Match Report
3 points for Maribor (4th), 9 for Sevilla (2nd): a 6-point gap. Maribor's recent output lagged their position: 26th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.5/2.67 for Maribor and 2/2 for Sevilla (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.59.
5 games without a win framed Maribor's arrival. Sevilla arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Maribor against 13/15 for Sevilla.
Ljudski vrt in Maribor staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,702. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maribor led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.