Zlin vs Slovácko 0-1

Slovácko won 1-0 at Letná Stadion, with David Puskac scoring the only goal in the second half after Zlin had been reduced to 10 men. The visitors also had a first-half penalty ruled out by VAR before they made the breakthrough.

The match stayed goalless until the 19th minute, when VAR cancelled a penalty for Slovácko after Lukas Vorlicky was involved in the decision. Zlin then went down to 10 men on 22 minutes when Prince Mbatshi Mukuba was sent off. Simon Sloncik was booked on 30 minutes for Slovácko, and Frank Appiah was booked in first-half stoppage time for Zlin. The sides went in level at 0-0.

Slovácko made the decisive move on 61 minutes when Puskac scored from an assist by no assist listed in the data, making it 1-0. Zlin responded with two changes on 62 minutes, sending on Lukas Bartosak and Stanley Guzorochi Kanu, while Slovácko later made two changes on 70 minutes, including the removal of Puskac after his goal. Zlin made two more changes on 74 minutes and kept pushing late on, but they finished with only one shot on target. Slovácko held the lead through the closing stages and also made a late switch on 88 minutes, before Filip Vaško was booked in stoppage time.

The numbers favoured Slovácko. They had 67% of the ball, 678 passes and 84% pass accuracy, compared with Zlin's 33% and 227 passes. They also had 21 shots to 4, 5 on target to 1 and 1.84 expected goals to 0.37, while corners finished level at 3-3. Zlin did have more saves, 4 to 1, and committed more fouls, 16 to 9.

Discipline was heavy on both sides. Zlin were shown two yellow cards and one red, with Mukuba sent off on 22 minutes, Appiah booked on 45+3 minutes and Cletus Nombil booked on 88 minutes. Slovácko were booked twice, with Sloncik on 30 minutes and Vaško on 90+1 minutes.