Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Koper (6th, 50 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Gorica (9th, 27 pts). Koper's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Koper ran at 1.28 scored and 1.11 conceded, Gorica at 0.86 and 1.58.
Koper had not lost in 7 games. A win had eluded Gorica for 7 matches. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Koper against 3/15 for Gorica.
ŠRC Bonifika in Koper staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,010. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.