| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFR Cluj | 15 | W1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8/15 | 6-6 |
| Nistru | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10/15 | 9-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFR Cluj | 5 | 16 | 32 | 18 | WLWWW | 30 | -25 |
| Nistru | 498 | 3 | 3 | -5 | WLL | 338 | +160 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2012-02-11
On paper the standings were lopsided — CFR Cluj 5th with 32 points, Nistru 498th with 3, 29 apart. Nistru had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 338th in the league over the last five rounds against 498th overall. Per game in the league, CFR Cluj were scoring 2 and conceding 0.88, Nistru 0.67 and 2.33, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Futbol Sahasi Calista Hotel Resort in Serik.
