FC Viktoria Plzen vs FC Barcelona, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
FC Viktoria Plzen vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Doosan Arena Plzen.
- FC Viktoria Plzen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Radu Petrescu
- Referee Mircea Grigoriu
- Referee Marcel Birsan
- Referee Marco Di Bello
- Referee Ovidiu Hategan
- Referee
4 games this season
🟨 1.3/game
⚽ 3.0 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov | FC Barcelona | H | 2–4 | L |
| 26 Oct | FC Internazionale Milano | A | 0–4 | L |
| 12 Oct | FC Bayern München | H | 2–4 | L |
| 04 Oct | FC Bayern München | A | 0–5 | L |
| 13 Sep | FC Internazionale Milano | H | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Sep | FC Barcelona | A | 1–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov | FC Viktoria Plzen | A | 4–2 | W |
| 29 Oct | Valencia CF | A | 1–0 | W |
| 26 Oct | FC Bayern München | 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)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
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
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Doosan Arena Plzen. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 6' Goal! Marcos Alonso scores his 26 goal in 409 matches.
- 7' GOAL! Marcos Alonso scores on 7.
- 12' FC Barcelona is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Libor Holik, as he is very good at scoring at Doosan Arena Plzen with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 22' Jindrich Stanek needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 37' It’s high time Michal Bilek made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 42' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pablo Gavira.
- 44' GOAL! Ferran Torres scores on 44. Assisted by Jordi Alba
- 45' GOAL! Ferran Torres scores on 45. Assisted by Jordi Alba
- 47' Modou NDiaye was booked on 47.
- 50' FC Barcelona player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 52' What a strike from Tomas Chory! The score is 1-4.
- 54' Ferran Torres makes a hat-trick on 54.
- 57' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alejandro Balde is hanging Jordi Alba on the field on 57 minute.
- 58' It is a substitution in FC Viktoria Plzen team. Vaclav Jemelka is replaced by Milan Havel on 58 minute.
- 63' GOAL! Tomas Chory scores on 63. Assisted by Adam Vlkanova
- 67' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Franck Kessie departs to be replaced by Marc Casado.
- 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Viktoria Plzen that had 150 games and scored 71 goals.
- 75' What a strike from Pablo Torre! The score is 2-6.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Alvaro Sanz. He replaces Pablo Torre on 77 minute.
- 79' The supporters are chanting for Ales Cermak. He replaces Lukas Kalvach on 79 minute.
- 84' 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.
- 89' 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.
- 90' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a Yellow card on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-4.
Lineups
FC Viktoria Plzen Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 15
- 4
- 77
- 6
- 23
- 21
- 44
- 36
- 99
- 88
Bench
- 24
- 25
- 20
- 16
- 90
- 13
Coach
Michal Bilek
FC Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 17
- 11
- 3
-
18
Jordi Alba ↓ Alejandro Balde 57'
-
19
Franck Kessie ↓ Marc Casado 67'
-
22
Raphinha ↓ Ousmane Dembele 77'
- 26
- 10
- 30
-
32
Pablo Torre ↓ Alvaro Sanz 77'
Bench
- 21
- 1
-
7
Ousmane Dembele ↑ 77'
- 36
- 8
-
28
Alejandro Balde ↑ 57'
-
34
Alvaro Sanz ↑ 77'
- 27
-
29
Marc Casado ↑ 67'
Coach
Xavi Hernandez
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ferran Torres | 4 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 3 |
| Marcos Alonso | 2 |
| Tomas Chory | 2 |
| Franck Kessie | 1 |
| Jan Sykora | 1 |
| Pablo Torre | 1 |
Head to Head
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 München
L
2022-10-04
FC Bayern München
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
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
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 2–4 not predicted2 – 4Actual
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.