National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's České Budějovice or Hradec Králové that keep their silverware dream alive.
This looks to be an entertaining fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
České Budějovice form and stats
České Budějovice was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Czech Cup.With 1 Czech Liga win, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, České Budějovice are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Budějovice are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Sparta Praha.
Ahead of that match, České Budějovice won a home game hosting Zbrojovka Brno (3-2).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for České Budějovice here at Fotbalový stadion Střelecký ostrov in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). České Budějovice are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 8 played).
Hradec Králové form and stats
Last season their Czech Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.3 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Hradec Králové playing as the away team in the Czech Liga this season.
The manager Koubek was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Všesportovní stadion. Králové suffered a 1-2 loss to Slovacko.
It was a Czech Liga defeat before that one as the away game against Slovan Liberec wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.Hradec Králové have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Králové in these games.
Head 2 Head
Hradec Králové have won at least one point in the last 4 games (3-1-0) facing České Budějovice.Top Goalscorers
  F. Kubala 6 goals |  L. Havel 3 goals |  L. Čmelík 3 goals |
České Budějovice missing players
Hradec Králové missing players
| České Budějovice | Hradec Králové | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 25 | Scored | S | 30 | 53 | ||
| 38 | 23 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 6.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7.5 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 44% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12.5 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.1 | 9.2 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 39 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 37 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
| 4 | Sigma Olomouc | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Hradec Králové | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Mlada Boleslav | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Bohemians 1905 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Slovacko | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 9 | Slovan Liberec | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Baník Ostrava | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Zbrojovka Brno | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -7 | 20 |
| 12 | Teplice | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 23 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | České Budějovice | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -13 | 18 |
| 14 | Jablonec | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Zlin | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -15 | 12 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -26 | 10 |
