Match preview: Žilina favourite to defeat Ružomberok at Štadión Pod Dubňom

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Competition: Slovakia Fortuna Liga
Competition: Sat 25.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Štadión Pod Dubňom (11258 seats)

3rd place in the Fortuna Liga table for Žilina at present, a tip-top campaign. The match-going supporters hope for more fun as 7th-placed Ružomberok visit Štadión Pod Dubňom.

Insights:
  • Žilina have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ružomberok have not yet lost a game away.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Žilina and Ružomberok.

It should be mentioned that Ružomberok play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Ružomberok on artifical turf are 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats from six games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 9-13. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Žilina form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Žilina have to build on here at Štadión Pod Dubňom in the Fortuna Liga.

Žilina shared the glory with Jednota Banova (after extra-time, 5-6 on penalties) in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

A 2-2 draw away in the Fortuna Liga before that, with Slovan Bratislava the opponent.

Žilina are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (10 goals in 4 games). Žilina have conceded 4 in these home matches.

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Ružomberok form and stats

Ružomberok are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Fortuna Liga, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses). Ružomberok has drawn their two previous away games.

Martin Regáli scored in Ružomberok's previous match, the home game against Slovan Bratislava that ended 1-0.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus DAC.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Ružomberok are regular goalscorers on their travels. In the opposite end, Ružomberok have conceded 5 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Žilina-Ružomberok H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Žilina five wins, Ružomberok four wins, one draw. nine of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ŽilinaV. Bichakhchyan
V. Bichakhchyan
4 goals
ŽilinaP. Myslovič
P. Myslovič
3 goals
ŽilinaT. Jambor
T. Jambor
3 goals

Žilina missing players

Ružomberok missing players

Žilina Ružomberok
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 3 8
4 3 1 Won W 0 1 2
2 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
15 10 3 Scored S 1 6 8
9 4 0 Conceded C 1 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 62%
88% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 50%
75% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 38%
38% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 12%
62% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
38% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 38%
 
7.2 9 13 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.7 4.9
5.4 3.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 1 5 5.2
1.5 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 18 22 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.3 12
5.8 6.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5 3.8
33% 38% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 40% 27%
Key stats in Fortuna Liga this season:
  • All of Ružomberok's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Žilina's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Ružomberok have not yet lost a game away.
  • Ružomberok have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Ružomberok have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Žilina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Žilina have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Žilina have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Žilina have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Žilina have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • 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 Slovan Bratislava 8 5 2 1 17 7 4 3 1 0 11 4 4 2 1 1 6 3 10 17
2 Spartak Trnava 8 5 2 1 14 4 5 4 1 0 11 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 10 17
3 Žilina 8 4 2 2 15 9 4 3 0 1 10 4 4 1 2 1 5 5 6 14
4 Trencin 8 3 4 1 14 9 4 1 3 0 8 4 4 2 1 1 6 5 5 13
5 Senica 8 3 4 1 10 10 3 2 1 0 4 2 5 1 3 1 6 8 0 13
6 DAC 8 3 3 2 12 10 3 1 2 0 5 3 5 2 1 2 7 7 2 12
7 Ružomberok 8 2 5 1 8 7 5 1 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 6 5 1 11
8 Zemplin Michalovce 8 3 1 4 11 12 5 3 0 2 10 7 3 0 1 2 1 5 -1 10
9 Sered 8 2 2 4 6 10 4 2 0 2 5 4 4 0 2 2 1 6 -4 8
10 Liptovský Mikuláš 8 2 0 6 11 19 4 2 0 2 9 8 4 0 0 4 2 11 -8 6
11 Zlaté Moravce 8 1 2 5 6 16 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 0 0 4 2 12 -10 5
12 Pohronie 8 1 1 6 5 16 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 0 0 5 2 12 -11 4