Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Žilina (2nd, 20 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Trenčín (12th, 5 pts). Per game in the league, Žilina were scoring 2.56 and conceding 1.89, Trenčín 1.25 and 2.5, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
Žilina carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, Žilina had taken 13 of 15 points to Trenčín's 6.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 5 for Žilina, 2 for Trenčín and 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 88% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Štadión Pod Dubňom (capacity 11,258). On the scoreboard, Žilina led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Žilina: Fabian Bzdyl (30'), Kenan Bilalovic (80') · Trenčín: Lukáš Mikulaj (57')
Key stats
Possession: Žilina 68% · Trenčín 32% · Total shots: 26-4 · On target: 12-1 · Corners: 8-2