Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Slovan Bratislava 1st with 68 points, Žilina 3rd with 40, 28 apart. On recent form Žilina sat only 21st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Žilina ran at 2.05 scored and 1.23 conceded, Slovan Bratislava at 1.94 and 1.16.
Slovan Bratislava's unbeaten run stood at 5.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Žilina have 3 wins to Slovan Bratislava's 7, with 1 draw, at 4.18 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 82% of the meetings produced three or more. The recent trend is more open — 5.2 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 4.18 all-time.
Štadión Pod Dubňom, capacity 11,258, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Slovan Bratislava: Vladimír Weiss (83')
Key stats
Possession: Žilina 41% · Slovan Bratislava 59% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 3-6