Match Report
Argeş, 1st with 27 points, sat 19 points above Pandurii Târgu Jiu (19th, 8). Pandurii Târgu Jiu's recent output lagged their position: 24th on form over five rounds while 19th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.43/2.3 for Pandurii Târgu Jiu and 1.4/1.2 for Argeş (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu had lost five in a row. Argeş carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Pandurii Târgu Jiu had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Argeş, 13.
Stadionul Municipal Tudor Vladimirescu in Targu Jiu, capacity 19,128, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Argeş led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.