Match Report
2nd against 3rd, but level on points: Spartak Trnava and Žilina both had 17. Scoring rates set the scale: Spartak Trnava 2.38 scored and 1 conceded per game, Žilina 2.63 and 2, with the league averaging 1.78.
Spartak Trnava had won five straight, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Žilina arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
15 meetings are on record — 4 won by Spartak Trnava, 6 by Žilina, 5 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
The match was played at Štadión Antona Malatinského (capacity 19,200). M. Dohál took charge of the match — our records show 52 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. Žilina led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Spartak Trnava: Timotej Kudlicka (18') · Žilina: Michal Fasko (16'), Patrik Ilko (30'), Patrik Ilko (58')
Key stats
Possession: Spartak Trnava 53% · Žilina 47% · Total shots: 17-13 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 5-1