Slovácko and FC Köln get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa Conference League Group Stage fixture.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for FC Köln, who are travelling more than 1000 kilometers to play this game.
Little time to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a Czech Liga fixture only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Teplice, was also a home game here at Městský fotbalový stadion Miroslava Valenty. The away team is better rested.
Slovácko form and stats
Last season, Slovácko's Europa Conference League journey ended in the 2nd qualifying round against Lokomotiv Plovdiv.2-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Czech Liga numbers at home for Slovácko so far this season. 3W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa Conference League for Slovácko.
A nice win for Slovácko last time playing, versus Teplice. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Vecheta and Hofmann scoring for the victors. A late climax in the match against Teplice as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Hofmann.
A victory at home before that one, as predicted. The team were huge favourites against Varnsdorf and won 6-0.
The manager Svědík will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sparta Praha in only three days.
Slovácko are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Slovácko have conceded 10 from these games.
FC Köln form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Köln so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose). Total Europa Conference League statistics for FC Köln: 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
There might be some fixture complaints from FC Köln as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-5 against Mainz 05. FC Köln 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. Midfield player Kainz was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.01/10. Kainz hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Augsburg in the Bundesliga.A quick return to home after this game, as Köln are hosting Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga only three days away.
FC Köln are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that FC Köln concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
FC Köln - Slovácko 4-2 was the product when these two participants last did battle, also in this season. Ljubicic likes to play against Slovácko and have scored 2 goals in these games.
Top Goalscorers
![]() F. Kainz 4 goals | ![]() M. Doski 3 goals | ![]() D. Ljubicic 3 goals |
Slovácko missing players
FC Köln missing players
| Slovácko | FC Köln | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Scored | S | 31 | 56 | ||
| 38 | 15 | Conceded | C | 24 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 60% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.9 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11.2 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | ||
| 8.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partizan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Nice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FC Köln | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Slovácko | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Viktoria Plzen | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 28 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | Hradec Kralove | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Bohemians 1905 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Sigma Olomouc | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Slovan Liberec | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Zbrojovka Brno | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Mlada Boleslav | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Slovácko | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 11 | Ceske Budejovice | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -10 | 15 |
| 12 | Banik Ostrava | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Jablonec | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Teplice | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Zlin | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 24 | -27 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Union Berlin | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Bayern München | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 22 |
| 3 | Freiburg | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Mainz 05 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Hoffenheim | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Borussia M'gladbach | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | FC Köln | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Werder Bremen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 12 | Augsburg | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Hertha BSC | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 14 | Wolfsburg | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 16 | Stuttgart | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 8 |
| 17 | Bochum | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -17 | 7 |
| 18 | Schalke 04 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 6 |