Podbrezová will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Skalica.
Podbrezová form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová as Podbrezová have scored 19 goals to get 21 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the 2. Liga are 7-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Banska Bystrica here at ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová, Podbrezová has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
Podbrezová are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Ruzomberok II. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Ruzomberok II (0-2).
Goals decide football matches and Podbrezová are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Podbrezová's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Skalica form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Liga matches, Skalica have produced an overall stat of 3-1-4 so far.
Skalica lost away at Zbrojovka Brno (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs DAC.
Skalica are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. In the opposite end, Skalica have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Podbrezová and Skalica have met before this season: Skalica - Podbrezová 3-1. Podbrezová-Skalica H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Podbrezová one win, Skalica three wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 J. Šulc 5 goals | M. Pribula 5 goals |  R. Galčík 3 goals |
Podbrezová missing players
Skalica missing players
| Podbrezová | Skalica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 25 | 19 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 33 |
| 26 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 82% |
| 59% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 65% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 12% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 53% |
| 24% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 35% |
| 29% | 22% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 129 | 99 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 87 | 185 |
| 53 | 40 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 38 | 82 |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 34% | 37% |
- 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 at home.
- Podbrezová have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Podbrezová haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Skalica has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6)
- Skalica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Skalica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Skalica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Dubnica | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 38 |
| 3 | Skalica | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | Poprad | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Zilina II | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Liptovsky Mikulas | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -1 | 26 |
| 7 | Podbrezová | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Ruzomberok II | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 22 |
| 9 | FK Kosice | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Puchov | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Partizan Bardejov | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Komarno | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Samorin | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Petrzalka akademia | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Slovan Bratislava II | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 20 | -16 | 14 |
| 16 | Slavoj Trebisov | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -12 | 12 |