2. Liga prediction: Home win expected when Podbrezová takes on Námestovo

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Competition: Slovakia 2. Liga
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová (4061 seats)

Podbrezová - Námestovo. 1st spot welcomes 16th spot. Everything can happen - get a full overview of the game here!

Insights:
  • Podbrezová is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the fewest scored goals (10) in 2. Liga

Podbrezová and Námestovo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Podbrezová form and stats

Podbrezová are steadily winning 2. Liga games and points here at ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová. 7 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games. Podbrezová haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Komarno, 175 days ago.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Richard Ludha not having conceded a league goal in 300 minutes.

A strong away win for Podbrezová against Skalica the last match, as Bakaľa and Bartoš were on target.

Before that, Podbrezová had a home game versus Banska Bystrica which ended with a victory 2-0.

Podbrezová are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history five earlier games are comparable to this one, and Podbrezová has won five times, drawn zero and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Podbrezová has won by at least two goals three times when in this position.

Goals are plentiful at ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová in the league this season as Podbrezová has scored 24 goals here in 9 home games. From these home matches, Podbrezová have conceded only 7 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Námestovo form and stats

Playing away, Námestovo, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in 2. Liga, have won 0 games, drawn 0 and suffered 9 defeats in the 2. Liga this season. Námestovo are desperate to end a 19-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Filakovo fixture.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Námestovo, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Skalica (placed 4th).

Preceding that game, the 2-4 loss visiting Banska Bystrica's place.

Nobody expects Námestovo to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 31 times before, with the overall statistics of won twelve, draw six and lost 13. When defeated, five matches have been lost by two or more goals.

Námestovo are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 9 away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. There are big problems for the Námestovo defense as they have conceded 31 goals in 9 away games.

Head 2 Head

The previous H2H meeting ended Námestovo - Podbrezová 2-4, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

PodbrezováR. Galčík
R. Galčík
8 goals
PodbrezováD. Pavuk
D. Pavuk
6 goals
PodbrezováJ. Špyrka
J. Špyrka
5 goals

Podbrezová missing players

Námestovo missing players

Podbrezová Námestovo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
15 7 2 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 2 0 Lost L 2 9 16
43 24 7 Scored S 2 4 10
14 7 1 Conceded C 6 31 59
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 89%
58% 89% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 67%
26% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 56%
21% 22% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 33%
37% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 44%
58% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
5% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 67% 56%
 
8.1 8.2 10.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3 3.2
3.4 3.4 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 9.4 8.2
1.9 1.7 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1 1.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
18.1 20.2 29.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5 5.8 7.5
8.2 9.1 12.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.3 2.6
28% 29% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 19% 20%
 
7.9 8.6 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17.5 17.7 17.5
3.1 3.3 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 8 7.3
Key stats in 2. Liga this season:
  • All of Podbrezová's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Námestovo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Námestovo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Námestovo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Námestovo have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Námestovo have the fewest scored goals (10) in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the most conceded goals (31) away in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the most conceded goals (59) in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the the worst goal difference (-27) away in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo have the the worst goal difference (-49) in 2. Liga
  • Námestovo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Námestovo is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Podbrezová have created more than twice as many corners as Námestovo.
  • 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 in all their home matches so far.
  • Podbrezová have scored more than double the goals of Námestovo.
  • Podbrezová have the most points from losing position (10) in 2. Liga
  • Podbrezová have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in 2. Liga
  • Podbrezová have the the best goal difference (+17) at home in 2. Liga
  • Podbrezová have the the best goal difference (+29) in 2. Liga
  • Podbrezová have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Podbrezová haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Podbrezová is in the best form (5-1-0) in 2. Liga

  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 19 15 1 3 43 14 9 7 0 2 24 7 10 8 1 1 19 7 29 46
2 Banska Bystrica 19 13 4 2 39 15 10 7 2 1 23 10 9 6 2 1 16 5 24 43
3 Komarno 19 11 6 2 34 17 9 6 3 0 15 4 10 5 3 2 19 13 17 39
4 Skalica 19 12 3 4 25 10 10 7 1 2 15 4 9 5 2 2 10 6 15 39
5 FK Košice 20 11 2 7 44 26 7 3 1 3 11 9 13 8 1 4 33 17 18 35
6 Futura Humenne 19 10 5 4 20 16 10 7 1 2 13 8 9 3 4 2 7 8 4 35
7 Samorin 19 9 2 8 33 30 9 5 1 3 21 9 10 4 1 5 12 21 3 29
8 Petrzalka akademia 19 8 4 7 33 21 10 4 3 3 20 9 9 4 1 4 13 12 12 28
9 Zilina II 19 8 4 7 35 31 10 5 3 2 28 16 9 3 1 5 7 15 4 28
10 Slavoj Trebisov 19 7 4 8 16 26 9 6 1 2 12 8 10 1 3 6 4 18 -10 25
11 Partizan Bardejov 20 4 6 10 18 26 11 3 2 6 9 13 9 1 4 4 9 13 -8 18
12 Rohoznik 19 5 3 11 18 37 9 2 2 5 9 17 10 3 1 6 9 20 -19 18
13 Puchov 19 4 4 11 25 31 10 2 2 6 11 17 9 2 2 5 14 14 -6 16
14 Dubnica 18 4 3 11 24 33 10 2 1 7 13 16 8 2 2 4 11 17 -9 15
15 Slovan Bratislava II 19 3 3 13 17 42 10 3 3 4 14 15 9 0 0 9 3 27 -25 12
16 Námestovo 18 0 2 16 10 59 9 0 2 7 6 28 9 0 0 9 4 31 -49 2