Struggling Karviná will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Baník Ostrava in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Karviná form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season, with Karviná, who have the fewest wins (4) in Czech Liga, only managing 3 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses so far from their games here at Městský Stadión. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Karviná to get some points in this home game.The fans are hoping that Karviná will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Czech Liga game against Dukla Praha (placed 15th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Bohemians 1905 (0-3).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Karviná as they are travelling to their away game against Slavia Praha in the Czech Cup. That match is three days after this one.
The Karviná fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Karviná with 24 goals conceded in these matches.
Baník Ostrava form and stats
Playing away, Baník Ostrava have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats so far this season. Baník Ostrava has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.Baník Ostrava delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Mlada Boleslav (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Czech Liga game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Slavia Praha wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.
Baník Ostrava are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 12 games. Baník Ostrava have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Baník Ostrava - Karviná 1-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Karviná, 3 draws and 4 wins for Baník Ostrava.Karviná missing players
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| Karviná | Baník Ostrava | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | Played | 13 | 25 |
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 92% |
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | 69% | 72% |
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 38% | 48% |
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 16% |
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 8% |
| 72% | 75% | Both teams to score | 38% | 48% |
| 4% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 38% | 36% |
| 28% | 25% | Failed To Score | 31% | 24% |
| 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 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 45 | 64 |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 55 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 50 |
| 4 | Jablonec | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Baník Ostrava | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Zlín | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Mladá Boleslav | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Slovan Liberec | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Teplice | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Sigma Olomouc | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | -9 | 31 |
| 11 | Slovácko | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -11 | 30 |
| 12 | Opava | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | Bohemians 1905 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Příbram | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 33 | -27 | 26 |
| 15 | Dukla Praha | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -26 | 19 |
| 16 | Karviná | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -20 | 17 |
