Match Report
2nd against 3rd, but level on points: Spartak Trnava and Žilina both had 13. Scoring rates set the scale: Spartak Trnava 2.17 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Žilina 2.5 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). 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