Kosice vs Michalovce Dukla: match preview on 10 September 2026

Michalovce Dukla are tipped to win. The visitors have momentum from a 4-2 victory over Kosice just 14 days ago, while Kosice have lost three of their last five matches.

Kosice have won two of five, scoring 12 and conceding 14, including a 1-4 home loss to Chur.

Michalovce Dukla have been more productive in their friendlies. Three wins from five matches, with 16 goals scored and 18 conceded. They beat DEAC 5-3 at home on 3 September, and that performance followed their 4-2 victory over Kosice. They also won 2-1 away at Spisska Nova Ves, but suffered heavy defeats against Liptovský Mikuláš (4-7) and Nitra (1-5).

Kosice won two of the last five Extraliga meetings, including a 5-0 victory at home in February 2025. Michalovce Dukla claimed three wins, including the 4-2 friendly on 27 August and a 7-2 victory at Kosice in January 2025. That 4-2 win gives the visitors an edge.

Both sides have been involved in high-scoring friendlies. Neither team has kept a clean sheet in their last five friendlies.

The prediction falls apart if Kosice can replicate their defensive solidity from the 5-0 win over Michalovce Dukla in February 2025. That was an outlier in their recent friendlies, and if they can contain Michalovce Dukla's attack while taking their chances, the visitors' momentum could be neutralised.