Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Šamorín & Skalica face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Slovakia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Šamorín and Skalica.
Šamorín form and stats
Šamorín was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Slovakia Cup.Šamorín have collected 16 points from their 2. Liga home games so far after 5-1-3.
The spoils were shared in Šamorín's previous game, also at home. Visiting Futura Humenne travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Slovan Bratislava II (1-3).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Šamorín have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost four.
The manager Kuruc will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rohoznik in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (21 in 9 games), Šamorín's attacking play is working.
Skalica form and stats
Skalica was sent out of Slovakia Cup in the 8th finals last season.5-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Skalica in their 2. Liga matches away.
The Skalica goalkeeper Denis Gröger is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 282 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Skalica go into this game after a win, the home game against Namestovo that ended 2-0.
Before that, Skalica travelled to Banska Bystrica and returned home with a draw after the 2. Liga game finished 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Skalica playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Skalica win, one draw and two defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Skalica are hosting Podbrezova in the 2. Liga only three days away.
Skalica are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 13 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Šamorín one win, one draw and Skalica eight victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Nagy 7 goals |  D. Šebesta 7 goals | L. Leginus 6 goals |
Šamorín missing players
Skalica missing players
| Šamorín | Skalica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 16 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 53 | 21 | Scored | S | 26 | 41 | ||
| 38 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 60% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 69% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 7 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 11.1 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 37% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| 10.6 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 7.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Podbrezova | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 27 | 43 |
| 2 | Banska Bystrica | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 40 |
| 3 | Skalica | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 39 |
| 4 | Komarno | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 38 |
| 5 | FK Kosice | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 20 | 35 |
| 6 | Futura Humenne | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Petrzalka akademia | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | Šamorín | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Zilina II | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Slavoj Trebisov | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -9 | 25 |
| 11 | Rohoznik | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 18 |
| 12 | Dubnica | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Partizan Bardejov | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 14 | Púchov | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Slovan Bratislava II | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 27 | -25 | 11 |
| 16 | Namestovo | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 59 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 31 | -49 | 2 |
