National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pohronie or Banská Bystrica that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Pohronie 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.
Pohronie form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Pohronie have to build on here at Futbalový štadión Žiar nad Hronom in the 2. Liga.
The Pohronie goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the 2. Liga.
Pohronie drew their last game, also a home match. Povazska Bystrica was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Ahead of that match, Pohronie won a home game hosting Spartak Myjava (2-0).The manager Urgela will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Puchov in only four days.
The Pohronie fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Pohronie have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Banská Bystrica form and stats
Bystrica's mission in Slovakia Cup last season failed in the round of 16.Banská Bystrica have an excellent away record in the Super Liga so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games.
It's the second away game in a row for Banská Bystrica, but there's smiles all around after the 4-2 victory versus FK Kosice last time out. Banská Bystrica can call themselves comeback kings after the match against FK Kosice. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 4-2 victory. Polievka scored the final goal.
A 1-2 loss hosting Spartak Trnava before that.The schedule is very tough for Bystrica now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super Liga game at Podbrezová is waiting in only three days.
The Banská Bystrica manager Scasny has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 6 league matches. Banská Bystrica have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Pohronie victories, one draw and two Banská Bystrica wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Polievka 7 goals |  A. Horvat 4 goals | M. Rymarkeno 4 goals |
Pohronie missing players
Banská Bystrica missing players
| Pohronie | Banská Bystrica | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 8 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Scored | S | 25 | 46 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Conceded | C | 21 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 20% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6 | ||
| 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.5 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 12.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 37% | ||
| 8.9 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 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 | Komarno | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 37 |
| 2 | Puchov | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 25 |
| 3 | Tatran Presov | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Petrzalka akademia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Spartak Myjava | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Povazska Bystrica | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Zilina II | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Futura Humenne | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Slovan Bratislava II | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | -3 | 18 |
| 10 | Slavoj Trebišov | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Liptovsky Mikulas | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Pohronie | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | OFK Malzenice | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 12 |
| 14 | Samorin | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 12 |
| 15 | Dolny Kubin | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 16 | Spisska Nova Ves | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -14 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slovan Bratislava | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Trencin | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Podbrezová | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Zilina | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | Banská Bystrica | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Spartak Trnava | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | DAC | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Ruzomberok | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -7 | 13 |
| 9 | Skalica | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | FK Kosice | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 7 |
| 11 | Zemplin Michalovce | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 4 |
| 12 | Zlate Moravce | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 3 |
