National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Podbrezová or Spartak Trnava that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Podbrezová form and stats
Last season their Slovakia Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here at ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová as Podbrezová have scored 14 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the 2. Liga are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Podbrezová has won four games in a row. The Komarno match was the last time out without a victory.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 377 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Podbrezová, who won 2-0 against Partizan Bardejov.
Previous to that game, a 2. Liga home match hosting Zilina II in a game that was won 3-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Podbrezová, as the 2. Liga home game vs Slovan Bratislava II is only three days away.
The Podbrezová manager R. Skuhravý has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. Podbrezová have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Spartak Trnava form and stats
They also participated in Slovakia Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Spartak Trnava's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Spartak Trnava collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the Super Liga. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Podbrezová.
Spartak have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 401 minutes since they last conceded in Super Liga.
Two travels in a row for Spartak, whose manager M. Gašparík could celebrate last time after the Super Liga win against Pohronie.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Trencin at their stadium, the result 1-0.After this away game Spartak Trnava return home for a Super Liga game against Senica. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Spartak are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. Spartak are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Podbrezová, two draws and six wins for Spartak Trnava. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ristovski 6 goals |  R. Galčík 5 goals | D. Pavuk 5 goals |
Podbrezová missing players
Spartak Trnava missing players
| Podbrezová | Spartak Trnava | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 53 | 27 | Scored | S | 19 | 38 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 14 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 8.4 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 16.2 | 18.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 11.9 | ||
| 7 | 7.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Futura Humenne | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Podbrezová | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 30 |
| 4 | Skalica | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 5 | Komarno | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| 6 | Petrzalka akademia | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 20 |
| 7 | FK Kosice | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 20 |
| 8 | Zilina II | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Slavoj Trebisov | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 | -8 | 17 |
| 10 | Samorin | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Rohoznik | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| 12 | Dubnica | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Puchov | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Partizan Bardejov | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Slovan Bratislava II | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | -19 | 8 |
| 16 | Namestovo | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | -42 | 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 | Spartak Trnava | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Slovan Bratislava | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Ruzomberok | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | DAC | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Trencin | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Zemplin Michalovce | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Zilina | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Senica | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Sered | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 10 | Liptovsky Mikulas | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 10 |
| 11 | Zlate Moravce | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 7 |
| 12 | Pohronie | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -17 | 6 |