📏 Form Guide
Baník Ostrava LDDLWD
Baník Ostrava prepare for this game after a 1-1 First League drawn game vs Tescoma Zlín.
In that game, Baník Ostrava managed 61% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Baník Ostrava was Alexander Munksgaard (94'). On the other side, Zlin had 17 attempts at goal with 9 on target. Jakub Černín (17') scored for Tescoma Zlín.
It’s been seldom in recent games where Baník Ostrava have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Baník Ostrava have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 8 goals during that time.
A look at their previous results shows us that Baník Ostrava:
- are unbeaten in the league by Hradec Králové in their previous 4 matches.
- are without a home win in the past 3 matches in the league.
Hradec Králové WDWWLD
In the game prior to this, Hradec Králové drew 3-3 in the First League tie with Viktoria Plzeň.
In that game, Hradec Králové had 36% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. For Hradec Králové, the goals were scored by Ondřej Mihálik (12'), Václav Pilař (50') and Jakub Kučera (96'). At the other end, Viktoria Plzen got 19 shots at goal with 7 on target. Prince Kwabena Adu (45', 89') and Rafiu Durosinmi (88') scored for Viktoria Plzeň.
The stats don’t lie, and Hradec Králové have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals in all. Defensively, Hradec Králové just haven’t been too solid at all. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, of course.
Their prior results show that Hradec Králové:
- have not registered a win against Baník Ostrava when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 04/09/2022 shows us that Baník Ostrava have won 4 of these & Hradec Králové 1, with the number of drawn games being 1.
A combined sum of 11 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 7 for Baníček and 4 for Votroci. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.83.
The previous league meeting between these sides was First League match day 18 on 08/12/2024 when the final score was Hradec Králové 0-1 Baník Ostrava.
That time, Hradec Králové managed 46% possession and 20 shots at goal with 8 of them on target.
For their opponents, Baník Ostrava got 14 shots on goal with 3 on target. Karel Pojezný (84') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Dalibor Černý.
📋 Team News: Baník Ostrava
The Baník Ostrava boss Pavel Hapal will be thankful to have no fitness worries at all before this match thanks to a fully injury-free group available to choose from.
📋 Team News: Hradec Králové
With a completely healthy group to choose from, the Hradec Králové manager David Horejš has no fitness worries at all ahead of this match.
🔮 Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Hradec Králové should get enough chances to break down this Baník Ostrava lineup, but it probably won’t quite be enough to avoid defeat.
Our tip is for a close game with a 2-1 win for Baník Ostrava at the end of this one. It really should be an interesting one.
Victor Martins, 10:20 19/10/2025