This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Inter at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza when the Champions League tournament arrives in town and Viktoria Plzeň with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It's no vacation for neither Inter nor Viktoria Plzeň as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Inter form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Liverpool.4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Inter so far this season. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Inter has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Happy days for Inter in their previous game, a fixture away at Fiorentina that ended with a 4-3 victory. A goal frenzy last time out for Inter, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Fiorentina. Fun stuff to watch! A late climax in the match against Fiorentina as the winning goal came five minutes into overtime; scored by Mkhitaryan. The forward Martínez won the honour of being "man of the match" for Inter with a rating of 9.45/10. Martínez scored two goals, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Previous to that game, a Serie A home match hosting Salernitana in a game that was won 2-0.Inter are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 8 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Inter has won 8 times, drawn 0 and lost 0. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Inter has won by at least two goals 7 times when in this position.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Sampdoria in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Inter are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Viktoria Plzeň form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the Czech Liga. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses both home and away.
Viktoria Plzeň had fun at their own home (Stadio Giuseppe Meazza) last time out, beating Banik Ostrava 3-1. Kalvach, Kliment and Mosquera scored.
A defeat, in the Czech Cup away at Hlucin, before that.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Viktoria Plzeň manager Bílek as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Zlin.
The travelling fans enjoy Viktoria Plzeň's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Viktoria as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Inter and Viktoria Plzeň have met already this season: Viktoria Plzeň - Inter 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Martínez 6 goals |   J. Mosquera Rebolledo 6 goals |  T. Chorý 6 goals |
Inter missing players
Viktoria Plzeň missing players
| Inter | Viktoria Plzeň | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 54 | 24 | Scored | S | 20 | 45 | ||
| 38 | 15 | Conceded | C | 21 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 16% | ||
| 6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.7 | 16.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 9.8 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | ||
| 12.6 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bayern München | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Inter | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Viktoria Plzeň | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -13 | 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 | Napoli | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Milan | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Roma | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | Lazio | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 21 |
| 6 | Udinese | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | Inter | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Juventus | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | Salernitana | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Torino | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Empoli | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Monza | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 15 | Spezia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | -11 | 9 |
| 16 | Lecce | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Bologna | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 4 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 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 | Viktoria Plzeň | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 32 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 25 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 4 | Hradec Kralove | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Bohemians 1905 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Sigma Olomouc | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Slovan Liberec | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Zbrojovka Brno | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Ceske Budejovice | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 10 | Banik Ostrava | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Mlada Boleslav | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Jablonec | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Slovacko | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Teplice | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Zlin | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 16 | Pardubice | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 24 | -27 | 6 |
