Baník Ostrava will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Jablonec.
- Baník Ostrava has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Fortuna Liga
- Jablonec have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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
Baník Ostrava have played 9 Fortuna Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Ostrava's attacking players as they have now played 265 minutes without scoring in a league game. T. Zajic was their last goal scorer.
Baník Ostrava lost their last game at České Budějovice (placed 6th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Viktoria Plzeň with the scoreline 0-2.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ostrava have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost four.
Ostrava has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Baník Ostrava are not conceding a lot of goals here at Městský stadion - Vítkovice Aréna in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Jablonec form and stats
As the visiting team in Fortuna Liga matches, Jablonec have produced an overall stat of 4-2-3 so far.
There might be some fixture complaints from Jablonec as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Fortuna Liga match against Slavia Praha (0-3). Before that, Jablonec secured a home win against Pribram with the score 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Jablonec playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Jablonec wins, three draws and two defeats.
Jablonec has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Jablonec have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Jablonec - Ostrava 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Ostrava victory, four draws and five Jablonec wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. De Azevedo 6 goals |   I. Schranz 6 goals | T. Zajíc 4 goals |
Baník Ostrava missing players
Jablonec missing players
| Baník Ostrava | Jablonec | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 33 |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 89% | 89% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 61% | 56% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 39% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 17% | 11% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 35% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 39% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 59% |
| 39% | 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 33% | 33% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.1 | 10.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 30% | 23% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 35% | 34% |
- All of Jablonec's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Baník Ostrava has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Fortuna Liga
- Jablonec have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Jablonec haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | České Budějovice | 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 Plzeň | 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 | Karviná | 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 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -22 | 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 | Mladá 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 |