Slovan Liberec overcomes Sigma Olomouc 2-0 on Saturday

LIBEREC. Slovan Liberec conquers Sigma Olomouc with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Penner (48') and a goal from F. Horsky (80').

Slovan Liberec overcomes Sigma Olomouc 2-0 on Saturday

LIBEREC. Slovan Liberec defeats Sigma Olomouc with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Penner (48′) and a goal from F. Horsky (80′).

The match was played at the Stadion u Nisy stadium in Liberec on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ondřej Berka assisted by Jakub Hrabovský and Nikol Šafránková. The 4th official was Petr Hocek. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.78 degrees Celsius or 51.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 18 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 87 Attack 98
  • 65 Dangerous attack 51
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 7 Total 6
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Slovan Liberec was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Sigma Olomouc that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Slovan Liberec was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Slovan Liberec won the match​.

Slovan Liberec shot 18 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sigma Olomouc shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Slovan Liberec didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Sigma Olomouc received 4 yellow cards (Ebrima Singhateh, Martin Pospisil, Lukáš Juliš and Jiří Sláma).

Match Timeline

40'
J. Sláma- Yellow
45'
M. Pospíšil- Yellow
46'
E. Singhateh- sub ->Filip Zorvan
Nicolas Penner(goal)Jan Žambůrek
48'
51'
L. Juliš- Yellow
54'
Š. Langer- sub ->Jiří Sláma
Michal Fukala- sub ->Nicolas Penner
62'
Marios Pourzitidis- sub ->Jan Mikula
63'
76'
J. Fiala- sub ->Radim Breite
Filip Horsky- sub ->Olaf Kok
76'
Michael Rabusic- sub ->Luka Kulenovic
76'
Filip Horsky(goal)Ahmad Ghali
80'
83'
M. Emmanuel- sub ->Jan Vodhanel
83'
D. Ventúra- sub ->Martin Pospisil
84'
E. Singhateh- Yellow
Mohamed Doumbia- sub ->Jan Žambůrek
86'

Standings

After playing this contest, Slovan Liberec has 28 points like Sigma Olomouc and Mladá Boleslav to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Sigma Olomouc will stays with 28 points like Mladá Boleslav and Slovan Liberec to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Slovan Liberec will play away with Sparta Praha on the 17th of February with a 19-11 head to head in favor of Sparta Praha (9 draws).

Sigma Olomouc will host Hradec Králové on the 17th of February with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Sigma Olomouc (3 draws).

Slovan Liberec – Formation

Slovan Liberec
G
Hugo Jan Backovsky  31.Czech Republic
7.5
D
Jan Mikula 3.Czech Republic
7.0
63'
D
Luka Kulenovic 26.Canada
6.8
76'
D
F. Prebsl 30.Czech Republic
7.7
D
Matej Chalus 37.Czech Republic
7.9
M
I. Varfolomieiev 6.Ukraine
7.7
M
Lubomir Tupta 10.Slovakia
7.9
M
Nicolas Penner 19.Czech Republic
7.7
62' Goals48'
M
Ahmad Ghali 25.Nigeria
8.1
M
Jan Zamburek 28.Czech Republic
7.7
86'
F
Olaf Kok 16.Netherlands
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
Olivier Vliegen 1.Belgium
D
Ondrej Lehoczki 17.Czech Republic
D
Dominik Preisler 20.Czech Republic
D
Michal Fukala 24.Czech Republic
6.6
62'
D
Marios Pourzitidis 33.Greece
6.4
63'
M
D. Višinský 5.Czech Republic
M
Filip Horsky 14.Czech Republic
7.5
76' Goals80'
M
Mohamed Doumbia 15.Ivory Coast
86'
F
Michael Rabusic 7.Czech Republic
6.8
76'

Slovan Liberec started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Luboš Kozel decided to play with the following team: Hugo Jan Backovsky (7.5), Filip Prebsl (7.7), Matej Chalus (7.9), Jan Mikula (7.0), Nicolas Penner (7.7), Ivan Varfolomeev (7.7), Jan Žambůrek (7.7), Ahmad Ghali (8.1), Olaf Kok (7.0), Luka Kulenovic (6.8) and Lubomir Tupta (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Olivier Vliegen, Denis Visinsky, Michael Rabusic (6.8), Filip Horsky (7.5), Mohamed Doumbia, Ondrej Lehoczki, Dominik Preisler, Michal Fukala (6.6) and Marios Pourzitidis (6.4).

Substitutions

Slovan Liberec made 5 changes: Nicolas Penner for Michal Fukala (62′), Jan Mikula for Marios Pourzitidis (63′), Jan Žambůrek for Mohamed Doumbia (86′), Olaf Kok for Filip Horsky (76′) and Luka Kulenovic for Michael Rabusic (76′).

Player of the match: Ahmad Ghali​

The player that probably impressed the most for Slovan Liberec was Ahmad Ghali even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 25 passes (68% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.

Sigma Olomouc – Formation

Sigma Olomouc
G
M. Macík 33.Slovakia
7.1
D
L. Vraštil 19.Czech Republic
6.7
D
V. Beneš 32.Czech Republic
7.5
D
J. Pokorný 38.Czech Republic
7.3
M
R. Breite 7.Czech Republic
6.7
76'
M
F. Zorvan 10.Czech Republic
6.4
46'
M
J. Sláma 13.Czech Republic
6.4
54' 40'
M
V. Křišťál 24.Czech Republic
6.8
M
M. Pospíšil 26.Czech Republic
7.0
83' 45'
M
J. Vodháněl 77.Czech Republic
6.8
83'
F
L. Juliš 39.Czech Republic
6.8
51'
Substitutes
G
T. Stoppen 29.Czech Republic
D
J. Elbel 4.Czech Republic
D
F. Matys 22.Czech Republic
M
M. Emmanuel 8.Nigeria
6.8
83'
M
D. Ventúra 25.Slovakia
6.4
83'
M
Š. Langer 37.Czech Republic
6.4
54'
M
J. Fortelný 40.Czech Republic
F
J. Fiala 18.Czech Republic
6.7
76'
F
E. Singhateh 27.Gambia
6.7
46' 84'

Sigma Olomouc started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Václav Jílek played with: Matúš Macík (7.1), Jakub Pokorný (7.3), Vit Benes (7.5), Lukas Vrastil (6.7), Vojtěch Křišťál (6.8), Radim Breite (6.7), Filip Zorvan (6.4), Martin Pospisil (7.0), Jiří Sláma (6.4), Lukáš Juliš (6.8) and Jan Vodhanel (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Jakub Elbel, Moses Emmanuel Amasi (6.8), Jan Fiala (6.7), Frantisek Matys, Denis Ventúra (6.4), Ebrima Singhateh (6.7), Tadeas Stoppen, Štěpán Langer (6.4) and Jan Fortelný.

Substitutions

Sigma Olomouc made 5 changes: Filip Zorvan for Ebrima Singhateh (46′), Jiří Sláma for Štěpán Langer (54′), Radim Breite for Jan Fiala (76′), Jan Vodhanel for Moses Emmanuel Amasi (83′) and Martin Pospisil for Denis Ventúra (83′).

Player of the match: Vit Benes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sigma Olomouc was Vit Benes.

His rating is 7.5 with 52 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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