Opava stubborn opponents but Slavia Praha expect victory

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Competition: Czech Republic Fortuna Liga
Competition: Sun 21.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sinobo stadium (21000 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Slavia Praha leading Opava by 46 points.

Insights:
  • Slavia Praha have the most scored goals (66) in Fortuna Liga
  • Opava have the fewest scored goals (15) in Fortuna Liga

Slavia Praha have less rest than Opava in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Rangers.

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Slavia Praha form and stats

Slavia Praha, who have the most scored goals (66) in Fortuna Liga, have been outstanding at home so far in the Fortuna Liga with 10 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Ever since the Zbrojovka Brno game Slavia has been unbeatable here at Sinobo stadium producing six straight wins.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Mlada Boleslav.

Everyone expects Slavia Praha to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 13 games: twelve home wins, one draw and zero defeats. Slavia Praha have won with at least two goals margin ten times in similar situations.

Slavia are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (29 goals in 11 games). As for guarding their own goal, Slavia Praha have only let in 5 goals at home.

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Opava form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Opava, who have the fewest scored goals (15) in Fortuna Liga, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-8 (win-draw-lose).

Opava go into this game after a win, the home game against Pardubice that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, the Opava manager R. Kováč faced defeat when travelling to Teplice and losing 1-3.

Opava are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found five matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were zero wins, one draw and four defeats. Of the defeats, three games were lost by at least two goals margin.

The attacking power of Opava when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 11 league matches away. For Opava, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Opava - Slavia Praha 0-6. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four Slavia victories, one draw and zero Opava wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Slavia PrahaJ. Kuchta
J. Kuchta
11 goals
Slavia PrahaA. Sima
A. Sima
11 goals
Slavia PrahaN. Stanciu
N. Stanciu
9 goals

Slavia Praha missing players

Opava missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Slavia Praha Opava
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 4 11 23
19 10 3 Won W 0 1 3
4 1 1 Drew D 0 2 6
0 0 0 Lost L 4 8 14
66 29 10 Scored S 3 8 15
15 5 2 Conceded C 12 24 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 83%
87% 91% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 65%
74% 82% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 55% 52%
35% 18% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 55% 35%
26% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 13%
48% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 64% 48%
52% 55% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 26%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
12.5 13.9 17.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 6 7.4
6.4 6.7 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.5 3.1
45% 39% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 21%
Key stats in Fortuna Liga this season:
  • Opava have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Opava have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Opava have the fewest scored goals (15) in Fortuna Liga
  • Opava have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have not yet lost a game.
  • Slavia Praha have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Slavia Praha have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Slavia Praha have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Slavia Praha have scored more than double the goals of Opava.
  • Slavia Praha have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the most clean sheets (12) in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the most points (31) at home in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the most scored goals (29) at home in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the most scored goals (66) in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the the best goal difference (+24) at home in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha have the the best goal difference (+51) in Fortuna Liga
  • Slavia Praha 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 23 19 4 0 66 15 11 10 1 0 29 5 12 9 3 0 37 10 51 61
2 Sparta Praha 21 15 2 4 47 24 11 7 1 3 22 14 10 8 1 1 25 10 23 47
3 Slovan Liberec 23 12 6 5 36 20 12 7 4 1 23 9 11 5 2 4 13 11 16 42
4 Jablonec 22 13 3 6 38 26 10 7 1 2 17 11 12 6 2 4 21 15 12 42
5 Slovacko 21 12 4 5 41 21 11 5 3 3 20 9 10 7 1 2 21 12 20 40
6 Viktoria Plzen 22 11 4 7 39 26 11 8 0 3 25 9 11 3 4 4 14 17 13 37
7 Banik Ostrava 23 9 6 8 32 23 12 5 4 3 17 10 11 4 2 5 15 13 9 33
8 Pardubice 22 9 4 9 21 29 10 6 3 1 14 8 12 3 1 8 7 21 -8 31
9 Sigma Olomouc 22 7 9 6 29 25 11 5 3 3 19 12 11 2 6 3 10 13 4 30
10 Ceske Budejovice 23 7 9 7 26 31 11 4 2 5 10 17 12 3 7 2 16 14 -5 30
11 Zlin 23 8 5 10 24 29 12 4 2 6 15 20 11 4 3 4 9 9 -5 29
12 Bohemians 1905 23 7 7 9 25 27 12 6 4 2 18 11 11 1 3 7 7 16 -2 28
13 Karvina 23 6 8 9 25 36 11 2 5 4 12 18 12 4 3 5 13 18 -11 26
14 Teplice 23 6 4 13 24 45 11 3 3 5 11 17 12 3 1 8 13 28 -21 22
15 Mlada Boleslav 23 4 7 12 27 40 12 3 4 5 18 21 11 1 3 7 9 19 -13 19
16 Zbrojovka Brno 23 3 6 14 18 38 12 1 3 8 8 22 11 2 3 6 10 16 -20 15
17 Opava 23 3 6 14 15 43 12 2 4 6 7 19 11 1 2 8 8 24 -28 15
18 Pribram 23 2 6 15 16 51 11 2 3 6 10 22 12 0 3 9 6 29 -35 12

Table
  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 23 19 4 0 66 15 11 10 1 0 29 5 12 9 3 0 37 10 51 61
2 Sparta Praha 21 15 2 4 47 24 11 7 1 3 22 14 10 8 1 1 25 10 23 47
3 Slovan Liberec 23 12 6 5 36 20 12 7 4 1 23 9 11 5 2 4 13 11 16 42
4 Jablonec 22 13 3 6 38 26 10 7 1 2 17 11 12 6 2 4 21 15 12 42
5 Slovacko 21 12 4 5 41 21 11 5 3 3 20 9 10 7 1 2 21 12 20 40
6 Viktoria Plzen 22 11 4 7 39 26 11 8 0 3 25 9 11 3 4 4 14 17 13 37
7 Banik Ostrava 23 9 6 8 32 23 12 5 4 3 17 10 11 4 2 5 15 13 9 33
8 Pardubice 22 9 4 9 21 29 10 6 3 1 14 8 12 3 1 8 7 21 -8 31
9 Sigma Olomouc 22 7 9 6 29 25 11 5 3 3 19 12 11 2 6 3 10 13 4 30
10 Ceske Budejovice 23 7 9 7 26 31 11 4 2 5 10 17 12 3 7 2 16 14 -5 30
11 Zlin 23 8 5 10 24 29 12 4 2 6 15 20 11 4 3 4 9 9 -5 29
12 Bohemians 1905 23 7 7 9 25 27 12 6 4 2 18 11 11 1 3 7 7 16 -2 28
13 Karvina 23 6 8 9 25 36 11 2 5 4 12 18 12 4 3 5 13 18 -11 26
14 Teplice 23 6 4 13 24 45 11 3 3 5 11 17 12 3 1 8 13 28 -21 22
15 Mlada Boleslav 23 4 7 12 27 40 12 3 4 5 18 21 11 1 3 7 9 19 -13 19
16 Zbrojovka Brno 23 3 6 14 18 38 12 1 3 8 8 22 11 2 3 6 10 16 -20 15
17 Opava 23 3 6 14 15 43 12 2 4 6 7 19 11 1 2 8 8 24 -28 15
18 Pribram 23 2 6 15 16 51 11 2 3 6 10 22 12 0 3 9 6 29 -35 12

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