Zemplín Michalovce hope to sell some tickets for this fixture even though the season has been difficult so far with 23 points and a 9th position in the Fortuna Liga table. Guests Senica own 8th place with 24 pts.
- Zemplín Michalovce have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Fortuna Liga
- Senica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Senica have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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!
Zemplín Michalovce form and stats
Zemplín Michalovce have played 10 Fortuna Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-6 (wins-draws-losses). The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Futbalový štadión MFK Zemplín, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Žilina game.
Michalovce are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Žilina.
Preceding that match was the home game against Sereď that was lost 0-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Zemplín Michalovce handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, two draws and two defeats.
Michalovce has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Zemplín Michalovce defense is not exactly impregnable. 15 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Senica form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Senica so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Home advantage was not enough for Senica in their previous game as they lost hosting Sereď, 1-2.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Slovan Bratislava wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.Senica are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of eight matches.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Senica manager Šustr as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Sasova.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Senica have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the contenders met earlier this campaign; Senica - Zemplín Michalovce 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Zemplín Michalovce three wins, three draws and Senica four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Žofčák 3 goals |   M. Jurdik 3 goals |
Zemplín Michalovce missing players
Senica missing players
| Zemplín Michalovce | Senica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 32 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 67% | 80% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 71% |
| 48% | 70% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 52% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 48% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 52% |
| 24% | 10% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 24% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.8 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11.3 | 9.8 | 8.1 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9.2 | 10.5 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 28% | 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 80% | 41% | 39% |
| 10.2 | 8.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 16.6 | 15 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
- Senica have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Senica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zemplín Michalovce have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zemplín Michalovce have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Fortuna Liga
- Zemplín Michalovce haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 36 | 52 |
| 2 | Spartak Trnava | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Ružomberok | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 38 |
| 4 | DAC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Žilina | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Sereď | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Trenčín | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Senica | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -12 | 24 |
| 9 | Zemplín Michalovce | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 23 |
| 10 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 26 | -16 | 20 |
| 11 | Zlaté Moravce | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 19 |
| 12 | Pohronie | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -27 | 10 |
