National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Karlovy Vary or Opava that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Czech Liga game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Karvina. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Karlovy Vary form and stats
Karlovy have reached this Czech Cup stage through battling and winning against Marianske Lazne. Karlovy was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Czech Cup.A good away victory last time out for Karlovy, who won 1-0 against Rakovnik. Ahead of that match, Karlovy won a home game hosting Slavia Praha II (3-1).
Opava form and stats
Opava was sent out of Czech Cup in the 8th finals last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Opava so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-7 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Opava, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Teplice game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 25 away games in a row.
Opava play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Karvina. The game before that, in the Czech Liga, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Zbrojovka Brno.
After this away game Opava return home for a Czech Liga game against Pribram. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Opava manager R. Kováč has some worries about the defense as 21 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Zidek 2 goals | K. Mondek 2 goals | Š. Harazim 1 goals |
Karlovy Vary missing players
Opava missing players
| Karlovy Vary | Opava | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 37 | 22 | Scored | S | 12 | 18 | ||
| 49 | 28 | Conceded | C | 30 | 50 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 7.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 23% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 43 | 48 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Jablonec | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Slovacko | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Ceske Budejovice | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Viktoria Plzen | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 27 |
| 9 | Sigma Olomouc | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| 10 | Baník Ostrava | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 26 |
| 11 | Karvina | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | Bohemians 1905 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Zlin | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Teplice | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -20 | 17 |
| 15 | Zbrojovka Brno | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -17 | 13 |
| 16 | Mlada Boleslav | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 11 |
| 17 | Pribram | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -21 | 11 |
| 18 | Opava | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -27 | 8 |