About Match
16 points for Žilina (2nd), 4 for Banská Bystrica (11th): a 12-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Žilina 2.57 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Banská Bystrica 0.86 and 2.57, with the league averaging 1.7. Victory would move Žilina to 19 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
Five consecutive wins precede this game for Žilina, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Žilina 3, draws 0, Banská Bystrica 2, at 4.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Štadión Pod Dubňom in Žilina stages the fixture, a ground that holds 11,258.