National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Castkovce or Púchov that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Castkovce and Púchov.
Castkovce form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Slovakia Cup for Castkovce, as the manager P. Kopacka led his troops to eliminate Lednicke Rovne, Melcice-Lieskove and Nove Mesto nad Vahom, and reach the 3rd Round. Last season, Castkovce's Slovakia Cup journey ended in the 1st round.On the other hand, in the Slovakia Cup, Castkovce has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Castkovce, who played 2-2 against Nove Mesto nad Vahom. That match was also played at this venue (Futbalový štadión Častkovce).
Previous to that game, a 3. Liga - Zapad home match hosting TEMPO Partizanske in a game that was won 7-1.There will be little rest for Castkovce after this match as they are travelling to Slovan Levice for a 3. Liga - Zapad game in only four days.
Púchov form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Banik Prievidza in order to reach 3rd round of Slovakia Cup. Púchov's mission in Slovakia Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.The visitors are W0-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Liga. Púchov are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Poprad fixture.
Púchov might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FK Kosice proved too strong as Púchov slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Mestský štadión.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Podbrezova.A quick return to home after this game, as Púchov are hosting Samorin in the 2. Liga only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Púchov have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Púchov have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Ullman 3 goals | P. Mráz 1 goals | P. Chríbik 1 goals |
Castkovce missing players
Púchov missing players
| Castkovce | Púchov | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 40 | 26 | Scored | S | 26 | 34 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 28 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 69% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 28% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.9 | ||
| 6.1 | 8.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 41% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Banska Bystrica | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Futura Humenne | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Komarno | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Podbrezova | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Skalica | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Petrzalka akademia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | Zilina II | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | Slavoj Trebisov | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | FK Kosice | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | Samorin | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Dubnica | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Rohoznik | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 13 | Partizan Bardejov | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava II | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | -18 | 5 |
| 15 | Púchov | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 | Namestovo | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | -31 | 1 |