Match Report
12 points for FCSB (7th), 9 for UTA Arad (14th): a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed UTA Arad 7th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, FCSB ran at 1.44 scored and 1.33 conceded, UTA Arad at 1.44 and 1.67.
UTA Arad's winless run stood at 6.
8 meetings are on record — 6 won by FCSB, 2 by UTA Arad, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Arena Naţională, capacity 55,634, hosted the game. S. Kovacs officiated: 62 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, UTA Arad led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
FCSB: Alexandru Stoian (49') · UTA Arad: Marius Coman (26'), Hakim Abdallah (54'), Marius Coman (78')
Key stats
Possession: FCSB 62% · UTA Arad 38% · Total shots: 18-8 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 5-4