National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Podbrezová or Banska Bystrica that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a 2. Liga game only four days ago.
Podbrezová form and stats
Action has already taken place for Podbrezová in Slovakia Cup as they have defeated Spartak Banovce nad B. to reach the 3rd Round. Podbrezová was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Slovakia Cup.2-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Liga numbers at home for Podbrezová so far this season.
The Podbrezová fans got no joy from their last match, a 2. Liga game also here at ZELPO Aréna Podbrezová: A 2-3 defeat against Komárno.
In the game before, an away victory in the 2. Liga match versus Puchov with a 2-0 scoreline.Podbrezová are traveling soon after this match as the 2. Liga match at Petrzalka akademia awaits in four days.
Podbrezová can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Banska Bystrica form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated FK Jesenske in order to reach 3rd round of Slovakia Cup. They also participated in Slovakia Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Slovan Bratislava drew the shortest straw.As the visiting team in 2. Liga matches, Banska Bystrica have produced an overall stat of 4-1-0 so far. The fact that Banska Bystrica have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Bystrica are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the 2. Liga against Slavoj Trebisov.
Preceding that game was the away 2. Liga victory against Petrzalka akademia with the score of 2-1.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The 2. Liga trip to Dubnica.
Bystrica create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 13 goals in 5 travels. Banska Bystrica are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 2 goals away.
Head 2 Head
As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Podbrezová victories, one draw and three Banska Bystrica wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Polievka 6 goals |  D. Pavuk 5 goals |  D. Depetris 5 goals |
Podbrezová missing players
Banska Bystrica missing players
| Podbrezová | Banska Bystrica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 52 | 22 | Scored | S | 24 | 48 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 20% | ||
| 8 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.5 | 18.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 13.2 | ||
| 7.1 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Futura Humenne | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Komárno | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Podbrezová | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Skalica | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Petrzalka akademia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | Zilina II | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 8 | Slavoj Trebisov | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | FK Košice | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| 10 | Šamorín | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 | Dubnica | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Rohoznik | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 9 |
| 13 | Partizan Bardejov | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Slovan Bratislava II | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | -18 | 5 |
| 15 | Puchov | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 3 |
| 16 | Námestovo | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | -31 | 1 |