Poprad vs Košice prediction
Our pick
Poprad to win
incl. overtime · fair odds 1.60 · projected 3–2
The numbers side with Poprad (63%) at home against Košice, with 3–2 the most likely final score.
After 60 minutes
Game flow
POP 3.1 · KOŠ 2.4 expected goals in 60 minutesOur model's expected goals for each side in regulation, split by period the way both teams' last ten games went (goals scored and allowed per period).
Markets
- Moneyline (incl. overtime)Poprad63%1.60
- Regulation result (60 minutes)Poprad53%1.90
- Puck lineKošice +1.564%1.56
- Total goalsUnder 5.552%1.91
- Both teams to scoreYes87%1.15
Probabilities come from a rating model fitted on this season's results; when bookmakers price the game they are blended with the market consensus.
Who scores
Anytime goal, overtime included- P. BjaloncikPOP · 8 G in 13 GP · 13 GP8632%3.10
- A. DvorakPOP · 8 G in 12 GP · 12 GP8432%3.15
- A. CracknellPOP · 7 G in 13 GP · 13 GP7929%3.46
- T. MikusKOŠ · 6 G in 12 GP · 12 GP6526%3.90
- A. CalofPOP · 5 G in 12 GP · 12 GP5724%4.15
- P. LamperKOŠ · 6 G in 11 GP · 11 GP6123%4.31
- J. UrbanekPOP · 4 G in 13 GP · 13 GP4519%5.14
- M. BuckoKOŠ · 2 G in 5 GP · 5 GP2418%5.49
- S. JellusKOŠ · 4 G in 13 GP · 13 GP4217%6.00
- R. DeylKOŠ · 2 G in 6 GP · 6 GP2115%6.67
The chance that the player scores at least once, overtime included: his share of his team’s goals this season (recent games count more) times the goals we expect from his team. Tested on two NHL seasons. There is no lineup feed: a player who sits out keeps his row and counts as a miss.
Who will win Poprad vs Košice?
The numbers side with Poprad (63%) at home against Košice, with 3–2 the most likely final score.
Poprad have won 5 of their last 5, scoring 3.6 and allowing 1.2 goals a game over that stretch. Košice have won 3 of their last 5, scoring 2.4 and allowing 2.4 goals a game over that stretch.
Poprad sit 1st, while Košice sit 4th.
Adjusted for the opponents they have faced, Poprad rate +0.39 and Košice +0.10 goals per game against an average team, an edge of 0.29 goals to Poprad. Home ice is worth about 0.46 goals a game in this league.
In regulation the model gives Poprad 53% to win inside 60 minutes and puts the chance of a tie after three periods at 19%; a tie goes to overtime and, if needed, a shootout.
These teams have met 1 time recently (Poprad 0, Košice 1); the latest finished Košice 6–3 Poprad on 2026-09-25.
Our own lines for this game: Poprad −1.5 on the puck line (36%) and 5.5 total goals, with the under at 52% (5.7 projected).
Poprad to win, overtime and shootout included (63%). Projected score: 3–2.
Team leaders
- Points
- Goals
- Assists
Season totals in this competition from the scoresheets so far (13 games per team); current squads only.
Recent form
W win · OTL loss in overtime or a shootout · L loss in regulation
Head to head
- Košice 6–3 Poprad
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