Podbrezová have performed better than Žilina II so far, but every fixture opens at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need prior to kickoff:
- Podbrezová have the most scored goals in the second half (18) in 2. Liga
- Žilina II have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in 2. Liga
Both teams have had enough rest since their last game. Let's aim for an active game!
It should be mentioned that Žilina II play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Žilina II on grass are 14 victories, 4 draws and 25 defeats from 43 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 60-83. You can compare this with overall results below.
Podbrezová form and stats
When playing at home in the 2. Liga, Podbrezová have managed 3 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games.
The Podbrezová goalkeeper Richard Ludha is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 197 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2. Liga.
Podbrezová's previous game was a 2. Liga match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Slavoj Trebisov (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Petržalka akadémia and winning 1-0.Goals decide football matches and Podbrezová are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Podbrezová's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Žilina II form and stats
As the visiting team in 2. Liga matches, Žilina II have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far. Žilina has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The manager V. Vesely was unhappy after their last game, a 2. Liga match played at their home ground Štadión Pod Dubňom. Žilina suffered a 0-2 loss to Skalica (placed 5th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Banska Bystrica wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.The attacking power of Žilina when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Žilina struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 8 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Podbrezová three wins, zero draws and Žilina II one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Galčík 5 goals | D. Pavuk 5 goals |  R. Gerebenits 4 goals |
Podbrezová missing players
Žilina II missing players
| Podbrezová | Žilina II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 83% |
| 64% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 58% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 50% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 42% |
| 45% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 50% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 25% |
| 8 | 8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.8 | 6.4 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16.2 | 17.8 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 6.8 | 11.1 |
| 7.5 | 8 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | 5.9 |
| 28% | 28% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 37% |
- All of Podbrezová's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Podbrezová have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Podbrezová have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Žilina II have scored away.
- Podbrezová have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Podbrezová have the most scored goals in the second half (18) 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.
- Žilina II have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in 2. Liga
- Žilina II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Žilina II 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 29 |
| 2 | Futura Humenne | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 3 | Komarno | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Podbrezová | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | Skalica | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | FK Košice | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Petržalka akadémia | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | Žilina II | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Slavoj Trebisov | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 10 | Rohoznik | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 11 | Samorin | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Dubnica | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Puchov | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava II | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | -17 | 8 |
| 15 | Partizan Bardejov | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Namestovo | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | -40 | 1 |