Match details. 2. Liga, Regular Season - 14. Kick-off is Sat 24 Oct, 13:30 Lagos time. It is played at Mestsky stadion Bytca.
What's at stake. MFk Bytca are 15th on 9 points after 13 games, 2 points behind Humenné, 3 points clear of Lokomotíva Zvolen. A win would take them above Humenné. 1. FC Tatran Presov are 9th on 19 points after 13 games, level on points with Liptovský Mikuláš, 3 points clear of Slovan Bratislava II. A win would take them above Liptovský Mikuláš.
Form. MFk Bytca have won three, drawn none and lost seven of their last ten, 0.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W L L W. In this competition MFk Bytca have gone L W L L W L. 1. FC Tatran Presov have won three, drawn three and lost four of their last ten, 1.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D D W D L. In this competition 1. FC Tatran Presov have gone D D W D L W.
The numbers. MFk Bytca score two and concede 1.4 a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. MFk Bytca average 4.5 corners and 2.6 cards a game. 1. FC Tatran Presov score 1.6 and concede 2.2 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet. 1. FC Tatran Presov average 4.9 corners and 1.6 cards a game.
Where it pulls both ways. It pulls both ways: 1. FC Tatran Presov are the stronger side on form and the table, but both teams' records favour MFk Bytca.
The case against. MFk Bytca's record still gives them 45% to win.
The read. 1. FC Tatran Presov or the draw. An open game. 1. FC Tatran Presov are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour MFk Bytca. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 85%.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.17, 78% on the records (MFk Bytca: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 5 at home; 1. FC Tatran Presov: over 1.5 goals in 4 of 5 away). Leave: 1. FC Tatran Presov or Over 2.5 Goals (the signs point different ways); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: MFk Bytca 1-2 1. FC Tatran Presov (8% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).