Baník Ostrava meet visitors Slovan Liberec at Městský Stadion Ostrava in this First League match on Sunday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Baník Ostrava v Slovan Liberec can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Baník Ostrava
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Baník Ostrava won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 4-3 First League defeat in their last game at the hands of Sparta Prague.
In that game, Baník Ostrava managed 41% possession and 16 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. For Baník Ostrava, the scorers were Jiří Klíma (79') and Filip Kubala (85'). Sparta Prague had 22 shots on goal with 11 on target. Veljko Birmančević (41'), Jan Kuchta (48', 52'), Ladislav Krejčí (54' Own goal) and Lukáš Haraslín (63') scored for Sparta Prague.
Baník Ostrava haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 matches.
They have managed to rack up 14 during that time and have conceded a total of 11. We will have to see if that trend can be continued on into this next match.
Leading up to this clash, Baník Ostrava:
- have not won against Slovan Liberec in their previous 4 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 2 home league matches.
Slovan Liberec
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In the game prior to this, Slovan Liberec drew 0-0 in the First League tie with Hradec Králové.
In that game, Slovan Liberec managed 45% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Hradec Kralove had 9 attempts on goal with 1 on target.
In the course of their 6 most recent matches, Luboš Kozel's Slovan Liberec have turned their attacks into goals a total of 10 times, giving them the goals per game average of 1.67.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Slovan Liberec:
- have left without a victory over Baník Ostrava in away games against them for the last 3 league matches.
- haven't been beaten by Baník Ostrava when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels going back to 03/04/2021, both clubs have shared the honours with Baník Ostrava winning 1 of those games, Slovan Liberec 1 and 4 being drawn in regulation time.
8 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 4 from Baníček and 4 belonging to Modrobílí. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.33.
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Team News: Baník Ostrava
The Baník Ostrava boss Pavel Hapal will be grateful to have no fitness worries at all coming into this match thanks to a fully healthy squad to choose from.
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Team News: Slovan Liberec
Slovan Liberec manager Luboš Kozel has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Dominik Plechaty (Ligament injury), Christian Frydek (Knee injury), Lukas Letenay (unknown injury), Daniel Tetour (unknown injury) and Hugo Jan Backovsky (concussion) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
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Prediction
In our view, Baník Ostrava can get the goals that they need when they face Slovan Liberec, who will be up against it scoring a goal of their own.
We’re therefore expecting to see a pretty comfortable 2-0 winning score for Baník Ostrava after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
18:03 24/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Baník Ostrava
Formed: 1922
Stadium: Městský Stadion Ostrava (15,123)
Captain: David Lischka
Chairman: Václav Brabec
Manager: Pavel Hapal
Competitions: First League position 4
🔑 Key Man: Ewerton
Usually played in the Left Wing position, Ewerton was born in Brazil. Having played his first senior match for Mladá Boleslav in the 2018 - 2019 season, the talented Forward has scored a sum of 11 league goals in this First League 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in a total of 26 appearances.