Only a win will satisfy the Žilina supporters in this Štadión Pod Dubňom clash with Trenčín, having a healthy lead on the opposition 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 form and stats
Žilina are steadily winning Fortuna Liga games and points here at Štadión Pod Dubňom. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Žilina, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
It's back home for Žilina, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Nitra away with the result 3-0. V. Bichakhchyan, D. Kurminowski and J. Paur found the net in that victory. Ahead of that match, Žilina won a home game hosting Senica (3-1).
Žilina are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Štadión Pod Dubňom in their league games, having scored an impressive 18 goals in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Trenčín form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Trenčín, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Fortuna Liga, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Trenčín's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Trenčín lost away at Zlate Moravce (0-5) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Ruzomberok.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Zlate Moravce was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
The attacking power of Trenčín when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. The Trenčín manager S. Vreven has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Trenčín - Žilina 2-4, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Žilina won four games, one match ended with a draw and Trenčín has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / oneTop Goalscorers
  D. Kurminowski 8 goals | V. Bichakhchyan 4 goals | J. Paur 4 goals |
Žilina missing players
Trenčín missing players
| Žilina | Trenčín | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 33 | 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 54% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 31% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 23% |
| 77% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 77% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 162 | 75 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 38 | 130 |
| 86 | 48 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 18 | 61 |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 28% | 26% |
- All of Trenčín's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Žilina's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Trenčín has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Fortuna Liga
- Trenčín has the fewest points (3) away in Fortuna Liga
- Trenčín has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Fortuna Liga
- Trenčín has the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Fortuna Liga
- Trenčín has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Fortuna Liga
- Trenčín have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Trenčín have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Trenčín have yet to win a game away.
- Trenčín haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Žilina have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Žilina have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Žilina have scored more than double the goals of Trenčín.
- 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 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 29 |
| 2 | DAC | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 3 | Žilina | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | Zlate Moravce | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Spartak Trnava | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Nitra | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 7 | Ruzomberok | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 16 |
| 8 | Sered | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -6 | 13 |
| 9 | Zemplin Michalovce | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 12 |
| 10 | Trenčín | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 11 |
| 11 | Senica | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 11 |
| 12 | Pohronie | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 10 |