Football background guide: Sparta Praha odds-on when Viktoria Plzeň arrive

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Competition: Czech Republic Fortuna Liga
Competition: Wed 26.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Epet Arena (19784 seats)

A vital match in Fortuna Liga as both participants are struggling for the top positions. With Sparta Praha in 2nd position and Viktoria Plzeň placed 3rd, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling fight. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Sparta Praha is in the best form (4-2-0) in Fortuna Liga
  • Viktoria Plzeň have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Fortuna Liga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sparta Praha and Viktoria Plzeň.

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Sparta Praha form and stats

Sparta Praha have performed here at Epet Arena this season with 9 wins from 14 Fortuna Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. days ago.

An away draw last time out for Sparta Praha, facing Slovacko in a game that ended 1-1. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Krejčí, having found the net in three consecutive matches.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Slavia Praha.

The manager Pedersen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Slovan Liberec in only four days.

The Sparta manager Pedersen has got the team scoring with 34 from 14 home games in the league. Sparta Praha have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Viktoria Plzeň form and stats

7-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Viktoria Plzeň in their Fortuna Liga matches away.

Viktoria are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the game against Zlín (placed 16th). As mentioned above, Viktoria Plzeň was the only team on the pitch versus Zlín in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Banik Ostrava's place.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this team's 12 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

After this away game Viktoria Plzeň return home for a Fortuna Liga game against Teplice. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Viktoria has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the results database show this recent game: Viktoria Plzeň - Sparta Praha 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sparta victories, one draw and six Viktoria Plzeň wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sparta PrahaT. Čvančara
T. Čvančara
12 goals
Viktoria PlzeňT. Chorý
T. Chorý
12 goals
Sparta PrahaJ. Kuchta
J. Kuchta
11 goals

Sparta Praha missing players

Viktoria Plzeň missing players

Sparta Praha Viktoria Plzeň
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 3 Played P 3 14 28
18 9 1 Won W 0 7 17
8 4 2 Drew D 1 4 5
2 1 0 Lost L 2 3 6
65 34 8 Scored S 2 22 53
27 13 4 Conceded C 5 14 26
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
89% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 86%
57% 64% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 68%
43% 43% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 25%
21% 29% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
57% 64% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 57% 57%
39% 36% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 36%
7% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 11%
 
6.5 7.2 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 7.4 6.8
3.6 2.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 9.7 6.5 5.9
2.2 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.2 1.8
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.6 16 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6 11.3 11.7
6 7 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 5 5.1
38% 35% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 31% 37%
 
6.5 6.2 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.5 9.1
2.9 2.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.7 3.5
Key stats in Fortuna Liga this season:
  • Sparta Praha have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sparta Praha have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Sparta Praha have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Fortuna Liga
  • Sparta Praha have the most points from losing position (15) in Fortuna Liga
  • Sparta Praha have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Sparta Praha is in the best form (4-2-0) in Fortuna Liga
  • Viktoria Plzeň have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Viktoria Plzeň have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Fortuna Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Slavia Praha 28 19 5 4 78 24 14 14 0 0 53 6 14 5 5 4 25 18 54 62
2 Sparta Praha 28 18 8 2 65 27 14 9 4 1 34 13 14 9 4 1 31 14 38 62
3 Viktoria Plzeň 28 17 5 6 53 26 14 10 1 3 31 12 14 7 4 3 22 14 27 56
4 Bohemians 1905 28 13 6 9 48 44 14 5 4 5 23 24 14 8 2 4 25 20 4 45
5 Slovacko 28 12 7 9 34 35 14 7 3 4 17 13 14 5 4 5 17 22 -1 43
6 Sigma Olomouc 28 10 10 8 42 34 14 5 5 4 24 18 14 5 5 4 18 16 8 40
7 Hradec Králové 28 11 4 13 32 37 14 5 2 7 14 19 14 6 2 6 18 18 -5 37
8 Mlada Boleslav 28 9 8 11 37 40 14 4 7 3 21 16 14 5 1 8 16 24 -3 35
9 Slovan Liberec 28 9 8 11 36 39 14 5 5 4 22 17 14 4 3 7 14 22 -3 35
10 Jablonec 28 9 7 12 43 51 14 5 5 4 23 19 14 4 2 8 20 32 -8 34
11 Banik Ostrava 28 8 8 12 39 39 14 6 1 7 22 21 14 2 7 5 17 18 0 32
12 České Budějovice 28 9 4 15 31 52 14 5 2 7 16 24 14 4 2 8 15 28 -21 31
13 Zbrojovka Brno 28 8 6 14 39 54 14 4 3 7 21 28 14 4 3 7 18 26 -15 30
14 Teplice 28 8 6 14 36 61 14 5 5 4 20 22 14 3 1 10 16 39 -25 30
15 Pardubice 28 7 4 17 25 54 14 5 2 7 12 20 14 2 2 10 13 34 -29 25
16 Zlín 28 4 10 14 32 53 14 4 4 6 20 25 14 0 6 8 12 28 -21 22