Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Třinec 14th with 33 points, Viktoria Žižkov 16th with 18, 15 apart. Viktoria Žižkov had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Viktoria Žižkov 0.97 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Třinec 1.27 and 1.8, with the league averaging 1.36.
Defeat had followed defeat for Viktoria Žižkov — four in succession. 5 matches unbeaten backed Třinec's arrival. From the last five rounds, Viktoria Žižkov held 3 points of 15 and Třinec 11.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 0 for Viktoria Žižkov, 4 for Třinec and 1 drawn, at 4.6 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was eFotbal aréna in Praha, with room for 5,600 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.