Petržalka vs Považská Bystrica prediction

Petržalka have won nine, drawn three and lost three of their 15 2. liga games so far, scoring 23 and letting in 11. That has them 2nd on 30 points.

Their last six in all competitions read two wins, three draws and one defeat, at 1.0 goals scored and 0.7 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 1-0 to Baník Lehota p.Vtáčnikom away; before that came a 1-1 draw at home to Slovan Bratislava II and a 1-1 draw away at Šamorín.

Petržalka haven't won in four. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won one of three recently (3 scored, 2 conceded).

So far in the 2. liga, Považská Bystrica have won nine, drawn two and lost four of 15, with 29 goals scored and 24 conceded, good for 3rd place and 29 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 2.0 goals for and 1.7 against. Last time out they beat Liptovský Mikuláš 2-1 at home; before that came a 2-1 defeat away at Lokomotíva Zvolen and a 2-0 defeat at home to FK Košice.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last six. On the road they've won one of two recently (4 scored, 4 conceded).

There isn't much between Petržalka's home form and Považská Bystrica's away form. One point separates the two sides in the table.

We make Petržalka clear favourites at 61%, with Považská Bystrica on 17% and the draw at 22%.

On goals, it expects around 3.2 in the game: 2.1 for Petržalka and 1.1 for Považská Bystrica. Over 2.5 goals is 61% and both teams scoring 56%. When they last met, on 8 Nov 2025, Považská Bystrica won 2-1.