2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zalău | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/15 | 3-8 |
| Comuna Recea | 13 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8/15 | 12-7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zalău | 6 | 28 | 49 | 16 | WLDLW | 7 | -1 |
| Comuna Recea | 5 | 28 | 50 | 21 | WLDLD | 11 | -6 |
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 2017-05-12
1 points and 1 places separated them: Zalău 6th with 49, Comuna Recea 5th with 50. Comuna Recea ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Zalău 1.46 scored and 0.89 conceded per game, Comuna Recea 1.89 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.59.
Stadionul Municipal, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
