In the central match of the 23rd round of the Czech Championship, Sparta will host Viktoria Plzen. Will the guests resist?
Sparta Prague
"Sparta" is in third place with 62 points and claims the second position, from which it is three points behind. Over the course of five rounds, the club from Prague does not lose, having achieved three wins and two draws. If Sparta has recently stumbled quite often on a visit, then at home it performs very confidently: six wins in a row, the total score of which is 30-8.
"Viktoria Plzen"
"Viktoria Plzen" in the remaining four matches must perform as confidently and reliably as possible in order to break into the top four clubs of the championship and be in the European Cup zone. At the moment, the gap is four points, but Slovacko, who occupies the fourth position, played a match more, so the handicap in the form of four points can be reduced to one. In the previous 12 rounds, Viktoria Plzen lost only once, drew four more times and won seven more times.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
- Windheim (injury), Kozak (broken ankle), Krejci (leg injury), Krejci (ankle injury), Soucek (head injury) - Sparta. Buha, Mika (injuries) - Viktoria Plzen.
- Under question:
- Stetina (restored) - Sparta. Bugel, Limberski (injuries) - Viktoria Plzen.
Statistics and figures:
- "Sparta" does not lose for five matches;
- Viktoria Plzen scored one point in the last two games;
- In the previous five head-to-head matches in the championship, Viktoria Plzen won.
Forecast
"Sparta" is higher in the standings, but also "Viktoria Plzen " performs well, being near the European Cup four. The club from Pilsen looks quite confident in the face-to-face battles with Sparta, having a 5-match winning streak. I think that Viktoria Plzen can score one goal.
