Article by Liviu Manolache – published on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 22:24 / Updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025 22:25
Liviu Manolache, the statistician of the Sports Gazette, emphasizes in 10 points why FC Botosani It has a formidable championship start.
The team coached by Leo Grozavu ranks 4th after 9 stages. On Friday, he faced the FCSB champion, from 8:30 pm, in round #10.
Why is FC Botosani instead of play-off? Here are 10 reasons:
1. Moldovans have the second attack in the championship, 17 goals scored, of which 14 of the action. No less than 9 markers, a figure that we only meet at FC Argeș.
2. Excellent physical training: 10 of the successes of the Botosanians were succeeded in the second half, six after the 75th minute.
3. On the space of the gate of the group trained by Leo Grozavu there were 51 shots, a chapter in which only FK Csikszereda is weaker. The difference was made by porters, especially the Greek Anestis, who had 36 interventions, 1st place in the current season.
4. One of the major impact players in the current edition is Sebastian Mailat, who has passed seven offensive contributions (5 goals, 2 decisive passes), a performance that we only meet at Steven Nsimba (U Craiova) and Alin Roman (UTA).
5. The fable of Valeriu Iftime, Hervin Ongenda are among the most productive decorations in this season: two goals and three assists, over Ștefan Baiaram, equal to Cătălin Cîrjan.
6. For the first time in 13 seasons FC Botosani has close -level doubles for each post: Anestis / Kukic – Ilaș (U21) / Adams, Miron / SETA, Diaw / Petro / Munoz, Pavlovic / Creț (U21) / Țigănașu – Bordeianu / Papa, Aldair / David – Cîmpanu / Bodișteanu, OnGenda / Pănoiu, Mailat / Mitrov – Dumiter / Lopez. Thus, he allowed him to make all the possible changes in the last seven rounds.
7. It is a team that knows its limits: it fragments the game, proof that it has the most faults – 145, does not shine to successful dribbles, only 48 (15th place), and is only 10th in possession (46.9%).
8. Redutable on their own ground: only one defeat in 2025, with Leo Grozavu on the bench, the rest of six victories and seven equality results.
9. Leo Grozavu's experience – 247 matches on the first stage in Romania. Currently, only one coach has collected several parties, Ioan Ovidiu Sabău – 326 games.
10. But also the club's experience, 13 years old in Superliga, among the oldest in the number of consecutive seasons, exceeded in this chapter only by FCSB, CFR and Farul.
