Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Fiľakovo (12th, 38 pts) held a 16-point advantage over Nova Bana (15th, 22 pts). Fiľakovo had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Nova Bana 1.03 scored and 2.3 conceded per game, Fiľakovo 1.2 and 1.87, with the league averaging 1.51.
Nova Bana entered with 12 losses in a row. Defeat had not touched Fiľakovo in 7 games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Nova Bana against 11/15 for Fiľakovo.
The venue was Futbalový štadión MFK Nová Baňa. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.


