Match Report
4 points and 4 places separated them: Teplice 5th with 13, Viktoria Plzeň 9th with 9. Viktoria Plzeň's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Teplice 2.14 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Viktoria Plzeň 2.33 and 2, with the league averaging 1.47.
Momentum sat with Teplice, winners of their last five. The last-five ledger: Teplice 15/15, Viktoria Plzeň 5/15.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Teplice 1, draws 3, Viktoria Plzeň 4, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings.
Na Stínadlech, capacity 17,078, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Viktoria Plzeň led 4-3 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-5.
Goal scorers
Teplice: Lukas Marecek (13'), Matej Radosta (21'), Marcel Cermak (35'), John Auta (55'), Jan Fortelny (59') · Viktoria Plzeň: Patrik Hrosovsky (2'), Christophe Kabongo (5'), Sampson Dweh (10'), Matej Vydra (29'), Denis Visinsky (68')
Key stats
Possession: Teplice 41% · Viktoria Plzeň 59% · Total shots: 15-18 · On target: 6-8 · Corners: 4-1