Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Karlovy Vary & Opava face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Czech Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Opava played their last game only three days ago, a Czech Liga match. That game, against Jablonec, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Opava.
Karlovy Vary form and stats
Karlovy have reached this Czech Cup stage through battling and winning against Marianske Lazne. Last season, Karlovy's Czech Cup journey ended in the 1st round.With Karlovy Vary having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager .
Karlovy Vary's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Sparta Praha II. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Povltava FA.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Slavia Praha II are coming to town in four days.
Opava form and stats
They also participated in Czech Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Still no away game victory in the Czech Liga for Opava with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Opava have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 19 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Ceske Budejovice game.
Opava are travelling again after losing away to Jablonec in their previous match (1-4). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Ceske Budejovice.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Teplice in just three days.
Opava are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Opava are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Mondek 1 goals | R. Dedic 1 goals | B. Pikul 1 goals |
Karlovy Vary missing players
Opava missing players
| Karlovy Vary | Opava | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | ||
| 52 | 29 | Conceded | C | 29 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 76% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 240 | 122 | Total Shots | T S | 75 | 168 | ||
| 113 | 63 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 78 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sparta Praha | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 15 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 13 |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Sigma Olomouc | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Jablonec | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Slovácko | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Zlin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Karviná | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Teplice | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Baník Ostrava | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Bohemians 1905 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Opava | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
| 16 | Ceske Budejovice | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 2 |
| 17 | Pribram | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 18 | Zbrojovka Brno | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 1 |