Match Report
Jiul Petrosani went into the game 3rd in the table on 32 points; Voinţa Lupac sat 4th on 30 — a 2-point gap. Jiul Petrosani had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Jiul Petrosani were scoring 2.1 and conceding 3.4, Voinţa Lupac 1.6 and 3, against a competition average of 2.13 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Jiul Petrosani, 2 by Voinţa Lupac, 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Stadionul Jiul in Petrosani (capacity 12,518). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.