2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalosport Galaţi | 15 | L5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0/15 | 1-20 |
| Focsani | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3/15 | 4-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalosport Galaţi | 15 | 27 | 0 | -152 | LLLLL | 14 | +1 |
| Focsani | 10 | 28 | 41 | 11 | LWLWL | 9 | +1 |
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 2018-03-31
On paper the standings were lopsided — Focsani 10th with 41 points, Metalosport Galaţi 15th with 0, 41 apart. Per game in the league, Metalosport Galaţi were scoring 0.07 and conceding 5.7, Focsani 1.68 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
Metalosport Galaţi had been beaten in five straight games.
Stadionul Dunărea in Galaţi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,000.
