A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Baník Ostrava form and stats
7 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Baník Ostrava have to build on here at Městský stadion - Vítkovice Aréna. Baník Ostrava has recorded two wins in a row here at Městský stadion - Vítkovice Aréna, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.The fans are hoping that Baník Ostrava will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Czech Liga game against Viktoria Plzeň. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Teplice in a game that was won 3-1.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Baník Ostrava's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won 1 match, drawn 0 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Baník Ostrava, as the Czech Cup home game vs Bohemians 1905 is only three days away.
Baník Ostrava are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 18 goals in 14 matches. Baník Ostrava have only conceded 12 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Opava form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Opava so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-8 (win-draw-lose).Opava are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Czech Liga against Sigma Olomouc. A 1-3 defeat away at Příbram before that.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Opava playing away, we found 35 games. Results were 15 away wins, 8 draws and 12 home wins.
Opava are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 14 games. In the opposite end, Opava have conceded 27 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Opava - Baník Ostrava 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 2 Baník Ostrava victories, 1 draw and 1 Opava win.Baník Ostrava missing players
Opava missing players
| Baník Ostrava | Opava | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 36 | 18 | Scored | 14 | 39 |
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | 27 | 44 |
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 96% |
| 75% | 71% | Over 1.5 | 79% | 86% |
| 50% | 43% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 57% |
| 18% | 7% | Over 3.5 | 43% | 36% |
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 14% | 14% |
| 50% | 43% | Both teams to score | 57% | 61% |
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheet | 14% | 21% |
| 25% | 29% | Failed To Score | 36% | 21% |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | 3.2 | 4 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.9 | 5.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 49 | 69 |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 64 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 54 |
| 4 | Jablonec | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 48 |
| 5 | Baník Ostrava | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 42 |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | Sigma Olomouc | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -7 | 37 |
| 9 | Zlín | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 36 |
| 10 | Teplice | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 35 |
| 11 | Opava | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | Slovácko | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -12 | 33 |
| 13 | Bohemians 1905 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Příbram | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 62 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 38 | -30 | 29 |
| 15 | Karviná | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -17 | 23 |
| 16 | Dukla Praha | 28 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | -33 | 19 |
