Banska Bystrica welcome Podbrezová for another interesting 2. Liga fixture here at Areál MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Banska Bystrica form and stats
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Matus Hruska not having conceded a league goal in 203 minutes.
The home team returns to Areál MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen after being equal after 90 minutes with Skalica (placed 7th) on their last time out; the 2. Liga game ended 0-0.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Námestovo and winning 7-0.Podbrezová form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the 2. Liga ended in defeat. Last season Podbrezová had these away match statistics: Played 14; won 7, drew 3 and lost 4.
Impressive finishing from B. Godál and J. Špyrka secured the home win 2-1 against Rohoznik in their previous game.
Prior to that match, the Podbrezová manager R. Skuhravý faced defeat when travelling to Futura Humenne and losing 0-1.Podbrezová have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Bystrica three wins, one draw and Podbrezová one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Polievka 3 goals | D. Richtárech 2 goals | L. Willwéber 1 goals |
Banska Bystrica missing players
Podbrezová missing players
| Banska Bystrica | Podbrezová | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 5.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | 7.5 |
| 64% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| Banska Bystrica | Last season | Podbrezová | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 28 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 70 | 42 | Scored | S | 25 | 57 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 79% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 75% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 54% | ||
| 50% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 39% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 18% | ||
| 64% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 43% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 46% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 18% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 13.2 | ||
| 6 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6.4 | ||
| 42% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Šamorín | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Slavoj Trebisov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Banska Bystrica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | FK Kosice | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Futura Humenne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Komárno | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Skalica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Petrzalka akademia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Podbrezová | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Puchov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Zilina II | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Partizán Bardejov | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Rohoznik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 14 | Dubnica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 15 | Námestovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 |
| 16 | Slovan Bratislava II | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liptovský Mikuláš | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 60 |
| 2 | Banska Bystrica | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 32 | 56 |
| 3 | Skalica | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 55 |
| 4 | Podbrezová | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 32 | 54 |
| 5 | FK Kosice | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 49 |
| 6 | Šamorín | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
| 7 | Puchov | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 34 | -5 | 38 |
| 8 | Komárno | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -11 | 38 |
| 9 | Petrzalka akademia | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | -4 | 37 |
| 10 | Slavoj Trebisov | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Zilina II | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 33 |
| 12 | Dubnica | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -9 | 33 |
| 13 | Partizán Bardejov | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 28 |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava II | 28 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 70 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 38 | -38 | 21 |
| 15 | Poprad | 28 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 42 | -63 | 4 |