2018/2019
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 15 | W1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11/15 | 9-5 |
| Serbia | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/15 | 6-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5 | DWDWW | 4 | -2 |
| Serbia | 1 | 6 | 14 | 7 | DWDWW | 4 | -3 |
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 2018-10-14
Romania went into the game 2nd in the table on 12 points; Serbia sat 1st on 14 — a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Romania 1.33 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, Serbia 1.83 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.2.
Defeat had not touched Romania in 7 games.
Arena Naţională in Bucharest, capacity 31,254, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
