It's a new 2. Liga campaign and Povazska Bystrica are aching to get started. FK Košice are visiting and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.
Povazska Bystrica form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Povazska Bystrica as they were promoted from 3. Liga - Zapad last season. Happy days that were secured through 27 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from 34 games. The team scored 53 goals at home last season and conceded 13. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
Povazska Bystrica have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Povazska Bystrica have scored 3 goals and conceded 0 times.
FK Košice form and stats
Let's have a look at how FK Košice performed last season in the 2. Liga: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 73 and conceded 38 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 1 and lost 5 with 42/23 goals scored/conceded.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Košice have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from nine fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Povazska Bystrica missing players
FK Košice missing players
| Povazska Bystrica | FK Košice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Povazska Bystrica | Last season | FK Košice | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 90 | 53 | Scored | S | 42 | 73 | ||
| 27 | 13 | Conceded | C | 23 | 38 | ||
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 82% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 65% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 87% | 70% | ||
| 38% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 43% | ||
| 26% | 35% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 50% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 47% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 30% | ||
| 6% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 13% | ||
| 6.7 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | ||
| 14.6 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 15.9 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.9 | ||
| 39% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 35% | ||
| 8.7 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 10.6 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dolny Kubin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dubnica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FK Košice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Futura Humenne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Komárno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Petrzalka akademia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Pohronie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Povazska Bystrica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Puchov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Raca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Samorin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Slavoj Trebišov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Slovan Bratislava II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Spartak Myjava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tatran Prešov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Zilina II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Povazska Bystrica | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 63 | 85 |
| 2 | Spartak Myjava | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 44 | 77 |
| 3 | Belusa | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 32 | 72 |
| 4 | Slovan Duslo Sala | 34 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 76 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 41 | 61 |
| 5 | Kalna n. Hronom | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 5 | 56 |
| 6 | OFK Malzenice | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 62 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 18 | 53 |
| 7 | Castkovce | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 67 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 52 |
| 8 | Galanta | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Nitra II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nove Mesto nad Vahom | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 39 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 49 |
| 10 | Velke Ludince | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 51 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 46 |
| 11 | Nove Zamky | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 41 | 63 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 40 | -22 | 43 |
| 12 | Marcelova | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 40 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -5 | 40 |
| 13 | Imel | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -19 | 39 |
| 14 | Lednicke Rovne | 34 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 53 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 25 | -22 | 34 |
| 15 | Zlate Moravce-Vrable II | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 84 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 55 | -49 | 29 |
| 16 | Nitra | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 42 | 75 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -33 | 26 |
| 17 | Slovan Levice | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 79 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 57 | -52 | 26 |
| 18 | TEMPO Partizanske | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 35 | 80 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 45 | -45 | 22 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Podbrezova | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 86 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 61 | 74 |
| 2 | Banska Bystrica | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 38 | 69 |
| 3 | Skalica | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 62 |
| 4 | Komárno | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 59 |
| 5 | FK Košice | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 73 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 35 | 56 |
| 6 | Futura Humenne | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 56 |
| 7 | Samorin | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | Petrzalka akademia | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | Zilina II | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Slavoj Trebišov | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 30 | -20 | 34 |
| 11 | Dubnica | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 34 | -18 | 31 |
| 12 | Puchov | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -13 | 29 |
| 13 | Rohoznik | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -28 | 29 |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava II | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 61 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -25 | 26 |
| 15 | Partizan Bardejov | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -28 | 18 |
| 16 | Namestovo | 30 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 87 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 54 | -68 | 9 |