Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Viktoria Plzeň 2nd with 74 points, České Budějovice 6th with 6, 68 apart. České Budějovice ranked just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. In league terms the two rates read 2.03/1.03 for Viktoria Plzeň and 0.46/2.46 for České Budějovice (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
České Budějovice had gone 15 games without a win. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Viktoria Plzeň against 1/15 for České Budějovice.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Viktoria Plzeň, 0 draws and 1 for České Budějovice, at 5.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Doosan Aréna in Plzeň staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,700. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Viktoria Plzeň led 4-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 7-2.
Goal scorers
Viktoria Plzeň: Matěj Vydra (28'), L. Červ (2'), Jan Kopic (15'), Jan Kopic (77'), Daniel Vasulin (18'), Jan Kopic (56'), Daniel Vasulin (60') · České Budějovice: Ondrej Novak (58'), Marcel Čermák (12')