This could be an interesting match as Ružomberok have their presumed home advantage while Žilina are ahead 3 points in the Fortuna Liga table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Žilina play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Žilina when playing on grass are 21 wins, 6 draws and 10 defeats from 37 matches. They have scored 65 goals and conceded 37 times in these games.
Ružomberok form and stats
Ružomberok have collected 9 points from their Fortuna Liga home games so far after 2-3-0. Two home wins in a row for Ružomberok bring valid hopes of a third.
It's back home for Ružomberok, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Senica away with the result 2-1. Š. Gerec found the net in that victory. Before that, Ružomberok had a home game versus Zlaté Moravce which ended with a victory 2-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ružomberok have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost one.
The Ružomberok fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Ružomberok are not conceding a lot of goals here at Futbalový štadión MFK Ružomberok in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Žilina form and stats
2-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Žilina in their Fortuna Liga matches away. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on P. Stano, the Žilina manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Žilina's previous game versus Spartak Trnava (placed 5th), a Fortuna Liga 2-1 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs DAC.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Žilina in our archives, and the results are: one win for Žilina, one draw and three defeats.
The Žilina manager P. Stano has got the team scoring on the road, with 11 away goals in 5 league matches. For Žilina, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ružomberok three wins, two draws and Žilina five victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Almási 5 goals |  D. Kurminowski 5 goals | P. Iľko 3 goals |
Ružomberok missing players
Žilina missing players
| Ružomberok | Žilina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 80% | 60% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 60% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 80% |
| 30% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 3.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | 51 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 67 | 129 |
| 45 | 23 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 31 | 72 |
| 31% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 35% | 36% |
- All of Žilina's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Ružomberok have not yet lost a game at home.
- Ružomberok have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Žilina 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 |