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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 Bodø/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 København 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
0% Clean Sheets
AS Roma this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AS Roma
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AS Roma
Bryan Cristante 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AS Roma and FC Viktoria Plzen get this one started.
  • 3' Goal! Edin Dzeko scores his 95 goal in 533 matches.
  • 8' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AS Roma and FC Viktoria Plzen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 13' Both keepers have barely been tested. AS Roma and FC Viktoria Plzen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 23' It’s high time Pavel Vrba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' FC Viktoria Plzen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 33' Patrik Hrosovsky has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' The deadlock is broken! Edin Dzeko gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michal Krmencik made 151 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 51' The referee calls foul for Lukas Hejda. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 56' Robin Olsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Viktoria Plzen so far.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' What composure from Cengiz Under! The Turkey international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 64' FC Viktoria Plzen make a change. Tomas Horava trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Kolar on 64 minutes.
  • 69' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 71' It is a substitution in FC Viktoria Plzen team. Martin Zeman is replaced by Moses Ekpai on 71 minute.
  • 73' What a strike from Justin Kluivert! The score is 4-0.
  • 74' Luca Pellegrini is replacing Aleksandar Kolarov for the AS Roma side.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Michal Krmencik as he leaves the pitch. Jakub Reznicek steps in for FC Viktoria Plzen.
  • 83' AS Roma are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Viktoria Plzen backline.
  • 88' Patrik Schick is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' Brilliant from the forward! Edin Dzeko makes it 5-0 with a superb finish on 90.
  • The final score is 5-0.

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
Jan Kovarik 1
Tomas Chory 1
Justin Kluivert 1
Cengiz Under 1
Justin Kluivert 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.