Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Sporting Lieşti (2nd, 57 pts) and Aerostar Bacău (4th, 40 pts). Recent form told a different story for Aerostar Bacău: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 1.56/1.44 for Sporting Lieşti and 1.22/2.33 for Aerostar Bacău (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Sporting Lieşti, 1 draw and 3 for Aerostar Bacău, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Only 17% of these meetings ended in a home win. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stadionul Comunal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sporting Lieşti led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.