| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lechia Gdańsk | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7/15 | 19-6 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 15 | D3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3/15 | 4-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lechia Gdańsk | 10 | 7 | 21 | 12 | WWWWW | 1 | +9 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 182 | 6 | 9 | 1 | DDLWW | 252 | -70 |
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 2017-01-23
12 points and 172 places separated them: Lechia Gdańsk 10th with 21, Pandurii Târgu Jiu 182nd with 9. Pandurii Târgu Jiu had been under-performing their position — 252nd on five-round form against 182nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.64 goals per team per game, Lechia Gdańsk ran at 3 scored and 1.29 conceded, Pandurii Târgu Jiu at 0.83 and 0.67.
Pandurii Târgu Jiu had drawn three in a row.
The match was played at Stadion Energa Gdańsk in Gdansk (capacity 41,984).
