Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Dubocica (2nd, 50 pts) and Novi Sad (7th, 28 pts). Dubocica had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Novi Sad 4.71 scored and 8.86 conceded per game, Dubocica 4.71 and 5.43, with the league averaging 1.96.
Novi Sad had lost four in a row. Dubocica entered with three losses in a row.
Stadion na Detelinari in Novi Sad staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,150. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dubocica led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.