Fortuna Liga match prediction: Little separates Nitra and Trenčín in quality

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Competition: Slovakia Fortuna Liga
Competition: Wed 16.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Štadión pod Zoborom (11340 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Nitra are in the 8th position while the guesting Trenčín worry at 10th.

Insights:
  • Nitra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Trenčín has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Fortuna Liga

The visiting Trenčín played their last game only three days ago, a Fortuna Liga match.

Trenčín play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Trenčín when playing on grass are 5 wins, 9 draws and 17 defeats from 31 matches. They have scored 32 goals and conceded 59 times in these games.

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Nitra form and stats

2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Fortuna Liga numbers at home for Nitra so far this season.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Senica in the Fortuna Liga last time out and are looking for a win here. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Ružomberok.

Nitra has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Trenčín form and stats

There's been little loot from Trenčín's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 8 away games in the Fortuna Liga. Trenčín, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Fortuna Liga, only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. A depressing five defeats in a row for Trenčín in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Sered.

Trenčín's last game was the home draw against Zemplín Michalovce (2-2). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Slovan Bratislava wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Trenčín's last match (vs Zemplín Michalovce) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 85th minute equalizer by M. Corryn.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Trenčín as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Trenčín, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Trenčín - Nitra 3-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Nitra won four, Trenčín won two and four draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NitraM. Faško
M. Faško
8 goals
TrenčínH. Čataković
H. Čataković
4 goals
NitraM. Adamec
M. Adamec
2 goals

Nitra missing players

Trenčín missing players

Nitra Trenčín
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 3 8 17
5 2 1 Won W 0 0 3
4 3 2 Drew D 2 3 6
7 3 0 Lost L 1 5 8
17 9 5 Scored S 3 5 19
29 13 3 Conceded C 5 18 32
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
56% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 47%
31% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 41%
19% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 18%
44% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 65%
25% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
38% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.9 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 3
 
9.8 10.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.2 9.5
4.1 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 4.5
26% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 21% 25%
Key stats in Fortuna Liga this season:
  • All of Trenčín's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Nitra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Trenčín has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Fortuna Liga
  • Trenčín has the fewest points (3) away in Fortuna Liga
  • Trenčín has the fewest scored goals (5) away in Fortuna Liga
  • Trenčín has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Fortuna Liga
  • Trenčín has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Fortuna Liga
  • Trenčín have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Trenčín have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Trenčín have yet to win a game away.
  • Trenčín 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 17 13 2 2 42 9 8 7 0 1 21 2 9 6 2 1 21 7 33 41
2 DAC 17 11 3 3 39 20 8 5 2 1 22 8 9 6 1 2 17 12 19 36
3 Žilina 17 9 3 5 38 24 9 6 2 1 22 10 8 3 1 4 16 14 14 30
4 Zlaté Moravce 17 6 6 5 30 20 8 4 3 1 19 8 9 2 3 4 11 12 10 24
5 Spartak Trnava 17 7 2 8 24 24 9 3 1 5 8 13 8 4 1 3 16 11 0 23
6 Ružomberok 17 5 7 5 23 24 9 4 4 1 14 6 8 1 3 4 9 18 -1 22
7 Sered 17 4 7 6 19 29 8 3 3 2 13 12 9 1 4 4 6 17 -10 19
8 Nitra 16 5 4 7 17 29 8 2 3 3 9 13 8 3 1 4 8 16 -12 19
9 Senica 17 4 5 8 17 31 9 1 3 5 9 18 8 3 2 3 8 13 -14 17
10 Trenčín 17 3 6 8 19 32 9 3 3 3 14 14 8 0 3 5 5 18 -13 15
11 Zemplín Michalovce 17 3 6 8 15 34 8 2 2 4 7 11 9 1 4 4 8 23 -19 15
12 Pohronie 16 1 9 6 20 27 8 1 4 3 14 16 8 0 5 3 6 11 -7 12