Soccer game preview: Home crowds with high optimism before Viktoria Plzeň - Zlín

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Competition: Czech Republic Fortuna Liga
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Doosan Aréna (11700 seats)

Viktoria Plzeň should be probable winners of this home fixture vs Zlín, if the league table is to be trusted. Or are we looking at a possible?

Insights:
  • Viktoria Plzeň have the most points from losing position (9) in Fortuna Liga
  • Zlín have the most conceded goals (23) in Fortuna Liga

This should be an absorbing match with lots of action and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Viktoria Plzeň form and stats

5 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Viktoria Plzeň have to build on here at Doosan Aréna in the Fortuna Liga. Viktoria has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Doosan Aréna. We remember; it was Mlada Boleslav.

It's back home for Viktoria, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Pardubice away with the result 1-0. Lukáš Hejda found the net in that victory.

Previous to that game, a Czech Cup home match hosting Pribram in a game that was won 2-1.

Viktoria Plzeň are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won nine, drew one and lost one.

Goals decide football matches and Viktoria are scoring many of them at home; 11 on target from 5 league matches. Viktoria Plzeň's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Zlín form and stats

2-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Zlín in their Fortuna Liga matches away. Recent form does not give Zlín much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Viktoria Plzeň will be a tough nut to crack.

Zlín might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sparta Praha proved too strong as Zlín slumped to a 2-5 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Letná. As you can tell from the result, the match against Sparta Praha was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today?

A 0-3 defeat away at Slovacko before that.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Zlín have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Zlín concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two teams are: six wins for Viktoria, two draws and two wins for Zlín. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

Viktoria PlzeňJ. Beauguel
J. Beauguel
4 goals
ZlínT. Poznar
T. Poznar
4 goals
ViktoriaR. Řezník
R. Řezník
3 goals

Viktoria Plzeň missing players

Zlín missing players

Viktoria Plzeň Zlín
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 2 4 9
8 5 2 Won W 0 2 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 2 2 6
15 11 4 Scored S 1 5 12
7 5 1 Conceded C 8 10 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 78%
56% 80% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 78%
11% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 56%
11% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 50% 44%
56% 80% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 56%
33% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 22%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 22%
 
5.4 6.6 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.2
4 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.2 5
2.8 2.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11.6 12.8 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.5 9.7
4.3 4.6 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 4.1
38% 48% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 38% 32%
Key stats in Fortuna Liga this season:
  • All of Viktoria Plzeň's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Viktoria Plzeň have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Viktoria Plzeň have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Viktoria Plzeň have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Zlín have scored away.
  • Viktoria Plzeň have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Viktoria Plzeň have the most points (15) at home in Fortuna Liga
  • Viktoria Plzeň have the most points from losing position (9) in Fortuna Liga
  • Viktoria Plzeň have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Viktoria Plzeň have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Viktoria Plzeň haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zlín have the most conceded goals (23) in Fortuna Liga
  • Zlín have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Fortuna Liga
  • Zlín haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Viktoria Plzeň 9 8 0 1 15 7 5 5 0 0 11 5 4 3 0 1 4 2 8 24
2 Slavia Praha 8 7 1 0 24 7 3 3 0 0 10 2 5 4 1 0 14 5 17 22
3 Sparta Praha 9 6 2 1 24 9 5 4 1 0 11 3 4 2 1 1 13 6 15 20
4 Banik Ostrava 9 6 1 2 19 11 4 4 0 0 13 3 5 2 1 2 6 8 8 19
5 Slovacko 9 6 1 2 16 9 4 4 0 0 7 1 5 2 1 2 9 8 7 19
6 Sigma Olomouc 8 3 4 1 20 13 4 2 2 0 11 6 4 1 2 1 9 7 7 13
7 Hradec Kralove 9 3 3 3 8 12 4 2 2 0 5 2 5 1 1 3 3 10 -4 12
8 České Budějovice 9 3 1 5 10 12 5 3 0 2 6 5 4 0 1 3 4 7 -2 10
9 Bohemians 1905 9 2 3 4 14 21 4 1 1 2 7 10 5 1 2 2 7 11 -7 9
10 Jablonec 9 2 3 4 6 13 5 2 2 1 5 4 4 0 1 3 1 9 -7 9
11 Zlín 9 3 0 6 12 23 5 1 0 4 7 13 4 2 0 2 5 10 -11 9
12 Mlada Boleslav 9 2 2 5 15 17 5 2 1 2 12 11 4 0 1 3 3 6 -2 8
13 Slovan Liberec 9 2 2 5 6 13 5 1 0 4 2 9 4 1 2 1 4 4 -7 8
14 Pardubice 9 1 3 5 12 16 5 1 3 1 8 6 4 0 0 4 4 10 -4 6
15 Teplice 9 1 2 6 7 17 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 0 1 4 4 12 -10 5
16 Karvina 9 0 4 5 10 18 4 0 3 1 7 8 5 0 1 4 3 10 -8 4