Match Report
The table gap was wide: 45 points between Metalurgistul Cugir (2nd, 55 pts) and FC Bistriţa (15th, 10 pts). On recent form Metalurgistul Cugir sat only 7th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, FC Bistriţa ran at 0.61 scored and 3.11 conceded, Metalurgistul Cugir at 2.21 and 0.96.
FC Bistriţa arrived off 15 straight defeats. From the last five rounds, FC Bistriţa held 0 points of 15 and Metalurgistul Cugir 12.
Stadionul Jean Pădureanu in Bistriţa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,967.


