Live. FC Botosani – UTA, the match that closes round 12 of the Superliga

The band prepared by Leo Grozavu is at the top of the form and comes after three consecutive victories, Otelul, FCSB and Metaloglobus being the victims of Moldovans who have not lost in the championship since August 4, when Rapid has imposed, in Bucharest, with 2-1.

FC Botosani – UTA, live from 8:30 pm

FC Botosani – UTA, probable teams

FC Botosani: Anestis – Ilaș, Miron, Diaw, Țigănașu – E. Pope, Aldair – Mitrov, OnGenda, Mailat – Dumiter;
reserves: L. Kukic – Bodișteanu, Cîmpanu, A. Dumitru, A. Friday, Kovtalyuk, E. Lopez, Miguelito, S. Pănoiu, Pavlovic, R. SUTA;
Absent: R. Sadiku (injured);
Coach: Leo Grozavu;

Ato: Iliev – Țuțu, Poulolo, Pospelov, Padula – Hrezdac, Van Durmen – Costache, A. Roman, Aloomerovic – D. Barbu;
reserves: A. Gorcea – A. Benga, F. Iacob, O. Popescu, D. Tăroi, L. Vlăsceanu;
Absent: Hakim Abdallah (injured), L. Mihai (injured), Marius Coman (suspended), Mino Sota, Daniel Zsori, Marko Stolnik, Richard Odada (unconvocated);
Coach: A. Mihalcea;

Stadium: Municipal Stadium (Botosani);
Referee: Florin Andrei (Târgu Mureș);
ASSISTANT: Mircea Grigoriu (Bucharest) and Imre-Llasslo Buci (Sfântu Gheorghe);
Lime referee: Cătălin Popa (Pitești);
Assistant lime: Bogdan Dumitrache (Bucharest);

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FC Botosani – UTA, the match that closes round 12 of the Superliga

On the other side, the “old lady” has become the specialist of the draws, lately. Only a defeat suffered the Aradians in the last 14 matches played, also in Giulești, final score 2-0, interval in which they recorded five victories and eight equality results.

14 matchesThey were also played between FC Botosani and UTA in the main internal competition. For four Moldovans have been imposed, six times they won the Aradians, and four other parties ended in a draw.

In the latest duel of the two, played on April 5, UTA was imposed in Arad with 1-0, thanks to the goal scored by Paul-Jose M'Poku, legitimized at Al-Batin, currently.

The match will be a special one for Leo Grozavu, who is in front of the match with the number 250 as the head coach on the first stage in Romania.

It will be a difficult match, like all the others, because UTA is a robust team, a team that has shown from the beginning of this championship that it can deal with any opponents. It seems that since Mialcea's arrival they are much more constant in results, I mean they have lost very few games. It is a team with robber players, strong, a well -organized team, which will make us problems.

– Leo Grozavu, coach FC Botosani

With Leo I met as a coach many times. He really came and studied us live at CFR Cluj, we even discussed after the match with him. But, I think we know our styles quite well to train our teams and, indeed, at the moment it does an extraordinarily good job and its players are molding on this ultra-feast style.

– Adrian Mihalcea, UTA coach

FC Botosani – UTA, statistics before the match

• Disputed on April 14, 2025, FC Botosani – Steel 0-1 was the only party lost at home by Leo Grozavu's students in the main internal competition this calendar year, other seven successes and seven equality results;

• The Moldovans ended the previous stage with the best attack – 22 goals scored, of which 17 of the action.

• UTA is the team with the fewest players used this season, only 22, while FC Botosani used 28.

• The first game took place on October 31, 2020, FC Botosani – UTA Arad 2-3. This was the duel with the most goals.

• Two parties ended without a scored goal, both with UTA in the host position (February 22, 2021, December 11, 2021).