Ružomberok know they are in for a gruelling visit to Zemplín Michalovce and their Futbalový štadión MFK Zemplín. This news article has all the intelligence you need ahead of the match.
- All of Zemplín Michalovce's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ružomberok have the most points (8) away in Fortuna Liga
The visiting Ružomberok played their last game only three days ago, a Fortuna Liga match.
Zemplín Michalovce form and stats
Zemplín Michalovce have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Fortuna Liga. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Michalovce are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Žilina.
In the game before, a fine away win at Krasnohorske Podhradie. A Slovakia Cup game. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Zemplín Michalovce have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The manager Hrnčár will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to DAC in only three days.
Michalovce have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Futbalový štadión MFK Zemplín with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Ružomberok form and stats
Playing away, Ružomberok, who have the most points (8) away in Fortuna Liga, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Fortuna Liga this season.
Ružomberok might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Slovan Bratislava proved too strong as Ružomberok slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Futbalový štadión MFK Ružomberok. Before that defeat this club had gained at least one point from six league fixtures in a row. Ružomberok were so close to getting something from the game against Slovan Bratislava, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal one minutes into overtime.
Before that, the Slovakia Cup win away at RENOP Liptovska Tepla. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Ružomberok in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Ružomberok, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ružomberok are hosting Spartak Trnava in the Fortuna Liga only four days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Ružomberok's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zemplín Michalovce two wins, three draws and Ružomberok five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Da Silva 3 goals |  I. Žofčák 2 goals |  J. Maslo 2 goals |
Zemplín Michalovce missing players
Ružomberok missing players
| Zemplín Michalovce | Ružomberok | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 15 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 71% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 57% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 43% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 14% |
| 57% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 43% |
| 5 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2 | 2.9 |
| 6.4 | 5.3 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 10 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 12.2 | 11.3 |
| 3.4 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 38% | 29% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | 33% |
| 13.4 | 10 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 11.8 | 10.7 |
| 6.1 | 5.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
- All of Zemplín Michalovce's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ružomberok have not yet lost a game away.
- Ružomberok have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ružomberok have the most clean sheets (2) away in Fortuna Liga
- Ružomberok have the most points (8) away in Fortuna Liga
- Ružomberok have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Zemplín Michalovce haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2 | Podbrezová | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | Žilina | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | DAC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Trenčín | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 11 |
| 7 | Ružomberok | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Skalica | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Banska Bystrica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 9 |
| 10 | Zemplín Michalovce | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 11 | Zlaté Moravce | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 4 |
| 12 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 3 |
