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AS Roma vs FC Viktoria Plzen, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
AS Roma
5 – 0
Full Time
FC Viktoria Plzen
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 51' Lukas Hejda
Patrik Schick 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Roma vs FC Viktoria Plzen — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Tomasz Musial
  • Referee Radoslaw Siejka
  • Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee Pawel Raczkowski
  • Referee Michal Obukowicz

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern Munchen 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
2
4
AS Roma 7 games · Avg 2.4 goals FC Viktoria Plzen
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-02 AS Roma 5–0 FC Viktoria Plzen 2018-04-07 FC Viktoria Plzen 0–0 AS Roma 2017-08-05 AS Roma 0–2 FC Viktoria Plzen 2017-03-14 AS Roma 0–2 FC Viktoria Plzen 2016-12-10 FC Viktoria Plzen 1–1 AS Roma

Recent Form

AS Roma
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct FC Viktoria Plzen H 5–0 W
29 Sep SS Lazio H 3–1 W
26 Sep Frosinone Calcio H 4–0 W
23 Sep Bologna FC 1909 A 0–2 L
19 Sep Real Madrid CF A 0–3 L
16 Sep AC Chievo Verona H 2–2 D
FC Viktoria Plzen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct AS Roma A 0–5 L
19 Sep PFC CSKA Moskva H 2–2 D
05 May TSG 1899 Hoffenheim A 1–2 L
28 Apr Juventus FC H 2–1 W
21 Apr Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–0 W
17 Apr Real Madrid CF A 0–1 L

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Viktoria Plzen kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' Edin Dzeko adds to his 0 season tally! AS Roma lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 8' Patrik Schick has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 13' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 18' It’s high time Eusebio Di Francesco made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Martin Zeman made 150 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 33' FC Viktoria Plzen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' FC Viktoria Plzen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' A goal from the Bosnia-Herzegovina international Edin Dzeko! He fires home on 40 to make it 2-0!
  • 45' FC Viktoria Plzen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' It looks surprising FC Viktoria Plzen does not make any changes. Roman Prochazka has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' Poor challenge from Lukas Hejda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 56' FC Viktoria Plzen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' Jan Kovarik has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Cengiz Under doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 64' Another substitution for FC Viktoria Plzen to replace Tomas Horava by Daniel Kolar on 64 minute.
  • 69' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Moses Ekpai. He replaces Martin Zeman on 71 minute.
  • 73' Justin Kluivert adds to his 0 season tally! AS Roma lead 4-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 74' A tactical swap from AS Roma — Luca Pellegrini on, Aleksandar Kolarov off on 74 minutes.
  • 78' The FC Viktoria Plzen bench stirs into life. Michal Krmencik is withdrawn and Jakub Reznicek gets his opportunity.
  • 83' The 34-year-old Patrik Hrosovsky has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 88' AS Roma receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • 90' Against the run of play, Edin Dzeko has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Viktoria Plzen.

Lineups

AS Roma Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco

FC Viktoria Plzen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pavel Vrba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Edin Dzeko 3
Edin Dzeko 3
Cengiz Under 2
Justin Kluivert 1
Cengiz Under 1
Justin Kluivert 1
Jan Kovarik 1
Tomas Chory 1

Head to Head

2018-10-02 AS Roma 5–0 FC Viktoria Plzen 2018-04-07 FC Viktoria Plzen 0–0 AS Roma 2017-08-05 AS Roma 0–2 FC Viktoria Plzen 2017-03-14 AS Roma 0–2 FC Viktoria Plzen 2016-12-10 FC Viktoria Plzen 1–1 AS Roma

AS Roma Form

2018-10-02 AS Roma 5–0 FC Viktoria Plzen W 2018-09-29 AS Roma 3–1 SS Lazio W 2018-09-26 AS Roma 4–0 Frosinone Calcio W 2018-09-23 Bologna FC 1909 2–0 AS Roma L 2018-09-19 Real Madrid CF 3–0 AS Roma L 2018-09-16 AS Roma 2–2 AC Chievo Verona D

FC Viktoria Plzen Form

2018-10-02 AS Roma 5–0 FC Viktoria Plzen L 2018-09-19 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2018-05-05 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 FC Viktoria Plzen L 2018-04-28 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–1 Juventus FC W 2018-04-21 Club Atletico de Madrid 0–1 FC Viktoria Plzen W 2018-04-17 Real Madrid CF 1–0 FC Viktoria Plzen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.89 AS Roma xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 FC Viktoria Plzen xG
I would bet for: AS Roma to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Roma57% Draw24% FC Viktoria Plzen19%
Actual: AS Roma win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AS Roma or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Viktoria Plzen
43%
AS Roma or FC Viktoria Plzen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Roma42% Draw44% FC Viktoria Plzen14%
Actual: AS Roma win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–0 not predicted
5 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
10.9%
2 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8%
3 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AS Roma

Handicap AS Roma covers Push FC Viktoria Plzen covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 18% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AS Roma keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
FC Viktoria Plzen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.