Match Report
Banská Bystrica, 1st with 66 points, sat 37 points above Púchov (15th, 29). The last five rounds placed Banská Bystrica no better than 5th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Banská Bystrica ran at 2.03 scored and 0.83 conceded, Púchov at 1.1 and 1.67.
Banská Bystrica carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Púchov's winless run stood at 5. Over the last five, Banská Bystrica had taken 11 of 15 points to Púchov's 2.
Štadión SNP Štiavničky, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Banská Bystrica 58% · Púchov 42% · Total shots: 10-4 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 6-3