PLZEň. Viktoria Plzeň snatched a late win Slavia Praha 1-0 after P. Sulc scored just 1 goal (87′).
The match was played at the Doosan Aréna stadium in Plzeň on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Ondřej Pechanec with the assistance of Jiří Kříž and Jan Hurych. The 4th official was Marek Radina. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.18 degrees Celsius or 62.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 2 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 7
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 98 Attack 99
- 81 Dangerous attack 82
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 17
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 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
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Viktoria Plzeň was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Slavia Praha that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Slavia Praha was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Viktoria Plzeň managed to find the solution to win this match.
Viktoria Plzeň shot 12 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Slavia Praha shot 12 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Viktoria Plzeň received 2 yellow cards (Martin Jedlicka and Lukas Kalvach). Regarding the opposition, Slavia Praha received 3 yellow cards (Mojmir Chytil, Lukas Provod and C. Zafeiris).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Viktoria Plzeň has 58 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Slavia Praha will stays with 68 points to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Viktoria Plzeň will play away with Slovácko on the 20th of April with a 20-6 head to head record in favor of Viktoria Plzeň (8 draws).
Slavia Praha will host Sigma Olomouc on the 20th of April with a 17-10 head to head in favor of Slavia Praha (7 draws).
Viktoria Plzeň – Formation
Viktoria Plzeň
90'
77'
87'
Viktoria Plzeň started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Miroslav Koubek decided to play with the following team: Martin Jedlicka , Sampson Dweh , Robin Hranac , Vaclav Jemelka , Jan Kopic , Cheick Souaré , Pavel Sulc , Lukas Kalvach , Lukas Cerv , Tomas Chory and Idjessi Metsoko .
The home team had on the bench: Lukas Hejda, J. Paluska, Jan Kliment, Matej Vydra , Ibrahim Traoré , Marian Tvrdon, Radim Reznik and Cadu.
Substitutions
Viktoria Plzeň made 3 changes: Idjessi Metsoko for Matej Vydra (74′), Lukas Cerv for Ibrahim Traoré (77′) and Pavel Sulc for Lukas Hejda (90′).
Player of the match: Robin Hranac
The most impressive player for Viktoria Plzeň was Robin Hranac even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 28 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9.
Slavia Praha – Formation
Slavia Praha
Slavia Praha started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jindřich Trpišovský played with: Jindrich Stanek , T. Vlček , Igoh Ogbu , David Zima , Ondrej Zmrzly , P. Ševčík , Oscar , Conrad Wallem , Lukas Provod , Václav Jurečka and Mojmir Chytil .
These were the players on the bench: Sheriff Sinyan , L. Masopust , Muhamed Tijani , C. Zafeiris , S. Tecl, El Hadji Malick Diouf , Mick van Buren, J. Bořil, A. Mandous, Michal Tomic and M. Jurásek .
Substitutions
Slavia Praha made 5 changes: Lukas Provod for C. Zafeiris (46′), P. Ševčík for M. Jurásek (72′), Ondrej Zmrzly for L. Masopust (66′), Conrad Wallem for Muhamed Tijani (88′) and Václav Jurečka for L. Masopust (67′).
Player of the match: Igoh Ogbu
The player that probably impressed the most for Slavia Praha was Igoh Ogbu.
His rating is with 42 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 19.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Fortuna Liga.
- Viktoria Plzeň – Slavia Praha – 1-0
- Baník Ostrava – Karviná – 2-2
- Sigma Olomouc – Jablonec – 1-0
- Zlín – Pardubice – 1-1
