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FC Viktoria Plzeň vs PFC CSKA Moskva, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
FC Viktoria Plzeň
2 – 2
Full Time
PFC CSKA Moskva
Wed 19 Sep 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 4' Dmitrii Efremov
Y 68' Ilzat Akhmetov
Y 73' Jaka Bijol
Roman Hubnik 80' Y
Y 82' Arnor Sigurdsson
Patrik Hrosovsky 82' Y
Y 86' Rodrigo Becao
Jakub Reznicek 88' Y
David Limbersky 90' Y
Jan Kovarik 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Viktoria Plzeň vs PFC CSKA Moskva — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Jerome Miguelgorry
  • Referee Benoit Bastien
  • Referee Hicham Zakrani
  • Referee Frederic Haquette
  • Referee Benoit Millot

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

5
1
FC Viktoria Plzeň 6 games · Avg 3.5 goals PFC CSKA Moskva
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-19 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva 2018-03-17 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 PFC CSKA Moskva 2017-09-30 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–4 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2017-03-11 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–2 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2016-08-20 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 PFC CSKA Moskva

Recent Form

FC Viktoria Plzeň
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
14 Apr FK Shakhtar Donetsk H 2–0 W
PFC CSKA Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep FC Viktoria Plzeň A 2–2 D
15 Sep FK Ufa A 3–0 W
01 Sep FK Ural H 4–0 W
25 Aug FK Rubin Kazan A 1–1 D
18 Aug PFK Arsenal Tula H 3–0 W
11 Aug FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Viktoria Plzen and PFC CSKA Moskva has kicked off!
  • 4' PFC CSKA Moskva player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 9' FC Viktoria Plzen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PFC CSKA Moskva backline.
  • 14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pavel Vrba will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' PFC CSKA Moskva come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Michal Krmencik puts FC Viktoria Plzen on the lead.
  • 34' The 29-year-old Timur Zhamaletdinov has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 39' Ivan Oblyakov has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' The Czech Republic Michal Krmencik breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 2-0!
  • 46' A change in the PFC CSKA Moskva ranks — Dmitry Efremov exits the field as Ilzat Akhmetov enters on 46.
  • 49' Fedor Chalov has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
  • 54' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 64' Ales Cermak is replacing Daniel Kolar for the FC Viktoria Plzen side.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ilzat Akhmetov.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Jaka Bijol. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 74' PFC CSKA Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Timur Zhamaletdinov is hanging Alan Dzagoev on the field on 74 minute.
  • 79' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Viktoria Plzen and PFC CSKA Moskva are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 80' Roman Hubnik picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' Arnor Sigurdsson gets the nod from PFC CSKA Moskva. He replaces Fedor Chalov and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Arnor Sigurdsson on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. PFC CSKA Moskva will be frustrated.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Rodrigo Becao. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 88' Jakub Reznicek was booked on 88.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Hejda. He replaces Tomas Horava on 89 minute.
  • 90' What a moment for Nikola Vlasic! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' David Limbersky has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

FC Viktoria Plzeň Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pavel Vrba

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Hancharenka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nikola Vlasic 2
Michal Krmencik 2
Michal Krmencik 2
Fedor Chalov 1
Nikola Vlasic 1
Fedor Chalov 1
Lukas Hejda 1
Roman Prochazka 1

Head to Head

2018-09-19 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva 2018-03-17 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 PFC CSKA Moskva 2017-09-30 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–4 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2017-03-11 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–2 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2016-08-20 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 PFC CSKA Moskva

FC Viktoria Plzeň Form

2018-09-19 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2018-05-05 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2–1 FC Viktoria Plzeň L 2018-04-28 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Juventus FC W 2018-04-21 Club Atletico de Madrid 0–1 FC Viktoria Plzeň W 2018-04-17 Real Madrid CF 1–0 FC Viktoria Plzeň L 2018-04-14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–0 FK Shakhtar Donetsk W

PFC CSKA Moskva Form

2018-09-19 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2018-09-15 FK Ufa 0–3 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2018-09-01 PFC CSKA Moskva 4–0 FK Ural W 2018-08-25 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2018-08-18 PFC CSKA Moskva 3–0 PFK Arsenal Tula W 2018-08-11 FK Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.62 FC Viktoria Plzeň xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 PFC CSKA Moskva xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Viktoria Plzeň46% Draw26% PFC CSKA Moskva28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

FC Viktoria Plzeň or Draw
72%
Draw or PFC CSKA Moskva
54%
FC Viktoria Plzeň or PFC CSKA Moskva
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Viktoria Plzeň32% Draw45% PFC CSKA Moskva23%
Actual: FC Viktoria Plzeň win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Viktoria Plzeň

Handicap FC Viktoria Plzeň covers Push PFC CSKA Moskva covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 21% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Viktoria Plzeň keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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