PRAGUE. Sparta Praha found a way to turn the tables against Viktoria Plzeň to win 2-1. It was Viktoria Plzeň to strike first with a goal of Rafiu Durosinmi at the 30′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ladislav Krejci  gave the win to Sparta Praha in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Sparta Praha was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Sparta Praha remained in 10 after M. Minčev received a red card in the 90′. On the other side, also Lukas Hejda  received a red card (90′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Viktoria Plzeň lost the match.

The match was played at the Epet Arena stadium in Prague on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Pavel Orel with the assistance of Jaroslav Kubr and Lukáš Slavíček. The 4th official was Tomáš Ulrich. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.8 degrees Celsius or 44.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sparta Praha was in firm control of the ball 63% while Viktoria Plzeň was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sparta Praha was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Praha won the match​.

Sparta Praha shot 16 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sparta Praha received 2 yellow cards (Ladislav Krejci  and Jaroslav Zeleny). Talking about the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň received 5 yellow cards (Lukas Hejda , Jan Kliment , Vaclav Jemelka , Filip Kasa and Jindrich Stanek).

(Sparta Praha) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Also, Viktoria Plzeň didn’t end the match with 11 players after Lukas Hejda  (Viktoria Plzeň) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Standings

After this match, Sparta Praha will have 65 points like Slavia Praha to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Viktoria Plzeň will stay with 56 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Sparta Praha will play away with Slovan Liberec on the 30th of April with a 17-11 head to head record in favor of Sparta Praha (9 draws).

Viktoria Plzeň will host Teplice on the 30th of April with a 17-7 head to head record in favor of Viktoria Plzeň (11 draws).

Sparta Praha – Formation

Sparta Praha started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Matej Kovar, Ladislav Krejčí, Asger Sørensen, Filip Panák, Tomáš Wiesner, Kaan Kairinen, Qazim Laci, Jaroslav Zelený, Lukáš Haraslín, Jan Kuchta and Tomáš Čvančara.

The home team had on the bench: Lukáš Sadílek, Dimitrije Kamenović, Adam Karabec, Martin Vitík, Krystof Daněk, Vojtěch Vorel, Martin Minchev, Awer Mabil, David Pavelka, Casper Højer and Patrik Vydra.

Substitutions

Sparta Praha made 4 changes: T. Čvančara for Adam Karabec (29′), Asger Sörensen for Martin Vitík (58′), Lukas Haraslin for Martin Minchev (80′) and Kaan Kairinen for Lukáš Sadílek (80′).

Viktoria Plzeň – Formation

Viktoria Plzeň started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Michal Bílek played with: Jindřich Staněk, Libor Holík, Lukáš Hejda, Filip Kaša, Václav Jemelka, Jhon Mosquera, Lukáš Kalvach, Pavel Bucha, Jan Sýkora, Rafiu Durosinmi and Tomáš Chorý.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Matěj Vydra, Jan Kliment, Roman Kvet, Modou N’Diaye, Adam Zadrazail, Adam Vlkanova, Adam Cihak, Radim Řezník, Marián Tvrdoň and Erik Jirka.

Substitutions

Viktoria Plzeň made 3 changes: Pavel Bucha for Roman Květ (7′), Rafiu Durosinmi for Jan Kliment (65′) and Jhon Mosquera for Matěj Vydra (82′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Fortuna Liga.​

• Sparta Praha – Viktoria Plzeň – 2-1
• Zbrojovka Brno – České Budějovice – 1-1
• Hradec Králové – Slovan Liberec – 1-2
• Jablonec – Sigma Olomouc – 2-2
• Zlín – Bohemians 1905 – 4-1