Slovakia - Super LigaŠtadión Pod DubňomData current as of 21 September 2026

Žilina vs Skalica: match statistics

Žilina crest
Žilina
1 : 3half-time 0:1
Skalica crest
Skalica

Žilina vs Skalica: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Žilina played Skalica in Super Liga (Slovakia). The match was played on 9 August 2026. Venue: Štadión Pod Dubňom. Final score: 1:3.

Current form

Žilina: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match. Skalica: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Žilina scores 2.50 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Skalica scores 1.50 and concedes 1.00. League average: 3.20 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Žilina 50%, Skalica 100%. Over 2.5: Žilina 50%, Skalica 50%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

Žilina has higher xG: 1.61 vs 1.36. Žilina: 15.5 shots per match, Skalica: 11.0.

Match halves

Žilina: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 2.00. Skalica: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Žilina: 76-90+ (2 goals). Skalica: 0-15 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Super Liga: 3.20 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Žilina have a clear edge in chance creation at home, averaging 21 shots and 9 shots on target per match, compared with Skalica’s 10 and 4 respectively away from home. The hosts also record a higher xG figure, 2.13 versus the visitors’ 1.27, and average 4 goals scored at home, although these figures come from a very small sample. Both teams have collected 10 points from their last five matches, but Žilina have scored 10 goals during that period, compared with Skalica’s 7. The main concern for the hosts is their defence, which has conceded an average of 4 goals at home despite an xG against of 1.52, so the visitors should have opportunities to score. However, Žilina’s possession advantage, 59% to 41%, and significantly greater attacking activity point towards a narrow home win.

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BTTS - will both teams score?

The signal for both teams to score is clear, as Žilina and Skalica have recorded BTTS in 100% of their league matches so far, compared with the league average of 57%. This rate remains high across the last five matches: 80% for Žilina and 60% for Skalica, with the teams averaging 2.0 and 1.4 goals respectively. During this period, the hosts conceded 1.8 goals per match, while the visitors conceded 1.2, increasing the chances of both sides capitalising on weaknesses in their opponents’ defence. Their attacking potential is supported by xG: Žilina has averaged 1.31, while Skalica has averaged 1.38 expected goals over their last five appearances, with the respective defensive xG conceded standing at 1.53 and 1.34. The most likely scenario is therefore BTTS - Yes, although Žilina’s advantage in shots on target, 6.0 to 4.0, makes them the favourites for the match.

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Over/Under - goals analysis

Žilina have averaged 2.0 goals scored and 1.8 conceded across their last 5 matches, producing a high average total of 3.8 goals per game. Over the same period, Skalica scored 1.4 goals and allowed 1.2, with at least 3 goals scored in 60% of their matches. Both teams create enough chances: Žilina’s average xG is 1.31 and Skalica’s 1.38, while the hosts allow 1.53 xG. Additionally, both sides have scored and conceded in every league match so far, although the sample size remains small. The strongest selection is Over 1.5 goals, as the projected total of 2.95 goals and the offensive and defensive profiles of both teams clearly support at least two goals.

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HT/FT - half-time and full-time scenario

The strongest scenario is a draw at half-time followed by a Žilina win at full-time, as the hosts have been level after 45 minutes in 60% of their last five matches, compared with 40% for Skalica. Žilina clearly improves after the break: during this run, they average 1.6 goals in the second half and win it in 80% of matches, while Skalica scores only 0.6 goals during that period. The hosts also have an advantage in chance creation, averaging 6 shots on target compared with the opponents’ 4, while their shot-conversion rate stands at 17%, versus 10% for Skalica. The visitors’ scoring threat remains significant, as both teams average 1.0 goals conceded per match this season; however, Žilina’s average of 2.0 goals scored per game supports a turnaround or a decisive result after the break.

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Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
1 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

72Possession (%)28
ŽilinaSkalica
22Shots10
ŽilinaSkalica
6Shots on target4
ŽilinaSkalica
2.23xG1.1
ŽilinaSkalica
8Corners2
ŽilinaSkalica
59Dangerous attacks26
ŽilinaSkalica
11Fouls15
ŽilinaSkalica
0Cards3
ŽilinaSkalica

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.

2.5Goals scored / match1.5
ŽilinaSkalica
2Goals conceded / match1
ŽilinaSkalica
53%Average possession49%
ŽilinaSkalica
6.5Shots on target / match5
ŽilinaSkalica

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

15.5Shots per match11
ŽilinaSkalica
6.5Shots on target5
ŽilinaSkalica
16.1%Shot conversion13.6%
ŽilinaSkalica
53%Possession49%
ŽilinaSkalica
1.61xG for1.36
ŽilinaSkalica
1.8xG against1.61
ŽilinaSkalica

Shooting quality

Žilina: AttackingSkalica: Efficient finishing
ŽilinaSkalica
Accuracy (shots on target)42%45%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.30

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.

