Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sănătatea Cluj 3rd with 46 points, Sighetu Marmatiei 5th with 6, 40 apart. Recent form told a different story for Sighetu Marmatiei: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Sighetu Marmatiei were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.33, Sănătatea Cluj 1.64 and 0.59, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Sănătatea Cluj.
7 meetings are on record — 4 won by Sighetu Marmatiei, 2 by Sănătatea Cluj, 1 drawn, at 2.29 goals per meeting. 71% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.