Match Report
Paraguay (10th, 12 pts) visited Slovakia (36th, 4 pts) with 8 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Slovakia: only 40th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 36th. Scoring rates set the scale: Slovakia 3 scored and 1 conceded per game, Paraguay 1.1 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.26.
Slovakia were unbeaten in 8, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Slovakia against 5/15 for Paraguay.
Národný Futbalový Štadión in Bratislava staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,295. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.