Match Report
Slatina went into the game 15th in the table on 27 points; Podravina Ludbreg sat 11th on 34 — a 7-point gap. Slatina had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.68 goals per team per game, Slatina ran at 1.33 scored and 1.97 conceded, Podravina Ludbreg at 1.27 and 1.93.
A win had eluded Slatina for 10 matches. Podravina Ludbreg were winless in 6.




