PRAGUE. Viktoria Plzeň beats Sparta Praha 1-0 after M. Vydra scored just 1 goal (58′).
The match was played at the Epet Arena stadium in Prague on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Stanislav Volek who was helped by Jiří Kříž and Pavel Pospisil. The 4th official was Tomáš Batík. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 16 Total 7
- 6 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 101
- 68 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Viktoria Plzeň was in firm control of the ball 55% while Sparta Praha was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sparta Praha was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Viktoria Plzeň managed to find the solution to win this match.
Sparta Praha shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sparta Praha received 1 yellow card (Kaan Kairinen). Talking about the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň received 1 yellow card (Lukas Kalvach).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sparta Praha will stay with 78 points like Slavia Praha to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň will have 61 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
Sparta Praha – Formation
Sparta Praha started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Matej Kovar, Tomáš Wiesner, Martin Vitík, Asger Sørensen, Lukáš Sadílek, Kaan Kairinen, Qazim Laci, Ladislav Krejčí, Jaroslav Zelený, Jan Kuchta and Martin Minchev.
The home team had on the bench: Vojtěch Vorel, Casper Højer, Krystof Daněk, Patrik Vydra, Awer Mabil, Adam Goljan, Filip Panák, Tomáš Čvančara, Ondřej Čelůstka, Tomáš Schánělec and Dimitrije Kamenović.
Substitutions
Sparta Praha made 7 changes: Asger Sörensen for Filip Panak (46′), M. Minčev for Krystof Danek (65′), Lukas Sadilek for Awer Mabil (65′), M. Vitík for Roman Květ (75′), Jan Kuchta for Radim Řezník (75′), Jan Kuchta for Tomáš Čvančara (84′) and M. Vitík for Ondřej Čelůstka (84′).
Viktoria Plzeň – Formation
Viktoria Plzeň started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Michal Bílek played with: Jindřich Staněk, Lukáš Hejda, Václav Jemelka, Filip Kaša, Libor Holík, Pavel Bucha, Lukáš Kalvach, Milan Havel, Rafiu Durosinmi, Matěj Vydra and Tomáš Chorý.
They had on the bench: Adam Vlkanova, Modou N’Diaye, Erik Jirka, Viktor Baier, Jhon Mosquera, Adam Zadrazil, Radim Řezník, Roman Kvet and Jan Kopic.
Substitutions
Viktoria Plzeň made 2 changes: Matej Vydra for Erik Jirka (82′) and Rafiu Durosinmi for John Mosquera (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Fortuna Liga.
- Bohemians 1905 – Sigma Olomouc – 0-1
- Slavia Praha – Slovácko – 4-0
- Sparta Praha – Viktoria Plzeň – 0-1