FC Internazionale Milano vs FC Viktoria Plzen, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2022-23

FC Internazionale Milano

4 – 0

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FC Viktoria Plzen

Wed 26 Oct 2022 · 16:45 UTC Giuseppe Meazza HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Jhon Mosquera

Y 49' Ludek Pernica

Overview

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FC Internazionale Milano vs FC Viktoria Plzen — Champions League at Giuseppe Meazza.

FC Internazionale Milano 8 games · 15 pts (2025/26)
FC Viktoria Plzen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Bastian Dankert
Referee Andreas Ekberg
Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
Referee Christian Dingert
Referee Fredrik Klitte
Referee Niklas Nyberg (Sweden)

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

FC Internazionale Milano 4 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Viktoria Plzen

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-26 FC Internazionale Milano 4–0 FC Viktoria Plzen 2022-09-13 FC Viktoria Plzen 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano 2017-03-21 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–4 FC Internazionale Milano 2016-10-01 FC Internazionale Milano 0–2 FC Viktoria Plzen

Recent Form

FC Internazionale Milano

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	FC Viktoria Plzen	H	4–0	W
22 Oct	ACF Fiorentina	A	4–3	W
16 Oct	US Salernitana 1919	H	2–0	W
12 Oct	FC Barcelona	A	3–3	D
08 Oct	US Sassuolo Calcio	A	2–1	W
04 Oct	FC Barcelona	H	1–0	W

FC Viktoria Plzen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	FC Internazionale Milano	A	0–4	L
12 Oct	FC Bayern Munchen	H	2–4	L
04 Oct	FC Bayern Munchen	A	0–5	L
13 Sep	FC Internazionale Milano	H	0–2	L
07 Sep	FC Barcelona	A	1–5	L
23 Aug	Qarabag Agdam FK	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
FC Internazionale Milano this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

Lautaro Martinez

4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and FC Internazionale Milano launch into their encounter with FC Viktoria Plzen.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Internazionale Milano and FC Viktoria Plzen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' It’s high time Simone Inzaghi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Edin Dzeko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
20' Erik Jirka has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' Francesco Acerbi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 35 cards already picked up this season.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Magnificent from Henrikh Mkhitaryan! That is 46 goals in 415 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
40' It looks surprising FC Internazionale Milano does not make any changes. Federico Dimarco has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
42' Brilliant from the forward! Edin Dzeko makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 42.
45' Jhon Mosquera is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' Tomas Chory is replacing Fortune Bassey for the FC Viktoria Plzen side.
49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ludek Pernica.
51' The FC Viktoria Plzen manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Tijani departs to be replaced by Vaclav Jemelka.
52' Another change for FC Viktoria Plzen made on 52 minute. Mohamed Tijani leaves to be changed by Vaclav Jemelka.
57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Viktoria Plzen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
66' Goal! Edin Dzeko scores his 93 goal in 527 matches.
70' A tactical swap from FC Viktoria Plzen — Modou NDiaye on, Lukas Kalvach off on 70 minutes.
71' FC Internazionale Milano make a change. Edin Dzeko trudges off to be replaced by Joaquin Correa on 71 minutes.
76' FC Internazionale Milano is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
77' The crowd applauds Federico Dimarco as he leaves the pitch. Robin Gosens steps in for FC Internazionale Milano.
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Internazionale Milano and FC Viktoria Plzen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
83' Romelu Lukaku has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lautaro Martinez on 83 minute.
84' Roberto Gagliardini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan on 84 minute.
87' What a moment for Romelu Lukaku! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
With this win, FC Internazionale Milano is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Internazionale Milano Lineups

Starting XI

2
Denzel Dumfries
22
Henrikh Mkhitaryan ↓ Roberto Gagliardini 83'
24
Andre Onana
23
Nicolo Barella
9
Edin Dzeko ↓ Joaquin Correa 71'
20
Hakan Calhanoglu ↓ Kristjan Asllani 71'
37
Milan Skriniar
10
Lautaro Martinez ↓ Romelu Lukaku 83'
15
Francesco Acerbi
95
Alessandro Bastoni
32
Federico Dimarco ↓ Robin Gosens 77'

Bench

Coach Simone Inzaghi

FC Viktoria Plzen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Ales Cermak
15
Tomas Chory ↑ 46'
6
Vaclav Pilar ↑ 84'
21
Vaclav Jemelka ↑ 51'
16
Martin Jedlicka
44
Libor Holik ↑ 46'
99
Modou NDiaye ↑ 70'
13
Marian Tvrdon

Coach Michal Bilek

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Edin Dzeko	3
Denzel Dumfries	1
Henrikh Mkhitaryan	1
Romelu Lukaku	1

Head to Head

FC Internazionale Milano Form

2022-10-26 FC Internazionale Milano 4–0 FC Viktoria Plzen W 2022-10-22 ACF Fiorentina 3–4 FC Internazionale Milano W 2022-10-16 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 US Salernitana 1919 W 2022-10-12 FC Barcelona 3–3 FC Internazionale Milano D 2022-10-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 FC Internazionale Milano W 2022-10-04 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 FC Barcelona W

FC Viktoria Plzen Form

2022-10-26 FC Internazionale Milano 4–0 FC Viktoria Plzen L 2022-10-12 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–4 FC Bayern Munchen L 2022-10-04 FC Bayern Munchen 5–0 FC Viktoria Plzen L 2022-09-13 FC Viktoria Plzen 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano L 2022-09-07 FC Barcelona 5–1 FC Viktoria Plzen L 2022-08-23 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–1 Qarabag Agdam FK W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.31 FC Internazionale Milano xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.77 FC Viktoria Plzen xG

I would bet for: FC Internazionale Milano to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Internazionale Milano70% Draw19% FC Viktoria Plzen11%

Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

FC Internazionale Milano or Draw

89%

Draw or FC Viktoria Plzen

30%

FC Internazionale Milano or FC Viktoria Plzen

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Internazionale Milano51% Draw39% FC Viktoria Plzen10%

Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.2%

1 – 0

10.3%

3 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 1

8.9%

3 – 1

0 – 0

6.1%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

0 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Internazionale Milano

Handicap	FC Internazionale Milano covers	Push	FC Viktoria Plzen covers
-2.5	27%	—	73%
-2	27%	21%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	23%	29%
-0.5	71%	—	29%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FC Internazionale Milano keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

FC Viktoria Plzen keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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