National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kežmarok or Banska Bystrica that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Super Liga.
Kežmarok form and stats
Last season their Slovakia Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Kežmarok's previous fixture was a Slovakia Cup game also played at their own stadium, finishing 2-0 against Spisske Podhradie. The home side hope to to build on that result.
Before that match, a home win against Partizan Bardejov in the Slovakia Cup.
Banska Bystrica form and stats
They also participated in Slovakia Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round.As the visiting team in Super Liga matches, Banska Bystrica have produced an overall stat of 3-0-4 so far.
The club members enjoyed Bystrica's previous match versus Zilina, a 2-1 win played at home.
The game before that, in the Super Liga, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Spartak Trnava.The schedule is very tough for Banska Bystrica now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super Liga game at Ruzomberok is waiting in only four days.
The visiting Banska Bystrica have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Polievka 7 goals | M. Faško 4 goals |  D. Depetris 3 goals |
Kežmarok missing players
Banska Bystrica missing players
| Kežmarok | Banska Bystrica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 8 | 7 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Won | W | 9 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Scored | S | 31 | 49 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 62% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 38% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 25% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 62% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 25% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 25% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 4.2 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.5 | 3.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12 | ||
| 2.8 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 27% | 150% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| 2 | Spartak Trnava | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | DAC | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Podbrezova | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Ruzomberok | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Zilina | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Banska Bystrica | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 8 | Trencin | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 9 | Zemplin Michalovce | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 10 | Skalica | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 11 | Zlaté Moravce | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 8 |
