova and FC Botosani sit and what this result means for both clubs.

Prediction Accuracy & Track Record

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