Match Report
Unirea Braniştea and Aerostar Bacău went into the game level on 40 points, 1st against 4th in the table. Aerostar Bacău ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/0.72 for Unirea Braniştea and 1.22/2.33 for Aerostar Bacău (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
Momentum sat with Unirea Braniştea, winners of their last four. Defeat had followed defeat for Aerostar Bacău — three in succession. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Unirea Braniştea, 3/15 for Aerostar Bacău.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Unirea Braniştea wins, 1 for Aerostar Bacău, 0 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting.
Stadionul Unirea in Dej, capacity 6,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.