Ružomberok have travelled here for an intriguing battle against the home team Banská Bystrica. Get ready for the match with this in-depth Niké liga preview!
- Banská Bystrica have the most points from losing position (7) in Niké liga
- Ružomberok have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Niké liga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Banská Bystrica form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Banská Bystrica's two home games in the Niké liga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Štadión SNP Štiavničky.
A strong away win for Banská Bystrica against DAC the last match, as Polievka and Rymarenko were on target.
Before that, a strong away victory at Partizan Osrblie. A Slovakia Cup game. 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 Bystrica have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Goals keep appearing in this team's league matches, with 5 in a row seeing three or more goals (over 2.5).
At Štadión SNP Štiavničky, Banská Bystrica has the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Ružomberok form and stats
It's not happening yet for Ružomberok on their Niké liga travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different?
Two away matches in a row for Ružomberok, whose coach Tomko could celebrate last time after the Slovakia Cup win against Dynamo Diviaky.
A 1-4 defeat away at Trencin before that.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Ružomberok has managed {2 goals} and let in 7 from 2 matches. Ružomberok has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Previous three meetings between these contenders: Bystrica won zero, Ružomberok triumphed in two and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Polievka 3 goals |  K. Domonkos 3 goals | M. Rymarkeno 2 goals |
Banská Bystrica missing players
Ružomberok missing players
| Banská Bystrica | Ružomberok | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.8 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 5.5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 10.2 | 12.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11 |
| 4.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 8 | 5.8 |
- Banská Bystrica have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Niké liga
- Banská Bystrica have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Niké liga
- Banská Bystrica have the most points from losing position (7) in Niké liga
- Ružomberok have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Niké liga
- Ružomberok have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Niké liga
| Banská Bystrica | Last season | Ružomberok | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 18 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 51 | 27 | Scored | S | 23 | 47 | ||
| 59 | 25 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 97% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 91% | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 38% | ||
| 39% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 24% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 9% | ||
| 61% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 41% | ||
| 18% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 39% | 38% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 11.4 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 30% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 13.3 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 10.3 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zilina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Podbrezova | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Trencin | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Banská Bystrica | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | DAC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Slovan Bratislava | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Spartak Trnava | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Skalica | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ružomberok | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 10 | FK Kosice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Zlate Moravce | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| 12 | Zemplin Michalovce | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