Žilina
DW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.80BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Skalica
DW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

Žilina is 67% better for: goals scored per match.

2.5 goals / match - Žilina · 1.5 goals / match - Skalica

Skalica is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Žilina · 1 goals / match - Skalica

Žilina scoring profile: very strong

Žilina scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Skalica keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Skalica scoring profile: very strong

Skalica scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Žilina keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 matches).

5Goals scored (season)3
ŽilinaSkalica
4Goals conceded (season)2
ŽilinaSkalica
4.5Average goals in match2.5
ŽilinaSkalica
5Goals scored (last 5)3
ŽilinaSkalica
4Goals conceded (last 5)2
ŽilinaSkalica

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%2 goals50%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%3 goals0%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%4 goals0%
ŽilinaSkalica

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal100%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%2 goals0%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%3 goals0%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%4 goals0%
ŽilinaSkalica

* 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.

Goal patterns

50%BTTS at half-time100%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%BTTS in both halves0%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%Scored in both halves0%
ŽilinaSkalica

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
ŽilinaSkalica
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%BTTS - last 5100%
ŽilinaSkalica

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time50%
ŽilinaSkalica

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time0%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
ŽilinaSkalica

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.

Skalica is 300% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.5 pts / match - Žilina · 2 pts / match - Skalica

Žilina - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing
Skalica - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.5Points per match (1st half)2
ŽilinaSkalica
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1.5
ŽilinaSkalica
1Goals conceded (1st half)1
ŽilinaSkalica
1.5Average goals (1st half)2.5
ŽilinaSkalica
50%Clean sheet before half-time0%
ŽilinaSkalica
50%No goal before half-time0%
ŽilinaSkalica

After half-time (2nd half)

3Points per match (2nd half)1
ŽilinaSkalica
2Goals scored (2nd half)0
ŽilinaSkalica
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0
ŽilinaSkalica
3Average goals (2nd half)0
ŽilinaSkalica
50%Clean sheet after half-time100%
ŽilinaSkalica
0%No goal after half-time100%
ŽilinaSkalica

Žilina - second-half results

100% W0% D0% L
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Skalica - second-half results

0% W100% D0% L
4
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Žilina - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.503.00
Goals scored / match0.52.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.53.0
1 goal50%100%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals50%50%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 50% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 1
Skalica - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match1.50.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.0
Average goals in match2.50.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals100%0%
3 goals50%0%
Clean sheet0%100%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Žilina
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Skalica
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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
1.8 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Žilina

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.89
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
150%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
131%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.5
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Skalica

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.75
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
60%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 (Super Liga).

Teams vs league

ŽilinaLigaSkalica
Average goals in match 4.503.20 2.50
Both teams scored 50%60% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%53% 50%
Clean sheets 50%20% 0%
Goal before half-time 50%87% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%73% 0%

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

3.20
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.67
Home goals / match
1.53
Away goals / match
+9%
Home attack advantage
+8%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
33%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SkalicaYellow cardPhilip Obinna Onyedika
  2. SkalicaSubstitutionOn: Martin NagyOff: Michal Gulíšek
  3. SkalicaYellow cardMartin Ryzek
  4. ŽilinaGoalMiroslav Káčer
  5. SkalicaGoalLukáš ŠimkoAssist: Erik Daniel
  6. ŽilinaSubstitutionOn: Daniel Homet RuizOff: Marko Roginić
  7. SkalicaSubstitutionOn: Mário HollýOff: Lukáš Šimko
  8. ŽilinaSubstitutionOn: Andrei Gabriele FloreaOff: Patrik Iľko
  9. SkalicaGoalMartin Mášik
  10. SkalicaSubstitutionOn: Ephraim EsheleOff: Philip Obinna Onyedika
  11. SkalicaYellow cardMário Hollý

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Žilina 1 - 1 - 0 Skalica. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

MŠK Žilina
3 : 2
MFK Skalica
MFK Skalica
0 : 0
MŠK Žilina

FAQ

What was the result of Žilina vs Skalica?

The Super Liga match finished Žilina 1:3 Skalica. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Žilina and Skalica?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Žilina won 1, Skalica won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Žilina vs Skalica?

Žilina score 2.50 goals per game on average and Skalica 1.50. The Super Liga average is 3.20 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Žilina's matches and 100% of Skalica's.

What form are Žilina and Skalica in?

Over the last 5 games Žilina have a 1-1-0 record (2.00 points per game) and Skalica 1-1-0 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Žilina vs Skalica?

The statistical background for Žilina vs Skalica — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.