National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lokomotíva DNV or Ružomberok that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Super Liga.
Lokomotíva DNV form and stats
Last season their Slovakia Cup adventure ended in the preliminary round.Lokomotíva's previous fixture was a Slovakia Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 3-1 versus Vrakuna. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
Ahead of that fixture, a home win against Rusovce in the Slovakia Cup.
Ružomberok form and stats
Ružomberok's mission in Slovakia Cup last season failed in the round of 16.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 3 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Super Liga.
Ružomberok delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Liptovsky Mikulas in their previous match. Which player has bagged at least one goal three matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Regáli and that is quite the accomplishment!
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Podbrezová.A new game in only three days for Ružomberok, the Super Liga home match versus Banska Bystrica. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Ružomberok's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Ružomberok as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Regáli 7 goals | M. Madleňák 2 goals | S. Gerec 2 goals |
Lokomotíva DNV missing players
Ružomberok missing players
| Lokomotíva DNV | Ružomberok | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 24 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 35 | ||
| 48 | 20 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 3 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 7.7 | 7.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.9 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 45% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| 14.8 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 10.2 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 | Podbrezová | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Ružomberok | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Žilina | 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 | Trenčín | 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 | Zlate Moravce | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Liptovsky Mikulas | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 8 |
