Wednesday , 7 October 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

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

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
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 2 G
Lamine Yamal 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Jesus 1 G
Karim Adeyemi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Viktoria Plzen to score. At the same time, FC Barcelona does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Ansu Fati has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 6' GOAL! Marcos Alonso scores on 6. Assisted by Ansu Fati
  • 7' Goal! Marcos Alonso scores his 26 goal in 414 matches.
  • 12' FC Viktoria Plzen is showing some good football. However, FC Viktoria Plzen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' Lukas Kalvach has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michal Bilek will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marc Casado made 521 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' FC Barcelona receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 44' What a moment for Ferran Torres! That strike on 44 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 45' Ferran Torres with the second goal in the match!
  • 47' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Modou NDiaye on 47 minutes.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pablo Torre on 50.
  • 52' What a strike from Tomas Chory! The score is 1-4.
  • 54' Ferran Torres makes no mistake. The score reads 1-5 and FC Barcelona are in front.
  • 57' Another substitution for FC Barcelona to replace Jordi Alba by Alejandro Balde on 57 minute.
  • 58' FC Viktoria Plzen ring the changes. Vaclav Jemelka has done his job and it is now time for Milan Havel to step up.
  • 63' The deadlock is broken! Tomas Chory gets on the scoresheet on 63 minutes.
  • 67' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marc Casado is hanging Franck Kessie on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' What composure from Pablo Torre! The Spain international strokes it home. 2-6.
  • 77' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Pablo Torre is replaced by Alvaro Sanz.
  • 79' The FC Viktoria Plzen bench stirs into life. Lukas Kalvach is withdrawn and Ales Cermak gets his opportunity.
  • 84' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' FC Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • The points are shared — FC Viktoria Plzen 2-4 FC Barcelona. Honours even.

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
Marcos Alonso 2
Tomas Chory 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.