Champions League match preview: Viktoria Plzeň versus Inter

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 13.September
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Doosan Aréna (11700 seats)

International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Viktoria Plzeň and Inter are looking forward to this Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.

It's no vacation for neither Viktoria Plzeň nor Inter 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.

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Viktoria Plzeň form and stats

As mentioned below, Viktoria Plzeň are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Czech Liga games. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.

Happy days for Viktoria Plzeň in their previous game, a fixture away at Sigma Olomouc that ended with a 3-2 victory.

Before that, a loss in the away fixture against FC Barcelona in the Champions League.

Viktoria Plzeň has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Inter form and stats

They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the 8th finals, when Liverpool drew the shortest straw.

Things could have gone better for Inter in their Serie A away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.

Impressive finishing from Brozović secured the home win 1-0 against Torino in their previous game. Goalkeeper Handanović was absolutely vital in the Inter victory against Torino, making seven saves. Handanović was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.45. The agile goalkeeper Handanović topped it up with a clean sheet.

The game earlier was the Champions League-duel against FC Bayern München, a home loss (0-2).

Inter are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. The Inter manager Inzaghi has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Viktoria PlzeňJ. Mosquera Rebolledo
J. Mosquera Rebolledo
3 goals
ViktoriaT. Chorý
T. Chorý
3 goals
InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
3 goals

Viktoria Plzeň missing players

Inter missing players

Viktoria Plzeň Inter
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   12 25
18 11   Won W   7 15
5 1   Drew D   1 4
2 1   Lost L   4 6
54 37   Scored S   24 53
21 8   Conceded C   17 32
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
76% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 88%
68% 85%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   75% 72%
32% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   50% 48%
16% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 20%
52% 46%   BTTS BTTS   83% 68%
48% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   8% 24%
12% 8%   Failed to Score F T   8% 8%
 
5.4 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.8 6.1
4.5 4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.6
1.9 0.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.6
2 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.2 11.6   Shots (avg) S (   16 16.2
4.6 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   6.6 6.4
47% 55%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 33%
 
8.5 7.5   Shots against (avg) S A   12.7 12.2
3.5 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 4.4

  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 1 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 FC Bayern München 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Inter 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
4 Viktoria Plzeň 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4 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 7 6 1 0 14 6 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 4 1 0 9 5 8 19
2 Slavia Praha 7 5 1 1 25 5 3 3 0 0 17 1 4 2 1 1 8 4 20 16
3 Sparta Praha 8 3 4 1 12 7 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 2 2 0 8 4 5 13
4 Hradec Kralove 7 4 1 2 7 5 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 13
5 Zbrojovka Brno 7 4 1 2 13 12 4 1 1 2 6 9 3 3 0 0 7 3 1 13
6 Slovan Liberec 7 3 2 2 12 8 3 1 1 1 6 3 4 2 1 1 6 5 4 11
7 Bohemians 1905 7 3 2 2 12 9 3 0 1 2 5 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 3 11
8 Slovacko 7 2 3 2 9 11 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 6 8 -2 9
9 Teplice 8 2 3 3 10 19 5 1 3 1 7 7 3 1 0 2 3 12 -9 9
10 Mlada Boleslav 7 2 2 3 10 10 3 0 1 2 4 7 4 2 1 1 6 3 0 8
11 Ceske Budejovice 7 2 2 3 7 9 4 0 1 3 2 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 -2 8
12 Sigma Olomouc 8 2 1 5 9 11 4 0 1 3 4 8 4 2 0 2 5 3 -2 7
13 Zlin 8 1 4 3 8 13 4 1 2 1 6 6 4 0 2 2 2 7 -5 7
14 Banik Ostrava 7 1 3 3 9 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 3 0 3 0 4 4 -3 6
15 Jablonec 7 0 4 3 10 15 4 0 2 2 4 8 3 0 2 1 6 7 -5 4
16 Pardubice 7 1 0 6 4 19 4 1 0 3 2 8 3 0 0 3 2 11 -15 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 Napoli 6 4 2 0 13 4 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 7 3 9 14
2 Milan 6 4 2 0 12 6 3 3 0 0 9 4 3 1 2 0 3 2 6 14
3 Atalanta 5 4 1 0 9 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 5 0 7 13
4 Inter 6 4 0 2 12 8 3 3 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 2 5 7 4 12
5 Udinese 5 3 1 1 9 5 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 5 4 10
6 Roma 5 3 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 10
7 Torino 6 3 1 2 6 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 2 5 6 0 10
8 Juventus 5 2 3 0 7 2 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 5 9
9 Lazio 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
10 Salernitana 5 1 3 1 7 4 3 1 1 1 6 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 6
11 Fiorentina 5 1 3 1 4 4 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6
12 Sassuolo 5 1 3 1 3 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 2 5 -2 6
13 Hellas Verona 5 1 2 2 6 9 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 0 2 0 2 2 -3 5
14 Spezia 6 1 2 3 5 10 3 1 2 0 5 4 3 0 0 3 0 6 -5 5
15 Empoli 5 0 4 1 4 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 3 4 -1 4
16 Bologna 5 0 3 2 5 8 2 0 2 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 3 6 -3 3
17 Lecce 5 0 2 3 3 6 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 -3 2
18 Sampdoria 6 0 2 4 3 11 4 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 6 -8 2
19 Cremonese 5 0 1 4 4 9 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 3 7 -5 1
20 Monza 5 0 0 5 2 13 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 7 -11 0

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.