Slovakia - 2. LigaData current as of 22 September 2026

Považská Bystrica vs MFK Bytča: match statistics

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Považská Bystrica vs MFK Bytča: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Považská Bystrica play MFK Bytča in 2. Liga (Slovakia). The match date is 26 September 2026.

Current form

Považská Bystrica: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. MFK Bytča: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Považská Bystrica scores 1.78 and concedes 1.78 goals per match. MFK Bytča scores 0.78 and concedes 2.67. League average: 2.74 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Považská Bystrica 100%, MFK Bytča 56%. Over 2.5: Považská Bystrica 89%, MFK Bytča 89%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Považská Bystrica has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.10. Považská Bystrica: 12.4 shots per match, MFK Bytča: 8.2.

Match halves

Považská Bystrica: half-time lead 56%, second-half goals 0.67. MFK Bytča: half-time lead 22%, second-half goals 0.22.

Goals by minute

Považská Bystrica: 31-45+ (6 goals). MFK Bytča: 31-45+ (3 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Liga: 2.74 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
1.78Goals scored / match0.78
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
1.78Goals conceded / match2.67
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
47%Average possession36%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
5.11Shots on target / match3
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.44Shots per match8.22
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
5.11Shots on target3
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
14.3%Shot conversion9.5%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
47%Possession36%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
1.58xG for1.1
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
1.48xG against2.05
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

Shooting quality

Považská Bystrica: Counter-attackingMFK Bytča: Balanced
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
Accuracy (shots on target)41%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Považská Bystrica is 17% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Považská Bystrica · 1.2 pts / match - MFK Bytča

Považská Bystrica
LDWWL
Season result split
56% W11% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-3
1.78 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-0-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
MFK Bytča
WLLLW
Season result split
22% W0% D78% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-7
0.67 pts / match · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-4
Last 5 away
0-0-4
LLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.02Opponent xG: 2.23BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Považská Bystrica is 128% better for: goals scored per match.

1.78 goals / match - Považská Bystrica · 0.78 goals / match - MFK Bytča

Považská Bystrica is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.78 goals / match - Považská Bystrica · 2.67 goals / match - MFK Bytča

Považská Bystrica scoring profile: very strong

Považská Bystrica scores in 100% of matches (9 of 9 matches), while MFK Bytča keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 9 matches).

MFK Bytča scoring profile: very strong

MFK Bytča scores in 56% of matches (5 of 9 matches), while Považská Bystrica keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 9 matches).

16Goals scored (season)7
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
16Goals conceded (season)24
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
3.56Average goals in match3.44
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
8Goals scored (last 5)6
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
11Goals conceded (last 5)9
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal56%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
67%2 goals22%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
11%3 goals0%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
0%4 goals0%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
33%2 goals78%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
22%3 goals56%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
22%4 goals22%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

100%
Považská Bystrica - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 9 matches
53%
League average

Goal patterns

22%BTTS at half-time33%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
22%Scored in both halves11%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

BTTS and goal count

89%Min. 3 goals and BTTS56%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
100%BTTS - last 580%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time89%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time56%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time44%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Považská Bystrica is 114% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.67 pts / match - Považská Bystrica · 0.78 pts / match - MFK Bytča

Považská Bystrica - half-time state
56% leading0% draw44% trailing
MFK Bytča - half-time state
22% leading11% draw67% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.67Points per match (1st half)0.78
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
1.11Goals scored (1st half)0.56
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)1.44
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
1.89Average goals (1st half)2
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
44%Clean sheet before half-time22%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
33%No goal before half-time56%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

After half-time (2nd half)

0.78Points per match (2nd half)0.56
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.22
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1.22
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.44
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
22%Clean sheet after half-time33%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča
44%No goal after half-time78%
Považská BystricaMFK Bytča

Považská Bystrica - second-half results

11% W44% D44% L
15
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.67
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 56% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

MFK Bytča - second-half results

0% W56% D44% L
7
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.78
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 22% of matches and wins 22%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Považská Bystrica - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match1.21.0
Average goals in match2.21.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
MFK Bytča - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.60
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Považská Bystrica
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
3
1
16-30
6
3
31-45
2
3
46-60
3
3
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

MFK Bytča
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
1
6
16-30
3
4
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
4
61-75
1
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
128%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
78%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Považská Bystrica

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
156%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.38
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
6% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
6%

MFK Bytča

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.95
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.94
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
167%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Liga).

Teams vs league

Považská BystricaLigaMFK Bytča
Average goals in match 3.562.74 3.44
Both teams scored 100%53% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 89%56% 89%
Clean sheets 0%25% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%75% 89%
Goal after half-time 89%81% 67%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.74
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.60
Home goals / match
1.14
Away goals / match
+40%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+24%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Považská Bystrica and MFK Bytča play?

Považská Bystrica face MFK Bytča on 26 September 2026 in 2. Liga. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Považská Bystrica vs MFK Bytča?

Považská Bystrica score 1.78 goals per game on average and MFK Bytča 0.78. The 2. Liga average is 2.74 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Považská Bystrica's matches and 56% of MFK Bytča's.

What form are Považská Bystrica and MFK Bytča in?

Over the last 5 games Považská Bystrica have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and MFK Bytča 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Považská Bystrica vs MFK Bytča?

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