Match Report
Bačka Palanka went into the game 7th in the table on 39 points; Loznica sat 8th on 41 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Bačka Palanka: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Scoring rates set the scale: Bačka Palanka 1.14 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Loznica 0.97 and 0.87, with the league averaging 1.17.
Bačka Palanka had not won in 8 games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Bačka Palanka against 12/15 for Loznica.
Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,500. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Bačka Palanka: N. Nikolić (27' og), Vukasin Bogdanovic (71'), I. Ristivojević (67' og) · Loznica: F. Obadović (6')
Key stats
Possession: Bačka Palanka 56% · Loznica 44% · Total shots: 15-10 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 3-4