Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between FCSB (2nd, 46 pts) and Chindia Târgovişte (9th, 23 pts). Chindia Târgovişte's recent output lagged their position: 28th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Chindia Târgovişte were scoring 0.78 and conceding 1.33, FCSB 1.5 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with FCSB, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Chindia Târgovişte had taken 5 of 15 points to FCSB's 15.
The venue was Stadionul Eugen Popescu in Targoviste, with room for 10,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FCSB led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.