PLZEň. Sparta Praha conquers Viktoria Plzeň 1-0 after D. Pavelka scored just 1 goal (82′).
The match was played at the Doosan Aréna stadium in Plzeň. The referee was Dalibor Černý with the help of Kamil Hájek and Petr Antoníček. The 4th official was Josef Krejsa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 7 Total 9
- 2 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 131 Attack 116
- 97 Dangerous attack 78
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 13 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Viktoria Plzeň was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Sparta Praha that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Viktoria Plzeň had a more offensive attitude with 97 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Sparta Praha was capable to find the solution to win this contest.
Viktoria Plzeň shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Praha shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Viktoria Plzeň received 2 yellow cards (J. Mosquera and L. Hejda). On the other side, Sparta Praha received 4 yellow cards (D. Pavelka, J. Mejdr, B. Priske and M. Kovar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Viktoria Plzeň will stay with 35 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Sparta Praha will have 26 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Fortuna Liga, Viktoria Plzeň will play away against Pardubice on the 13th of November with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Viktoria Plzeň (0 draws).
Sparta Praha will host České Budějovice on the 12th of November with a 14-4 head to head statistic in favor of Sparta Praha (8 draws).
Viktoria Plzeň – Formation
Viktoria Plzeň
85'
84'
Viktoria Plzeň started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michal Bílek decided to play with the following team: Jindřich Staněk, Milan Havel, Lukáš Hejda, Luděk Pernica, Václav Jemelka, Pavel Bucha, Lukáš Kalvach, Erik Jirka, Adam Vlkanova, Jhon Mosquera and Tomáš Chorý.
The home team had on the bench: Václav Pilař, Libor Holík, Adam Vrba, Martin Jedlička, Adam Kronus, Adam Cihak, Modou N’Diaye, Marián Tvrdoň, Rene Dedic, Fortune Akpan Bassey and Aleš Čermák.
Substitutions
Viktoria Plzeň made 2 changes: E. Jirka for F. Bassey (84′) and A. Vlkanova for R. Dedic (87′).
Sparta Praha – Formation
Sparta Praha
82'
Sparta Praha started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Brian Priske Pedersen played with: Matej Kovar, Jan Mejdr, Martin Vitík, Asger Sørensen, Jaroslav Zelený, Lukáš Sadílek, Filip Panák, David Pavelka, Lukáš Haraslín, Tomáš Čvančara and Jan Kuchta.
They had on the bench: Martin Minchev, Adam Karabec, Tomáš Wiesner, Vojtěch Vorel, Dominik Holec, Lukáš Juliš, Krystof Daněk, Daniel Kaštánek and Ondřej Kukučka.
Substitutions
Sparta Praha made 3 changes: L. Haraslin for K. Danek (62′), J. Kuchta for M. Minchev (74′) and T. Cvancara for L. Julis (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Fortuna Liga.
- Viktoria Plzeň – Sparta Praha – 0-1
- České Budějovice – Zbrojovka Brno – 3-2
- Sigma Olomouc – Jablonec – 3-0
- Bohemians 1905 – Zlín – 3-2
