DAC Dunajska
- DAC Dunajska will try to hold their place in the top group of the Super Liga 2025-2026 with a home victory when they host MSK Zilina on Saturday.
- Branislav Fodrek has had a significant impact on DAC since he took over as head coach in late November 2024 and they have gone on a run of three wins in their last five matches.
- The most recent results are the best - a 3-0 home win over MFK Zemplin Michalovce and a 2-1 away win at Podbrezova in the Super Liga Championship Group.
- They are a disciplined, possession-based side that operates from a back four and can adjust their shape from a 4-2-3-1 formation to a slightly narrower 4-4-2 if required.
MSK Zilina
- MSK Zilina, meanwhile, are an energetic, youthful team that Pavol Stano, who took over in July 2025, has deployed a back-three or 3-4-3 with good width from the wingbacks.
- They are a transition-based side that presses as a group to force turnovers and will try to play vertical, high-tempo soccer in the first half.
- It is a matchup between two top-three teams that are close in the Super Liga standings with DAC in second on 43 points from 22 games and Zilina in third on 40 after the same number of matches.
- Zilina’s away record in the Super Liga of four wins, four draws and three defeats in 11 outings suggests they are not completely solid away from home.
Head-to-Head
They beat DAC 3-1 in Zilina in the Super Liga Championship Group four weeks ago.
Key Players
- Marko Roginic is in good form for Zilina with four goals in the last 10, while Michal Fasko is Zilina’s top scorer with 13 in 22 Super Liga appearances.
- Ammar Ramadan is the biggest threat for the hosts with 11 goals in 21 this term.
Prediction
- DAC have scored 20 goals in 11 home games this term and should have enough attacking talent to beat Zilina’s defense, which has conceded 16 goals in 11 away Super Liga trips.
- But we think Zilina will struggle to break through DAC’s defensive structure in the home of the Super Liga’s second-best side.
