Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Petrolul 52 (1st, 63 pts) held a 64-point advantage over Astra (7th, -1 pts). Astra ranked just 39th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Astra ran at 0.5 scored and 3.83 conceded, Petrolul 52 at 0.9 and 0.7.
Momentum sat with Petrolul 52, winners of their last ten, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 8/15 points for Astra, 15/15 for Petrolul 52.
The match was played at Stadionul Marin Anastasovici in Giurgiu (capacity 8,500). Petrolul 52 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.