V. Birmancevic scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Sparta Praha over Zlín

PRAHA. Sparta Praha conquers Zlín 2-0 after V. Birmancevic scores 2 goals.

V. Birmancevic scores a double to give a 2-0 win to Sparta Praha over Zlín

PRAHA. Sparta Praha defeats Zlín 2-0 after V. Birmancevic scores a double.

The match was played at the Epet Arena stadium in Praha on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Jan Všetečka with the support of Kamil Hájek and Jakub Hrabovský. The 4th official was Vit Zaoral. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 1.08 degrees Celsius or 33.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 13 Total 10
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 130 Attack 110
  • 69 Dangerous attack 49
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 5
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0

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

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sparta Praha was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Zlín that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sparta Praha was putting more pressure with 69 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sparta Praha won the match​.

Sparta Praha shot 13 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Zlín shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sparta Praha didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Zlín received 1 yellow card (Jakub Cernin).

Match Timeline

Veljko Birmancevic(goal)Jan Kuchta
3'
30'
Jakub Cernin- Yellow
Veljko Birmancevic(goal)
40'
60'
60'
Tom Sloncik- sub ->Jakub Janetzky
Adam Karabec- sub ->Lukas Haraslin
62'
Ladislav Krejci- sub ->Martin Vitik
62'
Qazim Laçi- sub ->Kaan Kairinen
72'
Victor Olatunji- sub ->Kaan Kairinen
72'
77'
Rudolf Reiter- sub ->Antonin Fantis
77'
Filip Zak- sub ->David Tkac
Jakub Pesek- sub ->Veljko Birmancevic
79'
84'
Dominik Simersky- sub ->Alexandr Buzek

Standings

After this match, Sparta Praha will have 41 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Zlín will stay with 11 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Sparta Praha will play away against Sigma Olomouc on the 27th of April with a 22-6 head to head in favor of Sparta Praha (6 draws).

Zlín will play away agasint Viktoria Plzeň on the 24th of February with a 16-4 head to head record in favor of Viktoria Plzeň (5 draws).

Sparta Praha – Formation

Sparta Praha
G
7.9
D
Asger Sörensen 25.Denmark
7.3
D
Filip Panak 27.Czech Republic
8.1
D
Martin Vitik 41.Czech Republic
6.4
62'
M
Kaan Kairinen 6.Finland
7.1
72'
M
Veljko Birmancevic 14.Serbia
9.5
79' Goals3', 40'
M
Lukas Sadilek 18.Czech Republic
7.7
M
Lukas Haraslin 22.Slovakia
7.1
62'
M
Tomas Wiesner 28.Czech Republic
8.1
M
Jaroslav Zeleny 30.Czech Republic
7.1
F
Jan Kuchta 9.Czech Republic
6.4
Substitutes
G
Vojtech Vorel 24.Czech Republic
D
Ángelo Preciado 2.Ecuador
M
David Pavelka 8.Czech Republic
M
Adam Karabec 10.Czech Republic
7.0
62'
M
Qazim Laçi 20.Albania
6.7
72'
M
Jakub Pesek 21.Czech Republic
6.8
79'
M
Michal Sevcik 29.Czech Republic
M
Matej Rynes 32.Czech Republic
M
Ladislav Krejci 37.Czech Republic
7.0
62'
F
Victor Olatunji 7.Nigeria
6.7
72'
F
Vaclav Sejk 39.Czech Republic

Sparta Praha started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Brian Priske Pedersen decided to play with the following team: Peter Vindahl Jensen (7.9), Martin Vitik (6.4), Filip Panak (8.1), Asger Sörensen (7.3), Tomas Wiesner (8.1), Kaan Kairinen (7.1), Lukas Sadilek (7.7), Jaroslav Zeleny (7.1), Veljko Birmancevic (9.5), Lukas Haraslin (7.1) and Jan Kuchta (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Ángelo Preciado, Victor Olatunji (6.7), David Pavelka, Adam Karabec (7.0), Qazim Laçi (6.7), Jakub Pesek (6.8), Vojtech Vorel, Michal Sevcik, Matej Rynes, Ladislav Krejci (7.0) and Vaclav Sejk.

Substitutions

Sparta Praha made 5 changes: Kaan Kairinen for Qazim Laçi (72′), Kaan Kairinen for Victor Olatunji (72′), Lukas Haraslin for Adam Karabec (62′), Martin Vitik for Ladislav Krejci (62′) and Veljko Birmancevic for Jakub Pesek (79′).

Player of the match: Veljko Birmancevic​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sparta Praha was Veljko Birmancevic.

His rating is (9.5) with 2 goals, 33 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Zlín – Formation

Zlín
G
Stanislav Dostal 17.Czech Republic
7.3
D
Joss Didiba 6.Cameroon
6.3
D
Martin Cedidla 14.Czech Republic
7.1
D
Jakub Cernin 24.Czech Republic
6.6
30'
M
Selmir Pidro 4.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
M
David Tkac 12.Czech Republic
7.1
77'
M
Antonin Fantis 15.Czech Republic
6.8
77'
M
Alexandr Buzek 21.Czech Republic
6.3
84'
M
Lukas Bartosak 31.Czech Republic
6.7
60'
M
Jakub Janetzky 68.Czech Republic
6.4
60'
F
Emiliano Bonazzoli 77.Serbia
7.3
Substitutes
G
Matej Rakovan 1.Slovakia
D
Dominik Simersky 2.Czech Republic
6.4
84'
D
Tomas Celustka 3.Czech Republic
M
Rudolf Reiter 7.Czech Republic
6.8
77'
M
Tom Sloncik 10.Czech Republic
6.8
60'
M
Youba Dramé 11.France
7.1
60'
M
Adam Číž 29.Czech Republic
F
Filip Zak 9.Czech Republic
6.8
77'
F
Nedjeljko Kovinic 72.Montenegro

Zlín started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Bronislav Cervenka played with: Stanislav Dostal (7.3), Martin Cedidla (7.1), Jakub Cernin (6.6), Joss Didiba (6.3), Antonin Fantis (6.8), Jakub Janetzky (6.4), Alexandr Buzek (6.3), Selmir Pidro (6.7), Lukas Bartosak (6.7), David Tkac (7.1) and Vukadin Vukadinovic (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Matej Rakovan, Dominik Simersky (6.4), Tomas Celustka, Rudolf Reiter (6.8), Filip Zak (6.8), Tom Sloncik (6.8), Youba Dramé (7.1), Adam Číž and Nedjeljko Kovinic.

Substitutions

Zlín made 5 changes: Alexandr Buzek for Dominik Simersky (84′), David Tkac for Filip Zak (77′), Antonin Fantis for Rudolf Reiter (77′), Lukas Bartosak for Youba Dramé (60′) and Jakub Janetzky for Tom Sloncik (60′).

Player of the match: Stanislav Dostal​

The player that probably impressed the most for Zlín was the goalkeeper: Stanislav Dostal. His rating is 7.34. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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