Banska Bystrica favourites for feisty fight facing Skalica

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Competition: Slovakia 2. Liga
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Štadión SNP Štiavničky (9881 seats)

This should be quite a game, with Banska Bystrica in 5th and Skalica in 3rd. Here's our match guide!

Insights:
  • Banska Bystrica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Skalica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Banska Bystrica form and stats

Banska Bystrica are steadily winning 2. Liga games and points here at Štadión SNP Štiavničky. 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 6 games. Banska Bystrica haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Podbrezová, 104 days ago.

Banska Bystrica travelled for their previous game, a trip to Futura Humenne that ended 1-1.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Slovan Bratislava II in a game that was won 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Banska Bystrica have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost one.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Bystrica as they have a new game in only four days, a 2. Liga match thankfully also at home. Namestovo are visiting.

Goals decide football matches and Banska Bystrica are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 6 league matches. Banska Bystrica have conceded 6 in these home matches.

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Skalica form and stats

Skalica's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Skalica collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the 2. Liga. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

Skalica won their last game, 2-0 versus Rohoznik played at home.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Slavoj Trebisov wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Skalica have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were three victories, one draw and one defeat.

Skalica have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Skalica - Bystrica 0-0. Head to head statistics (for the former seven meetings): Bystrica won two games, one match ended in a draw and Skalica managed four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / two

Top Goalscorers

Banska BystricaD. Depetris
D. Depetris
9 goals
BystricaR. Polievka
R. Polievka
8 goals
SkalicaD. Šebesta
D. Šebesta
6 goals

Banska Bystrica missing players

Skalica missing players

Banska Bystrica Skalica
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 8 16
10 4 1 Won W 1 5 11
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 1 Lost L 1 2 3
28 12 4 Scored S 3 10 23
9 6 3 Conceded C 3 6 8
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
71% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 62%
43% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 25%
21% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 12% 12%
21% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
43% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 25%
57% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 62%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 25%
 
7 7.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 6.4 8
3.8 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 3.9
1.4 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 4
 
13.1 14.5 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 11.2 11.4
5.8 6.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.1 4.6
35% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 30% 32%
 
7.7 8 12 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 8.9 7.1
3.3 4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.5 2.8
Key stats in 2. Liga this season:
  • Banska Bystrica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Banska Bystrica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Banska Bystrica have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Banska Bystrica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Banska Bystrica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Skalica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Skalica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Skalica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Skalica have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Podbrezová 16 12 1 3 36 14 7 5 0 2 19 7 9 7 1 1 17 7 22 37
2 Komarno 17 11 4 2 32 15 8 6 2 0 15 4 9 5 2 2 17 11 17 37
3 Skalica 16 11 2 3 23 8 8 6 1 1 13 2 8 5 1 2 10 6 15 35
4 Futura Humenne 15 10 4 1 19 6 8 7 1 0 13 2 7 3 3 1 6 4 13 34
5 Banska Bystrica 14 10 3 1 28 9 6 4 1 1 12 6 8 6 2 0 16 3 19 33
6 FK Kosice 17 9 2 6 36 23 6 2 1 3 7 9 11 7 1 3 29 14 13 29
7 Petrzalka akademia 17 8 4 5 33 18 9 4 3 2 20 8 8 4 1 3 13 10 15 28
8 Samorin 17 8 1 8 31 29 8 5 0 3 20 8 9 3 1 5 11 21 2 25
9 Zilina II 17 6 4 7 32 30 9 4 3 2 26 15 8 2 1 5 6 15 2 22
10 Slavoj Trebisov 17 6 4 7 14 24 9 6 1 2 12 8 8 0 3 5 2 16 -10 22
11 Rohoznik 16 5 3 8 17 28 8 2 2 4 9 16 8 3 1 4 8 12 -11 18
12 Dubnica 17 4 3 10 24 32 9 2 1 6 13 15 8 2 2 4 11 17 -8 15
13 Partizan Bardejov 18 3 5 10 16 26 10 2 2 6 7 13 8 1 3 4 9 13 -10 14
14 Slovan Bratislava II 17 3 2 12 12 36 9 3 2 4 12 13 8 0 0 8 0 23 -24 11
15 Puchov 17 2 4 11 18 28 9 1 2 6 7 14 8 1 2 5 11 14 -10 10
16 Namestovo 16 0 2 14 8 53 9 0 2 7 6 28 7 0 0 7 2 25 -45 2