PRAHA. Slavia Praha beat Viktoria Plzeň to win 2-1. V. Jurečka was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Slavia Praha to strike first with an early goal of Václav Jurečka at the 5′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Václav Jurečka gave the win to Slavia Praha in the 69′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Slavia Praha was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Sinobo stadium stadium in Praha on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Miroslav Zelinka with the assistance of Petr Caletka and Jan Hurych. The 4th official was Vojtěch Opočenský. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.7 degrees Celsius or 69.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 8 On Target 3
- 5 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 5
- 160 Attack 85
- 102 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Slavia Praha was in firm control of the ball 64% while Viktoria Plzeň was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Praha was more aggressive with 102 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Slavia Praha won the match.
Slavia Praha shot 16 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň shot 11 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Slavia Praha received 1 yellow card (M. Jurásek). Regarding the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň received 3 yellow cards (Vaclav Jemelka , Radim Reznik and Radim Reznik ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Slavia Praha will have 72 points to climb in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň will stay with 58 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Slavia Praha will host Slovácko on the 27th of May with a 20-7 head to head in favor of Slavia Praha (6 draws).
Viktoria Plzeň will play away agasint Sparta Praha on the 27th of May with a 19-13 head to head in favor of Viktoria Plzeň (7 draws).
Slavia Praha – Formation
Slavia Praha started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Jindřich Trpišovský decided to play with the following team: Ondřej Kolář, Tomáš Holeš, Igoh Ogbu, David Jurásek, David Doudera, Petr Ševčík, Oscar Dorley, Ivan Schranz, Matěj Jurásek, Václav Jurečka and Christos Zafeiris.
The home team had on the bench: Aiham Ousou, Jakub Hromada, Ondrej Lingr, Dominik Pech, Aleš Mandous, Mick van Buren, Stanislav Tecl, Lukáš Provod, Taras Kacharaba, Ibrahim Traoré and Peter Olayinka.
Substitutions
Slavia Praha made 5 changes: M. Jurásek for Mick van Buren (59′), Petr Sevcik for Ondřej Lingr (59′), I. Ogbu for Aiham Ousou (74′), Christos Zafeiris for Lukas Provod (79′) and David Doudera for Stanislav Tecl (74′).
Viktoria Plzeň – Formation
Viktoria Plzeň started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Michal Bílek played with: Marián Tvrdoň, Radim Řezník, Lukáš Hejda, Filip Kaša, Václav Jemelka, Jan Kopic, Lukáš Kalvach, Pavel Bucha, Jhon Mosquera, Roman Kvet and Rafiu Durosinmi.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Adam Zadrazil, Libor Holík, Adam Vlkanova, Modou N’Diaye, Milan Havel, Jindřich Staněk, Matěj Vydra and Erik Jirka.
Substitutions
Viktoria Plzeň made 5 changes: Marian Tvrdon for Jindrich Stanek (16′), Lukas Hejda for Milan Havel (32′), Jhon Mosquera for Erik Jirka (72′), Roman Kvet for Adam Vlkanova (72′) and Rafiu Durosinmi for Matěj Vydra (72′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Fortuna Liga.
- Slavia Praha – Viktoria Plzeň – 2-1
- Sparta Praha – Bohemians 1905 – 2-1
- Slovácko – Sigma Olomouc – 2-2