2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medgidia | 2 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3/6 | 5-3 |
| Politehnica Galati | 13 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/15 | 6-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medgidia | 15 | 29 | 20 | -20 | DLDWL | 12 | +3 |
| Politehnica Galati | 7 | 30 | 41 | 5 | WWWWW | 1 | +6 |
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 2009-04-17
On paper the standings were lopsided — Politehnica Galati 7th with 41 points, Medgidia 15th with 20, 21 apart. The last five rounds placed Politehnica Galati 1st in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Medgidia 1.41 scored and 2.1 conceded per game, Politehnica Galati 1.63 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.45.
Stadionul Iftimie Ilisei in Stadionul Iftimie Ilisei, capacity 32,700, hosted the game.
