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Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Viktoria Plzen, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Royal Antwerp FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Viktoria Plzen
Thu 8 Aug 2019 · 17:30 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+1'
Abdoulaye Seck 10' Y
Y 32' Patrik Hrosovsky

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Viktoria Plzen — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Victor Skytte
  • Referee Jens Maae
  • Referee Morten Krogh
  • Referee Jesper Dahl

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Viktoria Plzen
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 FC Viktoria Plzen

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug FC Viktoria Plzen H 1–0 W
04 Aug KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren H 4–1 W
01 Aug Farul Constanta A 1–2 L
28 Jul KAS Eupen A 4–1 W
25 Jul Farul Constanta H 6–3 W
26 May Sporting du Pays de Charleroi H 3–2 W
FC Viktoria Plzen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug Royal Antwerp FC A 0–1 L
30 Jul PAE Olympiakos SFP A 0–4 L
23 Jul PAE Olympiakos SFP H 0–0 D
21 Feb GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–3 L
14 Feb GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 2–1 W
12 Dec AS Roma H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FC Viktoria Plzen this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Royal Antwerp FC and FC Viktoria Plzen.
  • 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.
  • 10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Abdoulaye Seck on 10.
  • 15' Lukas Hejda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Time for substitution for Royal Antwerp FC. Junior Pius is replaced by Dylan Batubinsika.
  • 29' Goal! Ivo Rodrigues scores his 21 goal in 303 matches.
  • 32' FC Viktoria Plzen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 37' It looks surprising FC Viktoria Plzen does not make any changes. Tomas Horava has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Horava. He replaces Lukas Hejda on 46 minute.
  • 51' It’s high time Laszlo Boloni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Ngandu, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' Didier Lamkel Ze is replacing Geoffry Hairemans for the Royal Antwerp FC side.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Another substitution for FC Viktoria Plzen to replace Jan Kovarik by Joel Ngandu on 68 minute.
  • 73' FC Viktoria Plzen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 78' Royal Antwerp FC 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.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Chory. He replaces Michal Krmencik on 84 minute.
  • 87' The Royal Antwerp FC manager makes a substitution. Lior Refaelov departs to be replaced by Amara Baby.
  • The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Laszlo Boloni

FC Viktoria Plzen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pavel Vrba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michal Krmencik 2
Ivo Rodrigues 1
Dieumerci Mbokani 1

Head to Head

2019-08-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 FC Viktoria Plzen

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2019-08-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 FC Viktoria Plzen W 2019-08-04 Royal Antwerp FC 4–1 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren W 2019-08-01 Farul Constanta 2–1 Royal Antwerp FC L 2019-07-28 KAS Eupen 1–4 Royal Antwerp FC W 2019-07-25 Royal Antwerp FC 6–3 Farul Constanta W 2019-05-26 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi W

FC Viktoria Plzen Form

2019-08-08 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 FC Viktoria Plzen L 2019-07-30 PAE Olympiakos SFP 4–0 FC Viktoria Plzen L 2019-07-23 FC Viktoria Plzen 0–0 PAE Olympiakos SFP D 2019-02-21 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 FC Viktoria Plzen L 2019-02-14 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2018-12-12 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–1 AS Roma W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.76 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 FC Viktoria Plzen xG
I would bet for: Royal Antwerp FC to win 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC61% Draw24% FC Viktoria Plzen15%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Viktoria Plzen
39%
Royal Antwerp FC or FC Viktoria Plzen
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Antwerp FC42% Draw46% FC Viktoria Plzen12%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
11.3%
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push FC Viktoria Plzen covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 25% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
FC Viktoria Plzen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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