The league table in Fortuna Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Nitra leading Zemplín Michalovce by 6 points. Match preview to follow:
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Nitra form and stats
2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Fortuna Liga numbers at home for Nitra so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Štadión pod Zoborom.
Nitra are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Zlaté Moravce. A strong away win before that one, visiting Spartak Trnava and winning 2-0.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Nitra matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and one defeat (from two games).
Nitra have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Štadión pod Zoborom with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Zemplín Michalovce form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (26) in Fortuna Liga, on their Fortuna Liga travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
The manager J. Čepi Majoroš was unhappy after their last game, a Fortuna Liga match played at their home ground Futbalový štadión MFK Zemplín. Michalovce suffered a 2-4 loss to DAC (placed 1st). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sereď.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Michalovce, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Michalovce when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing one time, drawing one and winning zero games.
The attacking power of Zemplín Michalovce when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. The Michalovce defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Nitra one win, three draws and Zemplín Michalovce four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Faško 7 goals |   I. Žofčák 3 goals | M. Adamec 2 goals |
Nitra missing players
Zemplín Michalovce missing players
| Nitra | Zemplín Michalovce | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | 26 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 70% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | 41 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 47 | 111 |
| 39 | 19 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 12 | 36 |
| 36% | 37% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 25% | 25% |
- All of Nitra's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Zemplín Michalovce's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Nitra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Nitra have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zemplín Michalovce have scored away.
- Nitra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Zemplín Michalovce has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Fortuna Liga
- Zemplín Michalovce has the most conceded goals (19) away in Fortuna Liga
- Zemplín Michalovce has the most conceded goals (26) in Fortuna Liga
- Zemplín Michalovce has the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Fortuna Liga
- Zemplín Michalovce has the the worst goal difference (-16) away in Fortuna Liga
- Zemplín Michalovce has the the worst goal difference (-17) in Fortuna Liga
- Zemplín Michalovce have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Zemplín Michalovce have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Zemplín Michalovce have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zemplín Michalovce have yet to win a game away.
- 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 | DAC | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Slovan Bratislava | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 25 |
| 3 | Žilina | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Nitra | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 5 | Spartak Trnava | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 6 | Ružomberok | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 7 | Sereď | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 13 |
| 8 | Zlaté Moravce | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Trenčín | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 10 | Pohronie | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | Senica | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 8 |
| 12 | Zemplín Michalovce | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | -17 | 8 |