Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Sheriff (1st, 87 pts) held a 73-point advantage over Speranta Cahul (11th, 14 pts). Speranta Cahul had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Per game in the league, Speranta Cahul were scoring 0.61 and conceding 2.76, Sheriff 2.97 and 0.48, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Speranta Cahul entered with eight losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Speranta Cahul, 7/15 for Sheriff.
Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,636. Sheriff led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 0-6 full-time score.