MŠK Žilina face off with visiting opponents Spartak Trnava at Štadión pod Dubňom in this Super Liga clash on Saturday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for MŠK Žilina v Spartak Trnava can be seen below - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
MŠK Žilina
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MŠK Žilina will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following the 1-2 Super Liga victory against Železiarne Podbrezová.
In that match, MŠK Žilina had 48% possession and 6 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. At the other end, Železiarne Podbrezová had 26 attempts at goal with 10 of them on target.
It’s been all too rare in recent games that MŠK Žilina have shown defensive steel. The facts show that MŠK Žilina have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, letting in 9 goals during that time. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.
Going into this one, MŠK Žilina have not won at home in their last 2 matches in the league.
Spartak Trnava
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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Slovan Bratislava in Super Liga action, Spartak Trnava will be aiming to make amends here.
In that game, Spartak Trnava managed 41% possession and 12 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. The scorer for Spartak Trnava was Michal Ďuriš (14'). At the other end, Slovan Bratislava got 14 shots at goal with 6 on target. Tigran Barseghyan (47') and Matúš Vojtko (83') scored for Slovan Bratislava.
In their previous 6 outings, Spartak Trnava have amassed the sum of 10 goals. Spartak Trnava have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, they have seen 4 goals go against them.
Going into this contest, Spartak Trnava have not beaten MŠK Žilina when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
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Head to head
An examination of their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 22/10/2022 shows us that MŠK Žilina have won 2 of these games & Spartak Trnava 3, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.
An aggregate of 15 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 7 from Šošoni and 8 netted by Bíli andeli. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.
The previous league contest featuring the two was Super Liga match day 3 on 31/03/2024 which ended up with the score at Spartak Trnava 1-0 MŠK Žilina.
In that game, Spartak Trnava had 35% possession and 13 shots at goal with 3 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Philip Azango (24').
On the other side, MŠK Žilina had 13 shots on goal with 2 on target.
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Team News: MŠK Žilina
The MŠK Žilina manager Jaroslav Hynek doesn’t have any fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game thanks to a fully injury-free squad available to choose from.
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Team News: Spartak Trnava
Spartak Trnava boss Michal Gašparík has some current player fitness concerns. Lubos Kamenar (Shoulder injury), Miha Kompan Breznik (unknown injury), Marco Djuricin (heart problems) and Jaheem Burke (unknown injury) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We believe that MŠK Žilina will do well to put one past this Spartak Trnava team who we think will likely get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
We’ve gone for a good battle with a 0-1 victory for Spartak Trnava at the end of this one.
Let’s see.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
16:05 25/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
MŠK Žilina
Formed: 1908
Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom (10,897)
Chairman: Jozef Antošík
Manager: Jaroslav Hynek
Competitions: Super Liga position 3