Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Skalica & Ružomberok face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Slovakia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much to rest for the hosting team, as they featured in a Super Liga game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Mestský štadión. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Ružomberok have had more rest.
Skalica form and stats
Last season, Skalica's Slovakia Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Skalica have collected 10 points from their Super Liga home games so far after 2-4-3.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Skalica, as their goalkeeper Igor Semrinec has completely shut out the opponents for 211 minutes in the Super Liga.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Skalica, who played 0-0 against Zemplín Michalovce. That match was also played at this venue (Mestský štadión).
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Podbrezova.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Skalica as they are travelling to their away game against Spartak Trnava in the Super Liga. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Skalica here at Mestský štadión in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). Skalica's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ružomberok form and stats
Last season their Slovakia Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Playing away, Ružomberok have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 0 defeats in the Super Liga this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Trencin in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
A draw for Ružomberok before that, at their own venue hosting Banska Bystrica (1-1).Ružomberok are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Ružomberok as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the previous six meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Skalica, zero draws and four wins for Ružomberok. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Regáli 7 goals |  A. Fábry 3 goals | J. Vlasko 3 goals |
Skalica missing players
Ružomberok missing players
| Skalica | Ružomberok | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.7 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 28% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | DAC | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 4 | Podbrezova | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Ružomberok | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Zilina | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Trencin | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 8 | Banska Bystrica | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 9 | Zemplín Michalovce | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Zlaté Moravce | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Skalica | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 12 | Liptovsky Mikulas | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 9 |
