Match summary
Viktoria Plzen won comfortably, 4-0 away at Banik Ostrava. It was goalless at half-time.
Adam Gabriel put Viktoria Plzen ahead in the 48th minute, Gabriel made it 0-2 in the 56th minute, Lukáš Červ made it 0-3 in the 57th minute, and Tomáš Ladra made it 0-4 in the 80th minute.
The chances backed that up: Viktoria Plzen created 2.71 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Banik Ostrava's 0.43 from 11.
Banik Ostrava hosted Viktoria Plzen in the Czech First League on matchday 13, registering 54 percent possession and 84 attacks compared to 56 for the visitors. Despite holding territorial advantages and earning 7 corners to 5, Banik Ostrava struggled to convert their approach play into meaningful chances, managing only 1 shot on target from 11 total attempts. Their expected goals metric finished at 0.43, contrasting sharply with Viktoria Plzen, who recorded an expected goals total of 2.71 from 15 shots and 8 shots on target. The discipline count saw 2 yellow cards for Banik Ostrava and 1 yellow card for Viktoria Plzen, alongside 13 fouls committed by the hosts and 8 by the away side.
The first half ended goalless after a tight opening period that featured 3 cautions, beginning with a yellow card for Filip Prebsl in the 18th minute, followed by bookings for Jiří Boula in the 30th minute and Filip Kubala in the 35th minute. The deadlock broke immediately after the restart when Adam Gabriel scored in the 48th minute for Viktoria Plzen. Adam Gabriel scored his second goal in the 56th minute, and Lukáš Červ added a third in the 57th minute. Following multiple substitutions for both teams, Tomáš Ladra scored the final goal in the 80th minute to complete the 0-4 scoreline.