Match Report
Universitatea Cluj, 2nd with 46 points, sat 32 points above Otelul (4th, 14). Otelul's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Universitatea Cluj were scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.1, Otelul 1.89 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Universitatea Cluj had won three straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Universitatea Cluj had taken 12 of 15 points to Otelul's 4.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Universitatea Cluj 5, draws 1, Otelul 4, at 2 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 30% of the meetings.
Cluj Arena, capacity 8,500, hosted the game. With 68 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, M. Bîrsan was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Universitatea Cluj led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 4-0.
Goal scorers
Universitatea Cluj: Issouf Macalou (4'), Jovo Lukic (27'), Andrei Coubiș (70'), Mouhamadou Drammeh (75')
Key stats
Possession: Universitatea Cluj 57% · Otelul 43% · Total shots: 19-10 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 5-4