National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ružomberok or Liptovský Mikuláš 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 Ružomberok and Liptovský Mikuláš.
Ružomberok form and stats
Last season, Ružomberok's Slovakia Cup journey ended in the round of 16.3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Ružomberok have to build on here at Futbalový štadión MFK Ružomberok in the Super Liga.
In their previous game, the manager Smetana led his Ružomberok to a defeat away at Podbrezova. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Futbalový štadión MFK Ružomberok. Ružomberok were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The forward Hladík was announced as "man of the match" for Ružomberok with the rating of 7.82/10. Hladík hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.
Previous to that game, a Super Liga home match hosting Zlaté Moravce in a game that was won 2-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Žilina are coming to town in three days.
The Ružomberok fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. From these home matches, Ružomberok have conceded only 4 goals.
Liptovský Mikuláš form and stats
Last season their Slovakia Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Playing away, Liptovský Mikuláš have won 4 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the 2. Liga this season.
Liptovský Mikuláš has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Dolny Kubin for a 2-2 draw.
A 1-2 defeat away at Petrzalka akademia before that.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The 2. Liga trip to Futura Humenne.
Liptovský have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Liptovský Mikuláš have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings involving these squads: Ružomberok won three, Liptovský Mikuláš were winners in three and we saw four draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Macejko 5 goals |  S. Gerec 3 goals | K. Domonkos 3 goals |
Ružomberok missing players
Liptovský Mikuláš missing players
| Ružomberok | Liptovský Mikuláš | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 12 | ||
| 37 | 12 | Scored | S | 30 | 40 | ||
| 34 | 7 | Conceded | C | 30 | 42 | ||
| 96% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 28% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 28% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 34% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Trenčín | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Podbrezova | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Žilina | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | Banska Bystrica | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Spartak Trnava | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Dunajská Streda | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Ružomberok | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | Skalica | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | FK Košice | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 7 |
| 11 | Zemplín Michalovce | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 4 |
| 12 | Zlaté Moravce | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Komárno | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Puchov | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Tatran Presov | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Petrzalka akademia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Spartak Myjava | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Povazska Bystrica | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Zilina II | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Futura Humenne | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Slovan Bratislava II | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Slavoj Trebisov | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Pohronie | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | OFK Malzenice | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Šamorín | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 12 |
| 15 | Dolny Kubin | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 16 | Spišská Nová Ves | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 2 |
