Universitatea Cluj 2-1 Botosani — Result, Statistics & Match Review — Romania - 1st Division, 3 Aug 2026

📅03/08/2026 · 🕒18:30 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-0 2nd Score 1-1
MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
45%
2.0
Draw
28%
3.35
Away
27%
3.34
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
52%
1.95
Over 2.5
48%
1.78
Both Teams to Score
Yes
50%
1.66
No
50%
2.09
Total Goals
0-1 Goal EV+ ✗
28%
3.42
2-3 Goals
39%
1.76
4-5 Goals
23%
3.2
6+ Goals
10%
11.45
Value flag · 0-1 Goal at 3.42 — our 28% vs market 22.7%. Did not land — edges play out over many matches, not one.
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
22%
1/2
5%
1/X
8%
X/1
16%
X/2
13%
X/X
10%
2/1
8%
2/2
8%
2/X
10%
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
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Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
45%
Home Win
46%
-1.1pp
28%
Draw
27%
+1.0pp
27%
Away Win
27%
+0.2pp
52%
Under 2.5
48%
+4.1pp
48%
Over 2.5
52%
-4.1pp
50%
BTTS Yes
56%
-6.5pp
50%
BTTS No
44%
+6.5pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Universitatea Cluj EU Bookmakers 50%
Head to Head
AWAY Botosani EU Bookmakers 30%
+8% / +18% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations -4% / -14%
1.29/0.83 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.24/2.02
+28% / +8% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -22% / -7%
52% Ball Possession 48%
14 Total Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 4
323 · 81% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 343 · 73%
17.4 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 15.0
12.3 Crosses 10.9
1.7 Yellow Cards 2.6
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Universitatea Cluj
4W-0D-2L
AWAY Botosani
1.50 Avg Goals (FT) 0.83
1.39 xG 0.79
53% Ball Possession 47%
11 Total Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 6
378 Passes 240
78% Pass Accuracy 70%
31 Box Touches 18
27 Crosses 13
1 Yellow Cards 1
20.02.2026 Botosani Botosani 1-3 HT 1-2 Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Cluj ROM
18.10.2025 Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Cluj 0-2 HT 0-0 Botosani Botosani ROM
01.03.2025 Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Cluj 0-1 HT 0-0 Botosani Botosani ROM
28.10.2024 Botosani Botosani 1-2 HT 1-1 Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Cluj ROM
15.03.2024 Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Cluj 3-0 HT 1-0 Botosani Botosani ROM
03.03.2024 Universitatea Cluj Universitatea Cluj 1-0 HT 1-0 Botosani Botosani ROM
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Universitatea Cluj
2-1
AWAY Botosani
2.92 xG 1.69
18 Total Shots 14
6 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 2
396 Passes 270
43 Box Touches 13
29 Crosses 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
POST-MATCH Universitatea Cluj vs Botosani
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Universitatea Cluj squeezed past Botosani 2-1. It was 0-1 at half-time, meaning the result turned around in the second half.

Just as the model leaned, our model had Universitatea Cluj as the likeliest winner at 45%, and the 2-1 landed on that lead.

Over 2.5 goals sat near a coin-flip at 48% and both teams to score was close to even at 50%.

On the day, shots finished 18-14, expected goals 2.92 to 1.69 — an xG gap that size says the one-goal margin undersold Universitatea Cluj's control.

Coming into the game, across their last 6 meetings in our records, Universitatea Cluj had the better of it with 4 wins. Those games averaged 1.50 goals for Universitatea Cluj and 0.83 for Botosani.

What was the final score of Universitatea Cluj vs Botosani?

Universitatea Cluj 2-1 Botosani in the Romania - 1st Division on 03/08/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Universitatea Cluj vs Botosani?

Before kick-off our model rated a Universitatea Cluj win the most likely single outcome at about 45%, with the full match-result split Universitatea Cluj 45%, draw 28%, Botosani 27%. The final score 2-1 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Universitatea Cluj) — while Under 2.5 went the other way.

✓ Match Result (Universitatea Cluj) ✗ Under 2.5
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