Match Report
The table read 10th (U Craiova 1948, 22 pts) against 2nd (Otelul, 36 pts), 14 points apart. Otelul's recent output lagged their position: 26th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, U Craiova 1948 were scoring 0.89 and conceding 1.78, Otelul 1.22 and 0.78, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
U Craiova 1948 had lost three in a row.
Paksi FC Stadion in Craiova, capacity 6,150, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.