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Mateo Biondic (Union Saint-Gilloise) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
UEFA Europa League Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 17th September
UEFA Europa League Table
On Thursday 17th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Union Saint-Gilloise, Position 13, Points 3
- Viktoria Plzeň, Position 29, Points 0
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Sparta Prague | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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4 Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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7 OFI Crete | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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9 Olympiakos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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10 Ferencváros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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11 Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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12 Torreense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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13 Union Saint-Gilloise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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14 Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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17 Beşiktaş | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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18 Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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19 Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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21 Sturm Graz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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22 Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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23 Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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24 AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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25 Celta Vigo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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27 Levski Sofia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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28 Lillestrøm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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29 Viktoria Plzeň | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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31 Celje | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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34 Ararat-Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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35 Lech Poznań | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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36 NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: 8th Finals
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Play-off
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Team Lineups
home team,Viktoria Plzeň
Manager:Radoslav Kovac
Formation:3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Viktoria Plzeň
away team,Union Saint-Gilloise
Manager:David Hubert
Formation:3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Union Saint-Gilloise
home team,Viktoria Plzeň
Manager:Radoslav Kovac
Formation:3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Union Saint-Gilloise
Manager:David Hubert
Formation:3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Yigal Frid
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Daniel Bar Natan
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Roy Hassan
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Tuval Rahamim Koltunoff
- Fourth Official:
- Gal Levi
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Eitan Shmuelevitz
Match Stats
Key, Plzeň v R. Union SGBasic Stats
Overall possession
Viktoria Plzeň 42.4%Union Saint-Gilloise 57.6%
Shots
Viktoria Plzeň 6Union Saint-Gilloise 11Shots on target
Viktoria Plzeň 2Union Saint-Gilloise 6Total touches inside the opposition box
Viktoria Plzeň 9Union Saint-Gilloise 16Goalkeeper saves
Viktoria Plzeň 5Union Saint-Gilloise 1Aerial duels won
Viktoria Plzeň 4Union Saint-Gilloise 6Fouls committed
Viktoria Plzeň 5Union Saint-Gilloise 1Corners
Viktoria Plzeň 3Union Saint-Gilloise 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Viktoria Plzeň 6Union Saint-Gilloise 11Shots on target
Viktoria Plzeň 2Union Saint-Gilloise 6Shots off target
Viktoria Plzeň 2Union Saint-Gilloise 3Attempts out of box
Viktoria Plzeň 2Union Saint-Gilloise 5One-on-one attempts
Viktoria Plzeň 0Union Saint-Gilloise 1Distribution
Total passes
Viktoria Plzeň 204Union Saint-Gilloise 290Pass accuracy %
Viktoria Plzeň 73Union Saint-Gilloise 85.2Backward passes
Viktoria Plzeň 34Union Saint-Gilloise 41Forward passes
Viktoria Plzeň 79Union Saint-Gilloise 97Total long balls
Viktoria Plzeň 28Union Saint-Gilloise 19Successful final third passes
Viktoria Plzeň 30Union Saint-Gilloise 50Total crosses
Viktoria Plzeň 11Union Saint-Gilloise 6Defence
Total tackles
Viktoria Plzeň 6Union Saint-Gilloise 8Won tackle %
Viktoria Plzeň 66.7Union Saint-Gilloise 50Fouls committed
Viktoria Plzeň 5Union Saint-Gilloise 1Total yellow cards
Viktoria Plzeň 0Union Saint-Gilloise 1Total clearances
Viktoria Plzeň 13Union Saint-Gilloise 16Clearances off the line
Viktoria Plzeň 0Union Saint-Gilloise 1Season so far
UEFA Europa League
Key, Plzeň v R. Union SG
League position, Viktoria Plzeň 29th, Union Saint-Gilloise 13thTotal points, Viktoria Plzeň 0, Union Saint-Gilloise 3
Form guide
All competitions
Viktoria Plzeň lose
v Sigma Olomouc
2
3
Czech Liga
Union Saint-Gilloise won
v Lommel
5
0
First Division A
Viktoria Plzeň draw
v Hradec Králové
0
0
Czech Liga
Union Saint-Gilloise won
v Sporting Charleroi
2
3
First Division A
Viktoria Plzeň won
v Artis Brno
0
3
Czech Liga
Union Saint-Gilloise won
v Sint-Truiden
0
3
First Division A
Viktoria Plzeň draw
v Slovácko
1
1
Czech Liga
Union Saint-Gilloise won
v Anderlecht
3
0
First Division A
Viktoria Plzeň won
v Red Star Belgrade
5
1
UEFA Europa League
Union Saint-Gilloise draw
v Zulte Waregem
0
0
First Division A
Match Facts
This will be the first ever meeting between Viktoria Plzeň and Union Saint-Gilloise; the Czech side reach this season’s UEFA Europa League via a 5-4 play-off win over Crvena Zvezda, while the Belgian side lost 6-5 to Bodø/Glimt in their UEFA Champions League qualifier.
Viktoria Plzeň were the only side to avoid defeat in last season’s UEFA Europa League (W3 D7), exiting to Panathinaikos on penalties in the play-off round.
Union Saint-Gilloise have won four of their last six games in the UEFA Europa League (L2), as many as in their previous 17 matches in the competition (D7 L6).
Only two sides had a lower expected goals per shot faced in the UEFA Europa League last season than Viktoria Plzeň (0.09), facing 131 shots with a combined xG of 11.83.
Only one player made more tackles in the UEFA Europa League last season than Viktoria Plzeň’s Sampson Dweh (36), while he also ranked joint-second for duels won (81).
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