Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Maribor 3rd with 62 points, Gorica 9th with 27, 35 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Gorica 0.86 scored and 1.58 conceded per game, Maribor 1.94 and 1.19, with the league averaging 1.27.
Gorica were winless in 6. Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Maribor, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Gorica had taken 3 of 15 points to Maribor's 15.
The match was played at Športni Park in Nova Gorica (capacity 3,100). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maribor led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.