Match Report
U Craiova 1948 went into the game 1st in the table on 35 points; Ripensia Timişoara sat 13th on 25 — a 10-point gap. On recent form U Craiova 1948 sat only 20th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.58/0.79 for U Craiova 1948 and 0.95/1.6 for Ripensia Timişoara (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.19.
U Craiova 1948 carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The match was played at Stadionul Municipal in Drobeta-Turnu Severin (capacity 19,128). U Craiova 1948 led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.


