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

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

Recent Form

FC Viktoria Plzen
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 Plzen 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 game is set. PFC CSKA Moskva kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' That is a Yellow card for PFC CSKA Moskva. Dmitry Efremov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 9' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jaka Bijol suffering a number of foals already.
  • 14' The travelling PFC CSKA Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' 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.
  • 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Michal Krmencik makes it 1-0.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pavel Vrba will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' GOAL! Michal Krmencik scores on 41. Assisted by David Limbersky
  • 46' It is a substitution in PFC CSKA Moskva team. Dmitry Efremov is replaced by Ilzat Akhmetov on 46 minute.
  • 49' What composure from Fedor Chalov! The Russia international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' The FC Viktoria Plzen manager makes a substitution. Daniel Kolar departs to be replaced by Ales Cermak.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ilzat Akhmetov.
  • 73' That is a Yellow card for PFC CSKA Moskva. Jaka Bijol will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Fresh legs for PFC CSKA Moskva! Timur Zhamaletdinov comes on to replace Alan Dzagoev.
  • 79' Daniel Kolar has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 151 appearances.
  • 80' Roman Hubnik picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 81' The PFC CSKA Moskva manager makes a substitution. Fedor Chalov departs to be replaced by Arnor Sigurdsson.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Arnor Sigurdsson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rodrigo Becao.
  • 88' Jakub Reznicek was booked on 88.
  • 89' FC Viktoria Plzen ring the changes. Tomas Horava has done his job and it is now time for Lukas Hejda to step up.
  • 90' GOAL! Nikola Vlasic fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 90' David Limbersky picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Viktoria Plzen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pavel Vrba

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Hancharenka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

FC Viktoria Plzen Form

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

PFC CSKA Moskva Form

2018-09-19 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Plzen 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 Plzen46% 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 Plzen or Draw
72%
Draw or PFC CSKA Moskva
54%
FC Viktoria Plzen or PFC CSKA Moskva
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Viktoria Plzen32% Draw45% PFC CSKA Moskva23%
Actual: FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Plzen

Handicap FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Plzen 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.