Match Report
14 points for Spartak Trnava (3rd), 16 for Žilina (2nd): a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Spartak Trnava 2 scored and 0.86 conceded per game, Žilina 2.57 and 1.86, with the league averaging 1.7.
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). 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