Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Podkonice & Banská Bystrica face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Slovakia Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Podkonice nor Banská Bystrica as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Podkonice form and stats
Podkonice have reached this Slovakia Cup stage through battling and winning against Badin and Kovacova.Podkonice enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Dubnica's place. The match ended 4-1.
Before that match, a 3. Liga - Zapad win away at Lokomotiva Zvolen.Banská Bystrica form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Partizan Osrblie in order to reach 3rd round of Slovakia Cup. Banská Bystrica was sent out of Slovakia Cup in the round of 16 last season.3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Banská Bystrica playing as the away team in the Super Liga this season.
Bystrica's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Zlate Moravce that finished 1-1.
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Zilina.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Banská Bystrica manager Scasny as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Trencin.
Bystrica create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 11 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Polievka 5 goals | E. Arevalo Acosta 4 goals | M. Rymarkeno 3 goals |
Podkonice missing players
Banská Bystrica missing players
| Podkonice | Banská Bystrica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Scored | S | 22 | 49 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 24 | 43 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 12.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 69% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 37% | ||
| 6.7 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 10.5 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Trencin | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Podbrezova | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Banská Bystrica | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Zilina | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | DAC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Slovan Bratislava | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Spartak Trnava | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Ruzomberok | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Skalica | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 10 | FK Kosice | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 7 |
| 11 | Zlate Moravce | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 |
| 12 | Zemplin Michalovce | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -13 | 1 |
