National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tatran Prešov or Ružomberok 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.
Tatran Prešov form and stats
Tatran have not come this way in the Slovakia Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Fintice and Slovan Sabinov. Last season, Tatran Prešov's Slovakia Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Overall 3. Liga - East stats at home this season for Tatran Prešov are 5-0-0 (wins-draw-losses). The Tatran Prešov fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Štadión Tatran and will expect new points from this game. Tatran Prešov has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
Tatran's previous game was a 3. Liga - East match also played at home, ending 6-0 versus Pokrok Krompachy. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the 3. Liga - East match versus Spisska Nova Ves with a 2-0 scoreline.
As mentioned above, Tatran "killed" Pokrok Krompachy in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Tatran is on fire here. A stunning 22 from 5 league matches. Defensively Tatran have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 5 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ružomberok form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Lipany in order to reach 3rd Round of Slovakia Cup. Last season their Slovakia Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.0-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ružomberok in their Super Liga matches away. Ružomberok has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Ružomberok lost away at Slovan Bratislava (0-5) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Zemplín Michalovce in the Super Liga.
Ružomberok lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
A new game in only four days for Ružomberok, the Super Liga home match versus Zlate Moravce. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ružomberok have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. There are big problems for the Ružomberok defense as they have conceded 12 goals in 4 away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Tatran, three draws and four wins for Ružomberok. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Almási 4 goals | J. Maslo 2 goals | A. Brenkus 1 goals |
Tatran Prešov missing players
Ružomberok missing players
| Tatran Prešov | Ružomberok | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 11 | 12 | ||
| 69 | 43 | Scored | S | 13 | 25 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Conceded | C | 28 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 73% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 55% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 35% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 53% | 48% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 166 | 102 | Total Shots | T S | 144 | 246 | ||
| 86 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 62 | 103 | ||
| 44% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Futura Humenne | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 28 |
| 2 | Tatran Prešov | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 25 |
| 3 | Lipany | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | Slavia TU Kosice | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Vranov nad Topľou | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | Druzstevnik Plavnica | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Mladost Kalsa | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | MSK Tesla Stropkov | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Spisske Podhradie | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 10 | Snina | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Sobrance | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -12 | 10 |
| 12 | Pokrok Krompachy | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | -16 | 8 |
| 13 | Slovan Giraltovce | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | -16 | 7 |
| 14 | Spisska Nova Ves | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 14 | Velke Revistia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Milenium | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 6 |
| 16 | Svidnik | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 20 | -20 | 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 | DAC | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 24 |
| 2 | Slovan Bratislava | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Sered | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| 5 | Nitra | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 11 |
| 6 | Zilina | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Zlate Moravce | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Trencin | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 9 | Ružomberok | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Pohronie | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 11 | Zemplín Michalovce | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | -15 | 7 |
| 12 | Senica | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 5 |