HC Košice vs Banská Bystrica – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

18/03/2026 at 12:30 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

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Chances of winning

HC Košice
49.1%

Draw
21.1%

Banská Bystrica
29.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

48.8%

21%

30.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

47.8%

21.4%

30.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

HC Košice has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.3%)

Banská Bystrica has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.3%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for HC Košice than the current prediction. (-1.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Banská Bystrica than the current prediction. (+0.9%)

HC Košice - Banská Bystrica Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.88 ↓ (1.89)	4.32 ↓ (4.4)	3.11 ↑ (3.05)	8.6% (8.4%)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

Preview Facts

First leg.
This match features a clash between the league leader and a mid-table team (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ Tipsport liga (Play Offs: Quarter~finals) and 6 in the zone Promotion ~ Tipsport liga (Play Offs: Quarter~finals)).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Košice won 3.
Košice is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 4 wins).
Banská Bystrica's performance has dropped in recent matches (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Recently, Košice has had a series of away games.
Košice could have a small edge in this match.
We predict that Košice will win today's game, with odds of 1.89.
In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Košice won 10 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 10 matches, and goals 57:46. (average 2.9:2.3).
Including home matches between the teams, Košice won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 29:22. (average 2.9:2.2).

How many head-to-head matches has HC Košice won against Banská Bystrica?

HC Košice has won 8 of their last 16 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Banská Bystrica won against HC Košice?

Banská Bystrica has won 8 of their last 16 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between HC Košice - Banská Bystrica were as follows:

01.03.2026 Banská Bystrica - HC Košice 0:2

23.01.2026 HC Košice - Banská Bystrica 2:1

18.11.2025 Banská Bystrica - HC Košice 1:3

05.10.2025 HC Košice - Banská Bystrica 2:3

25.02.2025 HC Košice - Banská Bystrica 1:4

Latest results of HC Košice

08.03.2026 HC Dukla Trenčín - HC Košice 2:3 ✺

06.03.2026 HC Košice - MsHK Žilina 4:3 ✺

01.03.2026 Banská Bystrica - HC Košice 0:2 ✺

27.02.2026 Prešov - HC Košice 1:5 ✺

22.02.2026 Zvolen - HC Košice 4:3 ✺

Latest results of Banská Bystrica

08.03.2026 Banská Bystrica - Nitra 0:3 ✺

06.03.2026 Spišská Nová Ves - Banská Bystrica 1:0 ✺

01.03.2026 Banská Bystrica - HC Košice 0:2 ✺

27.02.2026 Dukla Michalovce - Banská Bystrica 3:2 ✺

22.02.2026 Banská Bystrica - Liptovský Mikuláš 3:2 ✺

Draw

Play Offs

1/8-finals

1	Nitra (1)	Bye
2	Liptovsky Mikulas (8)	Zvolen (9)	2 : 0
3	Zilina (4)	Bye
4	Bye	Poprad (5)
5	Slovan Bratislava (2)	Bye
6	Spisska Nova Ves (7)	Michalovce (10)	1 : 1
7	Kosice (3)	Bye
8	Bye	Ban. Bystrica (6)

Quarter-finals

1	Nitra (1)	TBD #2
2	Zilina (4)	Poprad (5)
3	Slovan Bratislava (2)	TBD #6
4	Kosice (3)	Ban. Bystrica (6)