Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Skalica - Žilina II!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Žilina II's home stadium. The visitors last 38 games on grass have ended in 12 wins, 4 draws and 22 losses.
Skalica form and stats
Skalica, who have the most points (25) at home in 2. Liga, have been outstanding at home so far in the 2. Liga with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 230 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. Nagy was the last player to find the net.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Skalica, who played 0-0 against Dubnica. That match was also played at this venue (Mestský štadión). Heartbreak before that as Skalica lost 0-2 at Banska Bystrica's place.
The Skalica manager J. Kostelnik has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. Defensively Skalica have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). 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 5-0-4 so far. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Žilina are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Žilina had fun at their own home (Mestský štadión) last time out, beating Poprad 4-0. S. Farský, D. Javorček and R. Holáň scored. A 0-3 defeat away at Podbrezova before that.
As you can tell from the results above, Žilina was very dominant against Poprad, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with S. Farský, D. Javorček and R. Holáň providing the goals.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Žilina are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Žilina II have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Žilina II - Skalica 4-2, played this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Skalica victories, two draws and four Žilina II wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Bichakhchyan 4 goals |  M. Rusnak 3 goals |
Skalica missing players
Žilina II missing players
| Skalica | Žilina II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 21 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 18 | 42 |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 32 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 70% | 80% |
| 52% | 45% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 70% | 75% |
| 29% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 35% |
| 43% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 70% |
| 38% | 64% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 10% | 15% |
| 24% | 9% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 15% |
| 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.3 | 1.9 | 4.7 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.7 | 8.4 | 6.5 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 218 | 114 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 53 | 243 |
| 93 | 49 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 29 | 111 |
| 33% | 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 62% | 38% |
- Skalica has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home
- Skalica has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7)
- Skalica has the most clean sheets (7) at home
- Skalica has the most points (25) at home
- Skalica have not yet lost a game at home.
- Skalica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Skalica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Žilina II has the most matches over the total-line (13)
- Žilina II has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- Žilina II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- 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 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Dubnica | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Skalica | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Poprad | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 5 | Žilina II | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Podbrezova | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | Liptovsky Mikulas | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -2 | 26 |
| 8 | Puchov | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Ruzomberok II | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 22 |
| 10 | FK Kosice | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| 11 | Partizan Bardejov | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 12 | Samorin | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Komarno | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | Petrzalka akademia | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Slovan Bratislava II | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 20 | -15 | 17 |
| 16 | Slavoj Trebisov | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -11 | 15 |