Match Report
The table read 5th (Zemplín Michalovce, 44 pts) against 1st (FK Košice, 43 pts), 1 points apart. FK Košice had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Zemplín Michalovce ran at 1.38 scored and 1.63 conceded, FK Košice at 1.59 and 1.72.
Defeat had not touched FK Košice in 5 games, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Zemplín Michalovce against 13/15 for FK Košice.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Zemplín Michalovce wins, 6 for FK Košice, 1 draw, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Futbalový štadión MFK Zemplín (capacity 7,200). On the scoreboard, FK Košice led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
FK Košice: Vladimir Perisic (3'), Milan Rehus (21')
Key stats
Possession: Zemplín Michalovce 59% · FK Košice 41% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 7-5