2. Liga match preview: Banska Bystrica versus Lokomotíva Košice

Competition: Slovakia 2. Liga
Date: Tue 26.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the 2. Liga, Banska Bystrica holding 11th place and Lokomotíva Košice lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Banska Bystrica form and stats

3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Banska Bystrica has to build on here.

The points were shared in Banska Bystrica's previous game, also at home. Visiting Komarno (placed 5th) travelled back with a point after a 2-2 scoreline. 3-3 away at Zilina II before that.

There will be little rest for Banska Bystrica after this match as they are travelling to Samorin for a 2. Liga game in only four days.

Banska Bystrica has scored 13 goals at home this season, in 9 matches. On the other hand, Banska Bystrica have conceded 12 goals.

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Lokomotíva Košice form and stats

The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Lokomotíva Košice as they have only collected 6 points from their 9 away games. Lokomotíva Košice only has 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.

Lokomotíva Košice play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Skalica (placed 2nd). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Tatran Presov.

A quick return to home after this game, as Lokomotíva Košice are hosting Poprad in the 2. Liga only four.

Lokomotíva Košice are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games. Lokomotíva Košice have conceded 16 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lokomotíva Košice - Banska Bystrica 0-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 1 win for Banska Bystrica, 0 draws and 0 wins for Lokomotíva Košice.

Banska Bystrica missing players

Lokomotíva Košice missing players

Banska Bystrica Lokomotíva Košice
Total Home Statistic Away Total
19 9 Played 10 19
89% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100%
74% 78% Over 1.5 90% 89%
47% 44% Over 2.5 50% 53%
26% 33% Over 3.5 10% 16%
16% 11% Over 4.5 0% 5%
58% 56% Both teams to score 70% 74%
21% 11% Clean Sheet 10% 11%
32% 33% Failed To Score 20% 16%

  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 Pohronie 20 12 7 1 29 15 10 8 1 1 17 8 10 4 6 0 12 7 14 43
2 Skalica 20 11 4 5 31 18 10 8 1 1 23 7 10 3 3 4 8 11 13 37
3 Poprad 20 11 3 6 42 30 11 8 0 3 27 16 9 3 3 3 15 14 12 36
4 Liptovský Mikuláš 20 11 3 6 37 26 9 6 1 2 17 11 11 5 2 4 20 15 11 36
5 Komárno 20 9 5 6 31 22 10 4 3 3 18 11 10 5 2 3 13 11 9 32
6 Petržalka akadémia 19 8 5 6 26 24 9 5 3 1 16 8 10 3 2 5 10 16 2 29
7 Dubnica 20 7 6 7 39 29 10 5 4 1 23 11 10 2 2 6 16 18 10 27
8 Šamorín 20 7 5 8 33 30 10 5 3 2 25 15 10 2 2 6 8 15 3 26
9 Žilina II 20 7 4 9 36 44 10 6 3 1 29 16 10 1 1 8 7 28 -8 25
10 Partizán Bardejov 20 5 8 7 28 35 10 3 5 2 10 8 10 2 3 5 18 27 -7 23
11 Banska Bystrica 19 5 7 7 25 25 9 3 3 3 13 12 10 2 4 4 12 13 0 22
12 Inter Bratislava 19 7 1 11 29 37 10 6 1 3 19 13 9 1 0 8 10 24 -8 22
13 Lipany 20 6 3 11 15 38 10 4 2 4 9 12 10 2 1 7 6 26 -23 21
14 Tatran Prešov 20 5 5 10 23 24 10 3 3 4 13 10 10 2 2 6 10 14 -1 20
15 Slavoj Trebišov 20 5 4 11 16 32 10 3 2 5 6 12 10 2 2 6 10 20 -16 19
16 Lokomotíva Košice 19 4 6 9 20 31 10 3 3 4 10 15 9 1 3 5 10 16 -11 18

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