Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Metalurgistul Cugir (3rd, 39 pts) and Industria Galda de Jos (6th, 15 pts). Industria Galda de Jos's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Metalurgistul Cugir were scoring 1.9 and conceding 2.1, Industria Galda de Jos 0.9 and 2.3, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Industria Galda de Jos — six in succession. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Metalurgistul Cugir against 0/15 for Industria Galda de Jos.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Metalurgistul Cugir have 2 wins to Industria Galda de Jos's 2, with 1 draw, at 4.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
Stadionul Metalurgistul staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Industria Galda de Jos led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Metalurgistul Cugir: Silviu Mureșan (8'), Cristian Cocan (48'), Vladut Popa (75') · Industria Galda de Jos: Razvan Frențiu (82')
Key stats
Corners: 6-4