Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Podbrezová - FK Košice!
- Podbrezová have the fewest conceded goals (24) in 2. Liga
- Podbrezová have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FK Košice have scored away.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Slovakia Cup. That game, against Žilina, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for FK Košice.
The season is still full of potential for Podbrezová as they can still win the whole 2. Liga. For Košice most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Podbrezová form and stats
Podbrezová, who have the fewest conceded goals (24) in 2. Liga, are steadily winning 2. Liga games and points here at ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová. 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games. Ever since the Partizan Bardejov game Podbrezová has been unbeatable here at ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová producing five straight wins.
Podbrezová's previous game was a 2. Liga match also played at home, ending 4-2 versus Puchov (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A 3-3 draw away before that, with Slavoj Trebisov the opponent.
A goal frenzy last time out for Podbrezová, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Puchov. Fun stuff to watch!
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 Podbrezová have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost three.
Podbrezová are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (31 goals in 12 games). Podbrezová have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FK Košice form and stats
Playing away, FK Košice have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the 2. Liga this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from FK Košice as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Slovakia Cup match against Žilina (1-4). Before that, Košice secured a home win against Skalica with the score 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Košice have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were two victories, zero draws and one defeat.
Košice find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Košice in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result FK Košice - Podbrezová 1-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Podbrezová one win, one draw and FK Košice one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Galčík 12 goals | D. Pavuk 9 goals |  F. Pavúk 6 goals |
Podbrezová missing players
FK Košice missing players
| Podbrezová | FK Košice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 15 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 55 | 31 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 38 |
| 24 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 26 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 64% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 52% |
| 36% | 42% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 24% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 32% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 44% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 13.2 | 15.5 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.4 | 12 |
| 6.6 | 7.4 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 5.7 |
| 34% | 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | 27% |
- FK Košice haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Podbrezová have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Podbrezová have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Podbrezová have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FK Košice have scored away.
- Podbrezová have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Podbrezová have the fewest conceded goals (24) in 2. Liga
- Podbrezová have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in 2. Liga
- Podbrezová have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in 2. Liga
- Podbrezová haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 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 | Podbrezová | 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 Košice | 25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 | Samorin | 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 |