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Žilina vs Dukla Banská Bystrica: prediction and statistics

Slovakia · Super Liga · 21 November 2026 · kick-off

Before kick-off

Žilina host Dukla Banská Bystrica in Super Liga on 21 November 2026. In the standings Žilina are 3rd and Dukla Banská Bystrica 7th out of 12 teams. Žilina are in the top three.

Žilina arrive in excellent form: 4 wins and 1 defeat in the last 5 matches. An uneven run for Dukla Banská Bystrica: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from the last 5 games. Counted in points, Žilina took 12 from that stretch and Dukla Banská Bystrica only 7.

The home record of Žilina (2024/25–2026/27) is balanced: 22 wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats in 39 matches, 1.9 scored and 1.3 conceded per game. Dukla Banská Bystrica find it hard on the road: 3 wins, 7 draws and 13 defeats in 23 away matches, 0.8 goals scored and 1.8 conceded per game.

History favours Žilina — 6 wins from 10 meetings with Dukla Banská Bystrica. Last time out (15 August 2026) it ended Dukla Banská Bystrica 3:4 Žilina. On average these meetings produce 4.5 goals.

Form

Žilina: last five matches — W-W-W-L-W.

Dukla Banská Bystrica: last five matches — L-L-W-W-D.

Table: Žilina — 3, Dukla Banská Bystrica — 7 (of 12).

Home and away record

Žilina at home and Dukla Banská Bystrica away, 2024/25–2026/27.

ŽilinaDukla Banská Bystrica
Matches3923
Wins · draws · losses22-8-93-7-13
Goals scored per match1.90.8
Goals conceded per match1.31.8

Head to head

10 meetings in our database: Žilina won 6, 1 draws, Dukla Banská Bystrica won 3. Per match: 4.5 goals.

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Key facts

  • Our model makes Žilina the favourite at 61%; a draw is 20%.
  • Žilina has won 6 of the last 10 meetings with Dukla Banská Bystrica.
  • Three-season trend: over 2.5 goals in 67% of Žilina home games and 52% of Dukla Banská Bystrica away games.

Yellow cards

62%

Yellow cards under 4.5

Our model expects 4.1 yellow cards: Žilina 1.5, Dukla Banská Bystrica 2.6; typical match of the competition — 4.2. Probability of over 4.5 cards: 39% (typical match — 40%).

This match is in the top of the day: Yellow cards under 4.5 — 62%, typical match 60%.

Result

Our model: Žilina win 61%, draw 20%, Dukla Banská Bystrica win 19%. Over 2.5 goals — 62%, both teams to score — 59%.

Team statistics for three seasons

ŽilinaDukla Banská Bystrica
Win rate56%13%
Over 2.5 goals67%52%
Both teams score64%44%
Total corners per match9.810.6
Over 9.5 corners67%61%
Total yellow cards per match3.93.9
Over 4.5 yellow cards35%39%

Head to head

Corners in their meetings: 9.8 per match on average. Yellow cards in their meetings: 4.0 per match on average.

How we calculate

Corners and cards: our own model on the last 30 matches of each team, pulled toward the competition average; tested on 126,835 matches from 2014–2026, each forecast using only games played before it. Result and goals: our own model — who is stronger comes from an attack and defence rating adjusted for the strength of the opponents (wins over weak sides count for less, so a promoted team gets no extra credit), how many goals from the last 30 matches of each team, Poisson distribution; tested the same way on 445,384 matches since July 2023. Form, head to head and referee: our database of more than half a million matches.

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