Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Trenčín in 8th and Zemplín Michalovce in 5th place.
Zemplín Michalovce play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Zemplín Michalovce when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats from two matches. They have scored 3 goals and conceded 3 times in these games.
Trenčín form and stats
Overall Fortuna Liga stats at home this season for Trenčín are 3-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Trenčín drew their last game, 1-1 away at Nitra (placed 11th). Before that, Trenčín played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Nitra.
The hometeam coach N. Hrnčár made a successful contribution in the game against Nitra, bringing on D. Depetris who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
A decent goal production from Trenčín in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Trenčín defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Zemplín Michalovce form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Zemplín Michalovce so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
The Zemplín Michalovce goalkeeper Matus Kira is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from A. Hovhannisyan and Pedro Martínez secured the home win 2-0 against Spartak Trnava in their previous game. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Spartak Trnava.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Zemplín Michalovce when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing zero times, drawing one and winning zero games.
Zemplín Michalovce find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Zemplín Michalovce have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Zemplín Michalovce - Trenčín 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Trenčín victories, one draw and six Zemplín Michalovce wins. seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Sidibé 6 goals |   H. Čataković 5 goals |  A. Roguljić 4 goals |
Trenčín missing players
Zemplín Michalovce missing players
| Trenčín | Zemplín Michalovce | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 29 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 89% | 83% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| 44% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 78% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 39% |
| 17% | 22% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 246 | 131 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 81 | 186 |
| 105 | 49 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 28 | 70 |
| 28% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 34% |
- Trenčín has the most dropped points from leading position (11)
- Trenčín haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zemplín Michalovce has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
- 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 | Slovan Bratislava | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | Zilina | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | DAC | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Ružomberok | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 25 |
| 5 | Zemplín Michalovce | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Spartak Trnava | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 7 | Zlate Moravce | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Trenčín | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Senica | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 10 | Sereď | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | Nitra | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 15 |
| 12 | Pohronie | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -17 | 14 |