1st position in the 2. Liga table for Banska Bystrica so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Šamorín visits Areál MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen.
- Banska Bystrica have the most scored goals (67) in 2. Liga
- Šamorín have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 2. Liga
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Slovakia Cup. This match was also played here at Areál MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Šamorín have had more rest.
Bystrica are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Šamorín is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Banska Bystrica form and stats
10-1-1 is the performance here at Areál MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen so far in the 2. Liga, giving Banska Bystrica a total of 31 from their 12 games here. Outstanding results! Bystrica has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Areál MFK Lokomotíva Zvolen. We remember; it was Liptovsky Mikulas.
Bystrica's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-3 versus Slovan Bratislava. Prior to that, an away loss at Partizan Bardejov in the 2. Liga.
Bystrica are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won six, drew one and lost zero.
It's goals goals goals for Banska Bystrica who have scored 40 goals from 12 league home games. Banska Bystrica's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Šamorín form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Liga. Šamorín have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of six victories in a row regardless of arena. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Šamorín, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Šamorín have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Benjamin Szaraz. It's been 213 minutes since they last conceded in 2. Liga.
Šamorín go into this game after a win, the home game against Dubnica that ended 3-0. Prior to that result Šamorín won their away game at Slovan Bratislava II. The scoreline was 1-0.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Šamorín played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, two were draws and the home team won as expected three times.
Šamorín have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 14 goals have been scored. Šamorín struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Šamorín - Bystrica 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Bystrica won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Šamorín has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Vujošević 15 goals | R. Polievka 13 goals |  M. Rymarkeno 12 goals |
Banska Bystrica missing players
Šamorín missing players
| Banska Bystrica | Šamorín | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 17 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 67 | 40 | 15 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 38 |
| 34 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 72% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 58% | 52% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 58% | 48% |
| 36% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 15.1 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| 6.1 | 7.7 | 10.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 44% | 43% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 24% | 32% |
- Banska Bystrica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Banska Bystrica have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Šamorín have scored away.
- Banska Bystrica have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Banska Bystrica have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in 2. Liga
- Banska Bystrica have the most points (31) at home in 2. Liga
- Banska Bystrica have the most points from losing position (13) in 2. Liga
- Banska Bystrica have the most scored goals (40) at home in 2. Liga
- Banska Bystrica have the most scored goals (67) in 2. Liga
- Banska Bystrica have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in 2. Liga
- Banska Bystrica have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in 2. Liga
- Banska Bystrica have the the best goal difference (+33) in 2. Liga
- Banska Bystrica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Šamorín have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Šamorín have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in 2. Liga
- Šamorín haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Šamorín is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Banska Bystrica | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 33 | 54 |
| 2 | Liptovsky Mikulas | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 54 |
| 3 | Podbrezova | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 31 | 49 |
| 4 | Skalica | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 46 |
| 5 | FK Kosice | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 | Šamorín | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Komarno | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -7 | 37 |
| 8 | Slavoj Trebisov | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Puchov | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | Petrzalka akademia | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 33 |
| 11 | Zilina II | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 53 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 30 |
| 12 | Partizan Bardejov | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 28 |
| 13 | Dubnica | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava II | 25 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 67 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 37 | -39 | 15 |
| 15 | Poprad | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 42 | -61 | 3 |