Fortuna Liga preview: Can Nitra edge out victory against Zlaté Moravce?

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Competition: Slovakia Fortuna Liga
Date: Sat 27.July
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Štadión pod Zoborom (11384 seats)

Game week two of the Fortuna Liga season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Nitra - Zlaté Moravce preview:

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Nitra form and stats

The fans are hoping that Nitra will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Fortuna Liga game against Ružomberok. Preceding that match was the home game against Spartak Trnava that was lost 0-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Nitra have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

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Zlaté Moravce form and stats

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Fortuna Liga home defeat versus DAC with 1-2 on the scoreboard. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Nitra.

We have checked recent matches where Zlaté Moravce have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were W1-D1-L1.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 3 - 3 (Nitra wins - draws - Zlaté Moravce wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Nitra missing players

Zlaté Moravce missing players

Nitra Zlaté Moravce
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost 0 0 1
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
4 0 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 6
7 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 0 12
3 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Nitra Last season Zlaté Moravce
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
32 16   Played   16 32
8 4   Won   2 10
10 5   Drew   1 4
14 7   Lost   13 18
42 21   Scored   9 33
48 25   Conceded   35 55
91% 88%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
75% 75%   Over 1.5   69% 75%
56% 62%   Over 2.5   62% 59%
38% 44%   Over 3.5   38% 31%
22% 19%   Over 4.5   6% 9%
66% 62%   BTTS   38% 50%
19% 19%   Clean Sheets   12% 19%
25% 31%   Failed To Score   50% 31%
 
6 7.2   Corners For (avg)   5 5.4
6 5.7   Corners Against (avg)   6.6 5.4
2.3 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.3 2.6
4 3   Red Cards   2 2
Key stats last season:
  • Nitra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nitra have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zlaté Moravce have scored away.
  • Zlaté Moravce have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Zlaté Moravce have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zlaté Moravce haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Nitra
All Slovakia Cup Tipsport Liga Club Friendlies Fortuna Liga
All Home Away
11-05-19 FL Nitra 2 - 3 Senica
18-05-19 FL Nitra 0 - 1 Spartak Trnava
24-05-19 FL Zlaté Moravce 1 - 0 Nitra
06-07-19 CF Zbrojovka Brno 4 - 0 Nitra
21-07-19 FL Ružomberok 1 - 0 Nitra
27-07-19 FL Nitra 16:15 Zlaté Moravce
03-08-19 FL Spartak Trnava 17:00 Nitra
10-08-19 FL Nitra 17:00 Sereď
17-08-19 FL Zilina 17:00 Nitra
24-08-19 FL Nitra 17:00 DAC
Zlaté Moravce
All Slovakia Cup Club Friendlies Fortuna Liga
All Home Away
04-05-19 FL Podbrezova 0 - 1 Zlaté Moravce
11-05-19 FL Zlaté Moravce 2 - 1 Trenčín
18-05-19 FL Senica 3 - 1 Zlaté Moravce
24-05-19 FL Zlaté Moravce 1 - 0 Nitra
21-07-19 FL Zlaté Moravce 1 - 2 DAC
27-07-19 FL Nitra 16:15 Zlaté Moravce
03-08-19 FL Zlaté Moravce 17:00 Zemplin Michalovce
10-08-19 FL Slovan Bratislava 17:00 Zlaté Moravce
17-08-19 FL Zlaté Moravce 17:00 Pohronie
24-08-19 FL Senica 17:00 Zlaté Moravce

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Žilina 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 Senica 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Slovan Bratislava 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Spartak Trnava 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 DAC 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
6 Ružomberok 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Nitra 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
8 Zlaté Moravce 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
9 Pohronie 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
10 Sereď 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
11 Trenčín 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
12 Zemplín Michalovce 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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