Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nové Mesto nad Váhom 8th with 39 points, Nové Zámky 14th with 10, 29 apart. On the form table Nové Mesto nad Váhom stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Nové Zámky ran at 0.69 scored and 3.17 conceded, Nové Mesto nad Váhom at 1.39 and 1.5.
Nové Zámky had lost eight in a row. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Nové Zámky, 7/15 for Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Nové Zámky wins, 3 for Nové Mesto nad Váhom, 0 draws, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Štadión Ladislava Gancznera (capacity 3,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Key stats
Corners: 7-4