Viitorul Şelimbăr vs FC Botosani

Cupa României· Final
DDLDGoals 12-16
LDLWGoals 13-17
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Match events

  1. 18'Gabriel Gama
  2. 38'Z. Mitrov
  3. 41'Jovan Marković
Lineups unavailable for this match.
Viitorul ŞelimbărFC Botosani
1.2
Goals/game
1.3
1.6
Conceded/game
1.7

AI match analysis

Viitorul Şelimbăr win
15.1%
Draw
22.49%
FC Botosani win
62.41%
58.6%BTTS
55.4%Over 2.5
23.5%Viitorul Şelimbăr clean sheet
23.5%FC Botosani clean sheet

Predicted score: 1-2

The statistical analysis suggests that FC Botosani has a more favorable recent form compared to Viitorul Şelimbăr, evidenced by their higher average goals scored despite their own defensive struggles. Historical performances indicate Viitorul Şelimbăr's difficulties in securing wins, particularly in recent games, which may give FC Botosani a significant advantage heading into this match.

  • FC Botosani scored 1.5 goals per game on average over their last 10 matches
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr lost 4 of their last 5 matches
  • Viitorul Şelimbăr has a recent average of 1.3 goals scored, which is lower than FC Botosani's average.],
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  • The statistical analysis suggests that FC Botosani has a more favorable recent form compared to Viitorul Şelimbăr, evidenced by their higher average goals scored despite their own defensive struggles. Historical performances indicate Viitorul Şelimbăr's difficulties in securing wins, particularly in recent games, which may give FC Botosani a significant advantage heading into this match.
AI ConfidenceHigh confidence
80/100

Confidence is high because the probability gap between outcomes is decisive, and the bookmaker market agrees closely with this read, and this fixture has limited historical data available so far.

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Why AI favors FC Botosani

  • Sharper attackFC Botosani

    FC Botosani are averaging 1.3 goals scored per game over their recent matches.

    1.3/game
  • Tighter defenseViitorul Şelimbăr

    Viitorul Şelimbăr are conceding just 1.6 goals per game over their recent matches.

    1.6/game conceded

Computed independently from historical data — not a model-reported reason.

What could change the prediction

  • AI and market are closely aligned

    The bookmaker market and our model currently see this match almost identically, which limits how differentiated this pick is.

  • No head-to-head history

    These two teams have no recorded meetings, so the prediction relies on form and standings alone.

How did our prediction do?

✓ Correct pickExact score missed

We picked FC Botosani at 62.41% — final result was FC Botosani win, Viitorul Şelimbăr 1-3 FC Botosani.

Predicted score was 1-2.

This was a high confidence pick (80/100) — and it paid off.

Closing odds vs. our model

FC Botosani1.45market 68.8% · model 62.41%
Draw3.95market 25.3% · model 22.49%
Viitorul Şelimbăr5.86market 17.1% · model 15.1%

Last tracked odds before kickoff, compared against our AI's pre-match probability for the same outcome.

Match trends

  • Viitorul Şelimbăr have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
  • FC Botosani have averaged 1.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.

Head-to-head

No previous meetings on record.

Odds comparison

Match winner

Viitorul Şelimbăr5.86best 6.38
Draw3.95best 4.20
FC Botosani1.45best 1.52

Total goals (2.5 line)

Over 2.51.72best 1.85
Under 2.51.96best 2.03

Both teams to score

Yes1.80best 1.85
No1.84best 1.91

Double chance

Viitorul Şelimbăr/Draw2.46best 2.63
Viitorul Şelimbăr/FC Botosani1.18best 1.22
Draw/FC Botosani1.09best 1.13

Average and best price across 14 bookmakers we track. Odds change continuously — shown for reference only, not a recommendation.

Match winner — odds movement

Viitorul Şelimbăr5.86 1.09
Draw3.95 0.22
FC Botosani1.45 0.18
17 Aug20 Aug

Model vs market

Viitorul Şelimbăr win-0.3pp
AI
15.1%
Market
15.4%
Draw-0.2pp
AI
22.49%
Market
22.7%
FC Botosani win+0.5pp
AI
62.41%
Market
61.9%

"Market" is the average bookmaker price converted to an implied probability with the bookmaker's built-in margin removed, for a fair comparison against the AI's own probability estimate.

Standings not available yet.

Pre-match comparison

1.2Goals scored per game1.3
1.6Goals conceded per game1.7

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

When do they score?

FC Botosani

0-15'
0%
16-30'
25%
31-45'
25%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
50%
76-90+'
0%

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Frequently asked questions

Who is likely to win Viitorul Şelimbăr vs FC Botosani?+

Our AI model favors FC Botosani to win, with a 62.41% probability (Draw 22.49%, Viitorul Şelimbăr 15.1%).

What time does Viitorul Şelimbăr vs FC Botosani kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 20, 2026, 2:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).