Match Report
In the standings it was Gloria Bistrita 1st on 65 points, Unirea Alba Iulia 2nd on 55 — separated by 10. Unirea Alba Iulia had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Gloria Bistrita 1.56 scored and 0.78 conceded per game, Unirea Alba Iulia 1.22 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.32.
Gloria Bistrita arrived on a run of five straight wins.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Gloria Bistrita have 6 wins to Unirea Alba Iulia's 0, with 3 draws, at 2.44 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Stadionul Gloria in Bistriţa (capacity 180,000).