4th position in the Fortuna Liga table for Ružomberok so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 5th-placed Zemplín Michalovce visits.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ružomberok form and stats
Ružomberok, who have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Fortuna Liga, are steadily winning games and points here. 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Ružomberok has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the DAC defeat. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.Happy days for Ružomberok in their previous game, a Fortuna Liga match away at Sered that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Ružomberok drew at home versus Zilina.
This is expected to be a close game, with Ružomberok perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ružomberok as a small favourite), we find two games. Ružomberok has won 0 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
Ružomberok have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 21 goals in 11 matches. Ružomberok have only conceded 6 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zemplín Michalovce form and stats
There's been little loot from Zemplín Michalovce's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games. Zemplín Michalovce only has 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.Two away games in a row for Zemplín Michalovce, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Slovan Bratislava in the Fortuna Liga. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Zilina.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Zemplín Michalovce in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Zemplín Michalovce, 4 draws and 9 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Zilina in just four days.
Zemplín Michalovce find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures. Zemplín Michalovce have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Ružomberok - Zemplín Michalovce 0-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Ružomberok victories, 5 draws and 0 Zemplín Michalovce wins.Top Goalscorers
  I. Tandir 9 goals |  K. Qose 6 goals |  T. Kostadinov 5 goals |
Ružomberok missing players
Zemplín Michalovce missing players
| Ružomberok | Zemplín Michalovce | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 13 | 25 |
| 37 | 22 | Scored | 13 | 32 |
| 22 | 7 | Conceded | 32 | 41 |
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 85% | 76% |
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 77% | 60% |
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | 46% | 32% |
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 31% | 20% |
| 48% | 33% | Both teams to score | 54% | 48% |
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 15% | 32% |
| 28% | 33% | Failed To Score | 38% | 28% |
- Zemplín Michalovce is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Ružomberok is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 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 | Slovan Bratislava | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 35 | 58 |
| 2 | Žilina | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | DAC | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 44 |
| 4 | Ružomberok | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
| 5 | Zemplín Michalovce | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -4 | 32 |
| 6 | Sereď | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 7 | Nitra | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Spartak Trnava | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Trenčín | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -10 | 22 |
| 10 | Podbrezová | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -13 | 21 |
| 11 | Senica | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 29 | -23 | 15 |
| 12 | Zlaté Moravce | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 29 | -25 | 14 |
