A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Viktoria Plzeň form and stats
Viktoria Plzeň, who have the most points (40) at home in Czech Liga, have been outstanding at home so far with 13 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. Viktoria Plzeň has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Doosan Aréna. We remember; it was Příbram.The home team returns to Doosan Aréna after sharing the points with Příbram on their last time out; the Czech Liga game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Viktoria Plzeň won a home game hosting Baník Ostrava (2-1).
Everyone expects Viktoria Plzeň to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found ten games: 6 home wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Viktoria Plzeň have won with at least two goals margin 2 times in similar situations.
A decent goal production from Viktoria Plzeň in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 14 matches. Viktoria Plzeň have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 7 goals.
Dukla Praha form and stats
Dukla Praha, who have the fewest points (5) away in Czech Liga, have only collected 5 points from their away games after 1-2-11 (14 played). five defeats in a row for Dukla Praha in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Bohemians 1905.There were no winners in Dukla Praha's previous match, a Czech Liga home game that ended 2-2 vs Mladá Boleslav. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Jablonec wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
Nobody expects Dukla Praha to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 18 times before, with the overall statistics of won 5, draw 4 and lost 9. When defeated, 6 matches have been lost by two or more goals.
Dukla Praha are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels and have only managed 7 goals from 14 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Dukla Praha have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Dukla Praha - Viktoria Plzeň 1-3 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Viktoria Plzeň won 9 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Dukla Praha has 1 win.Top Goalscorers
  M. Krmenčík 7 goals |  T. Chorý 6 goals |  R. Procházka 5 goals |
Viktoria Plzeň missing players
Dukla Praha missing players
| Viktoria Plzeň | Dukla Praha | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 14 | 29 |
| 43 | 26 | Scored | 7 | 25 |
| 27 | 7 | Conceded | 27 | 58 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 86% | 93% |
| 66% | 57% | Over 1.5 | 71% | 76% |
| 41% | 36% | Over 2.5 | 36% | 48% |
| 21% | 14% | Over 3.5 | 21% | 31% |
| 7% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 14% | 17% |
| 45% | 43% | Both teams to score | 29% | 48% |
| 45% | 57% | Clean Sheet | 21% | 21% |
| 10% | 0% | Failed To Score | 64% | 38% |
| 6.6 | 7.4 | Corners For (avg) | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 2 | Red Cards (total) | 3 | 5 |
- Viktoria Plzeň hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Viktoria Plzeň has scored in all of their 14 home matches.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 29 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 48 | 69 |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 65 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Jablonec | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 48 |
| 5 | Baník Ostrava | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 45 |
| 6 | Slovan Liberec | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Sigma Olomouc | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 40 |
| 8 | Mladá Boleslav | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 39 |
| 9 | Zlín | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 39 |
| 10 | Teplice | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 35 |
| 11 | Opava | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -7 | 33 |
| 12 | Bohemians 1905 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | -8 | 33 |
| 13 | Slovácko | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -13 | 33 |
| 14 | Příbram | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 63 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 38 | -30 | 30 |
| 15 | Karviná | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -15 | 26 |
| 16 | Dukla Praha | 29 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 58 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 27 | -33 | 20 |
