National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Banska Bystrica or Slovan Bratislava that keep their silverware dream alive.
Banska Bystrica form and stats
Last season their Slovakia Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.When playing at home in the Super Liga, Banska Bystrica have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 5 defeats from 9 games.
The Banska Bystrica manager Scasny and his gang return home after a 4-4 draw away versus Zlate Moravce. Opportunity lost for Bystrica in the Zlate Moravce match as a lead 3-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
A 4-4 draw away in the Super Liga before that, with Zlate Moravce the opponent.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super Liga game versus Trencin in only three days. This game is also played here at Štadión SNP Štiavničky.
Banska Bystrica has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Slovan Bratislava form and stats
Last season their Slovakia Cup adventure ended in the final.5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Slovan Bratislava playing as the away team in the Super Liga this season.
Slovan Bratislava won their last game, 4-1 versus Zlate Moravce played at home.
Before that, Slovan Bratislava secured a home win against Zlate Moravce with the score 4-1.Bratislava has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Slovan Bratislava in these games.
Head 2 Head
Banska Bystrica-Slovan Bratislava H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Banska Bystrica zero wins, Slovan Bratislava three wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  R. Polievka 8 goals | M. Faško 6 goals |  D. Depetris 5 goals |
Banska Bystrica missing players
Slovan Bratislava missing players
| Banska Bystrica | Slovan Bratislava | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 54 | 20 | Scored | S | 26 | 49 | ||
| 42 | 18 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.2 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 14.6 | ||
| 6.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 34% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | ||
| 13.8 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 12.1 | ||
| 6.2 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | DAC | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Podbrezova | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 5 | Ruzomberok | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Zilina | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Banska Bystrica | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 21 |
| 8 | Zemplin Michalovce | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Trencin | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 20 |
| 10 | Zlate Moravce | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | Skalica | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -12 | 16 |
| 12 | Liptovsky Mikulas | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -16 | 9 |
