Match Report
Hartberg went into the game 248th in the table on 9 points; Maribor sat 3rd on 22 — a 13-point gap. Maribor had been under-performing their position — 153rd on five-round form against 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.57/1.86 for Hartberg and 3.2/1.2 for Maribor (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.93.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Hartberg. Hartberg had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Maribor, 7.
The match was played at PROfertil ARENA in Hartberg (capacity 4,635). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.