Saturday , 22 August 2026

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

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
FC Viktoria Plzen
2 – 4
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Tue 1 Nov 2022 · 20:00 UTC Doosan Arena Plzen HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Pablo Gavira
Modou NDiaye 47' Y
Y 50' Pablo Torre
Y 90' Ferran Torres

Overview

Match Preview

FC Viktoria Plzen vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Doosan Arena Plzen.

Match Details

  • Referee Radu Petrescu
  • Referee Mircea Grigoriu
  • Referee Marcel Birsan
  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Ovidiu Hategan
  • Referee
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

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

2
FC Viktoria Plzen 2 games · Avg 6.0 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-01 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–4 FC Barcelona 2022-09-07 FC Barcelona 5–1 FC Viktoria Plzen

Recent Form

FC Viktoria Plzen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov FC Barcelona H 2–4 L
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
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Nov FC Viktoria Plzen A 4–2 W
29 Oct Valencia CF A 1–0 W
26 Oct FC Bayern Munchen H 0–3 L
23 Oct Athletic Club H 4–0 W
20 Oct Villarreal CF H 3–0 W
16 Oct Real Madrid CF A 1–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Fermin Lopez 6 G 4 A
Lamine Yamal 6 G 3 A
Marcus Rashford 5 G 3 A
Robert Lewandowski 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Doosan Arena Plzen that hosts another battle between FC Viktoria Plzen and FC Barcelona.
  • 5' 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.
  • 6' What composure from Marcos Alonso! The Spain international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Marcos Alonso gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 17' FC Viktoria Plzen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
  • 22' Raphinha has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 27' Lukas Kalvach is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Barcelona tonight.
  • 32' The 23-year-old Pablo Torre has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' international Alejandro Balde has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pablo Gavira.
  • 44' Brilliant from the ! Ferran Torres makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 44.
  • 45' Magnificent from Ferran Torres! That is 74 goals in 422 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Modou NDiaye on 47.
  • 50' The referee calls foul for Pablo Torre. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' Against the run of play, Tomas Chory has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' GOAL! Ferran Torres scores on 54. Assisted by Raphinha
  • 57' FC Barcelona make a change. Jordi Alba trudges off to be replaced by Alejandro Balde on 57 minutes.
  • 58' Another change for FC Viktoria Plzen made on 58 minute. Vaclav Jemelka leaves to be changed by Milan Havel.
  • 63' What a strike from Tomas Chory! The score is 2-5.
  • 67' Marc Casado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Franck Kessie at the 67 minute mark.
  • 72' Adam Vlkanova has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 150 appearances.
  • 75' What a strike from Pablo Torre! The score is 2-6.
  • 77' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Pablo Torre is replaced by Alvaro Sanz.
  • 79' A tactical swap from FC Viktoria Plzen — Ales Cermak on, Lukas Kalvach off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' FC Viktoria Plzen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Barcelona's shape.
  • 89' Pique has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 2-4 the final result. FC Viktoria Plzen will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Viktoria Plzen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michal Bilek

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ferran Torres 4
Robert Lewandowski 3
Tomas Chory 2
Marcos Alonso 2
Franck Kessie 1
Jan Sykora 1
Pablo Torre 1

Head to Head

2022-11-01 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–4 FC Barcelona 2022-09-07 FC Barcelona 5–1 FC Viktoria Plzen

FC Viktoria Plzen Form

2022-11-01 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–4 FC Barcelona L 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

FC Barcelona Form

2022-11-01 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–4 FC Barcelona W 2022-10-29 Valencia CF 0–1 FC Barcelona W 2022-10-26 FC Barcelona 0–3 FC Bayern Munchen L 2022-10-23 FC Barcelona 4–0 Athletic Club W 2022-10-20 FC Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal CF W 2022-10-16 Real Madrid CF 3–1 FC Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.43 FC Viktoria Plzen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.36 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Viktoria Plzen24% Draw22% FC Barcelona54%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

FC Viktoria Plzen or Draw
46%
Draw or FC Barcelona
76%
FC Viktoria Plzen or FC Barcelona
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Viktoria Plzen19% Draw38% FC Barcelona43%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–4 not predicted
2 – 4
Actual
1 – 2
8.7%
1 – 1
8.5%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.1%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
5%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 3
4.8%
1 – 4
4%
0 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Viktoria Plzen

Handicap FC Viktoria Plzen covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 6% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 12% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 20% 37%
+1.5 63% — 37%
+2 63% 17% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

FC Viktoria Plzen keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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