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FC Viktoria Plzen vs Rangers FC, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 3

Tue 12 Aug 2025 · 17:00 UTC Doosan Arena Plzen HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Viktoria Plzen vs Rangers FC — Champions League Q at Doosan Arena Plzen.

Match Details

  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
9 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Viktoria Plzen 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Rangers FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Rangers FC H 2–1 W
05 Aug Rangers FC A 0–3 L
30 Jul Servette FC A 3–1 W
22 Jul Servette FC H 0–1 L
13 Mar SS Lazio A 1–1 D
06 Mar SS Lazio H 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug FC Viktoria Plzen A 1–2 L
09 Aug Dundee FC H 1–1 D
05 Aug FC Viktoria Plzen H 3–0 W
02 Aug Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
30 Jul Panathinaikos AO A 1–1 D
22 Jul Panathinaikos AO H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Viktoria Plzeň welcome Rangers FC for this crunch clash at Doosan Arena Plzen.
  • 5' Jack Butland needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matej Vydra is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Viktoria Plzeň.
  • 15' FC Viktoria Plzeň currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' The travelling Rangers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' FC Viktoria Plzeň started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Rafiu Durosinmi makes it 0-1.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' FC Viktoria Plzeň seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 60' What composure from Lyall Cameron! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 65' Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' FC Viktoria Plzeň is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' It looks surprising Rangers FC does not make any changes. Karel Spacil has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' 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.
  • 83' Against the run of play, Svetozar Markovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • With this win, FC Viktoria Plzeň is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.27 FC Viktoria Plzen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Rangers FC xG
I would bet for: FC Viktoria Plzen or Rangers FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Viktoria Plzen39% Draw28% Rangers FC33%
Actual: FC Viktoria Plzen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Viktoria Plzen or Draw
67%
Draw or Rangers FC
61%
FC Viktoria Plzen or Rangers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Viktoria Plzen26% Draw48% Rangers FC26%
Actual: FC Viktoria Plzen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Viktoria Plzen

Handicap FC Viktoria Plzen covers Push Rangers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Viktoria Plzen keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Rangers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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