Fortuna Liga: Trenčín - Spartak Trnava preview and statistics

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.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Spartak Trnava have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 0-1-2 (win-draw-loss) from three matches.

Trenčín form and stats

Trenčín have collected 9 points from their Fortuna Liga home games so far after 2-3-2.

The fans are hoping that Trenčín will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Fortuna Liga game against DAC (placed 2nd). Ahead of that match, Trenčín won a home game hosting Žilina (3-0).

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 Trenčín have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won 1 time, drawn 1 and lost 1.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), Trenčín's attacking play is working. Trenčín have conceded 13 from these games.

Spartak Trnava form and stats

There's been little loot from Spartak Trnava's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Fortuna Liga. Spartak Trnava only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. Spartak Trnava has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Spartak Trnava are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Fortuna Liga against Pohronie (placed 12th). Prior to that match, the Spartak Trnava manager Ricardo Chéu faced defeat when travelling to Nitra and losing 0-1.

What a finish in the last match, as Spartak Trnava came back from being down 0-2 and secured all three points through K. Yilmaz in the 90th minute.

Spartak Trnava are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of five matches.

Spartak Trnava find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Spartak Trnava have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Spartak Trnava - Trenčín 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Trenčín victories, 1 draw and 6 Spartak Trnava wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

B. Mitrea 6 goals

H. Čataković 5 goals

A. Sobczyk 5 goals

Trenčín missing players

Spartak Trnava missing players