International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both FC Barcelona and Viktoria Plzeň are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Viktoria Plzeň have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1600 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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 FC Barcelona and Viktoria Plzeň.
FC Barcelona form and stats
FC Barcelona participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.Only two La Liga home games for FC Barcelona so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
The Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 264 minutes without conceding a goal in the La Liga.
FC Barcelona are returning here after visiting Sevilla and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Raphinha, García and Lewandowski scored the goal(s). Koundé was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.83 out of 10. The defender Koundé signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 3 of 6 duels.
Previous to that game, a La Liga home match hosting Real Valladolid in a game that was won 4-0.Everyone expects FC Barcelona to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 9 games: 5 home wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. FC Barcelona have won with at least two goals margin 4 times in similar situations.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for FC Barcelona as they are travelling to their away game against Cadiz in the La Liga. That match is three days after this one.
Early season league goal statistics from FC Barcelona's 2 home games: 4 goals, 0 conceded.
Viktoria Plzeň form and stats
Viktoria was sent out of Europa League in the play-offs last season.The story so far for the visiting team on their Czech Liga travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 5 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away.
316 minutes! That's how long the Viktoria Plzeň goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away games in a row for Viktoria Plzeň, whose manager Bílek could celebrate last time after the win against Slovan Liberec.
Before that, Viktoria Plzeň secured a home win against Slovacko with the score 3-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Viktoria manager Bílek as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Sigma Olomouc.
Viktoria Plzeň are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. Viktoria Plzeň are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Barcelona two wins, zero draws and Viktoria Plzeň zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 5 goals |   J. Mosquera Rebolledo 3 goals | J. Kliment 2 goals |
FC Barcelona missing players
Viktoria Plzeň missing players
| FC Barcelona | Viktoria Plzeň | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 54 | 23 | Scored | S | 15 | 54 | ||
| 22 | 14 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16.1 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 10.4 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 34% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 44% | ||
| 9.1 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Inter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Viktoria Plzeň | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Celta de Vigo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | Almeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Girona | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Valencia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Elche | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 17 | Sevilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 18 | Getafe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| 19 | Real Valladolid | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Cadiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 0 |
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 15 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Hradec Kralove | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Zbrojovka Brno | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Bohemians 1905 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Mlada Boleslav | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Slovacko | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Ceske Budejovice | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Teplice | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 8 |
| 12 | Zlin | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Banik Ostrava | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Sigma Olomouc | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Jablonec | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -13 | 3 |
