A short look at the 2. Liga standings suggest an edge to Žilina II when they go to Dubnica. Even so; let's play the game before we hand out the points!
- Dubnica have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in 2. Liga
Dubnica have had a bad season and will be relegated from 2. Liga. For Žilina II most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season. This ground uses grass, unlike Žilina II's home stadium. The latest 25 games by the away team on grass have ended with 7 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Dubnica form and stats
Dubnica's results here at Mestský futbalový štadión Dubnica in the 2. Liga have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats. The Dubnica manager Páník might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Dubnica, who won 2-1 against Petržalka akadémia (placed 12th). This was their first victory after 13 straight league fixtures not winning! The victory against Petržalka akadémia came after Švec's winning goal. The Dubnica manager Páník was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 76th minute.
Ahead of that match, Dubnica lost 1-2 at home to Šamorín.Some goal stats: A review of the 14 latest league matches reveals that 12 of them had at least one goal from each team.
Dubnica has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Žilina II form and stats
Playing away, Žilina II have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 7 defeats in the 2. Liga this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Žilina II are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Žilina are travelling after their nice 4-3 home win in the game against Slavoj Trebišov (placed 11th). What a finish in the last match, as Žilina II came back from being down 1-3 and secured a very satisfying victory through Kopásek's goal in the 83rd minute.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Dolny Kubin.Žilina II are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 14 games (in the league). Žilina have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Žilina II - Dubnica 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Dubnica victories, two draws and four Žilina II wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Švec 8 goals |
Dubnica missing players
Žilina II missing players
| Dubnica | Žilina II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 34 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 12 | 18 | 55 |
| 51 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 49 |
| 93% | 86% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 97% |
| 83% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 79% |
| 66% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 72% |
| 28% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 29% | 48% |
| 10% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 21% | 28% |
| 62% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 36% | 52% |
| 21% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 36% | 24% |
| 24% | 43% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 28% |
| 5 | 5 | 1.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8.8 | 7.8 | 4.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.4 | 11.3 |
| 3.3 | 2.6 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 35% | 42% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 36% |
| 12.5 | 12 | 14.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5 |
- Dubnica have the most conceded goals in the first half (29) in 2. Liga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FK Košice | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 37 | 63 |
| 2 | Tatran Prešov | 29 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 59 |
| 3 | Komárno | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Pohronie | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 45 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 44 |
| 5 | Žilina II | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 44 |
| 6 | Spartak Myjava | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 45 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 4 | 40 |
| 7 | Šamorín | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -4 | 40 |
| 8 | Slovan Bratislava II | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | -4 | 40 |
| 9 | Povazska Bystrica | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 51 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Púchov | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 37 |
| 11 | Slavoj Trebišov | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 | Petržalka akadémia | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Futura Humenne | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 32 |
| 14 | Dolny Kubin | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 58 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 35 | -25 | 31 |
| 15 | Rača | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 33 | -24 | 26 |
| 16 | Dubnica | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -17 | 25 |
