LIBEREC. Viktoria Plzeň prevails over Slovan Liberec 1-0 after J. Sykora scored just 1 goal (41′). Slovan Liberec lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadion u Nisy stadium in Liberec on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Zbynek Proske who had the assistance of Radek Kotík and Jaroslav Kubr. The 4th official was Karel Roucek. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 5 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 132 Attack 107
- 80 Dangerous attack 53
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 4
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Slovan Liberec had a superior ball possession 56% while Viktoria Plzeň was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Slovan Liberec had a more offensive attitude with 80 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Viktoria Plzeň managed to find the solution to win this match.
Slovan Liberec shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Slovan Liberec received 1 yellow card (C. Frydek). On the opposite side, Viktoria Plzeň received 5 yellow cards (A. Cermak, L. Holik, L. Hejda, T. Chory and M. N’Diaye).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Slovan Liberec will stay with 11 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň will have 16 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Slovan Liberec will host Mladá Boleslav on the 17th of September with a 20-7 head to head stats in favor of Slovan Liberec (10 draws).
Viktoria Plzeň will host Slavia Praha on the 18th of September with a 16-11 head to head statistic in favor of Slavia Praha (10 draws).
Slovan Liberec – Formation
Slovan Liberec started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Luboš Kozel decided to play with the following team: Olivier Vliegen, Theodor Gebre Selassie, Dominik Plechatý, Filip Prebsl, Jan Mikula, Imad Rondić, Lukáš Červ, Dominik Preisler, Christian Frydek, Mick van Buren and Matěj Valenta.
The home team had on the bench: Denis Višinský, Ivan Varfolomieiev, Michal Rabušic, Tomáš Polyak, Michal Fukala, Marios Pourzitidis, Jan Matoušek, Kamso Mara, Matyáš Kozák, Jan Stejskal and K. Mészáros.
Substitutions
Slovan Liberec made 5 changes: I. Rondic for D. Visinsky (46′), L. Cerv for M. Rabusic (67′), J. Mikula for J. Matousek (68′), D. Preisler for K. Meszaros (82′) and T. Gebre Selassie for M. Kozak (83′).
Viktoria Plzeň – Formation
Viktoria Plzeň started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michal Bílek played with: Jindřich Staněk, Milan Havel, Lukáš Hejda, Ludek Pernica, Libor Holík, Aleš Čermák, Lukáš Kalvach, Jhon Mosquera, Jan Sýkora, Adam Vlkanova and Fortune Akpan Bassey.
They had on the bench: Tomáš Chorý, Marián Tvrdoň, Filip Kaša, Václav Pilař, Mohamed Tijani, Rene Dedic, Pavel Bucha, Erik Jirka, Václav Jemelka, Cadu and Modou N’Diaye.
Substitutions
Viktoria Plzeň made 5 changes: F. Bassey for T. Chory (61′), A. Cermak for P. Bucha (62′), L. Kalvach for M. N’Diaye (69′), J. Mosquera for V. Jemelka (70′) and A. Vlkanova for E. Jirka (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Fortuna Liga.
- Slovan Liberec – Viktoria Plzeň – 0-1
- Sparta Praha – Zlín – 0-0
- Teplice – Jablonec – 3-2
- České Budějovice – Mladá Boleslav – 0-2