Sporting CP vs Plzen: result 2-0 and analysis
UEFA Europa League8th FinalsKick-off on March 8, 2018 at 08:05 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Plzen?
Sporting CP won 2-0 on March 8, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 45′F. MonteroSporting CP
- 49′F. MonteroSporting CP
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Plzen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
- 20Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
- 40F. Montero
- 77Gelson Martins
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 14William Carvalho
- 4S. Coates
- 5Fábio Coentrão
- 9M. Acuña
- 13S. Ristovski
- 22J. Mathieu
- 1Rui Patrício
Plzen
- 15M. Krmenčík
- 7Tomáš Hořava
- 9M. Zeman
- 11M. Petržela
- 17P. Hrošovský
- 26D. Kolář
- 2L. Hejda
- 4Roman Hubník
- 8D. Limberský
- 14R. Řezník
- 16Aleš Hruška
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Plzen have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2018 | FC Porto(away) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 26, 2018 | Moreirense(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 22, 2018 | FC Astana(home) | 3-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 19, 2018 | Tondela(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2018 | FC Astana(away) | 3-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2018 | FK Partizan(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 15, 2018 | FK Partizan(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Dec 7, 2017 | Hapoel Beer Sheva(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 23, 2017 | FCSB(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Nov 2, 2017 | FC Lugano(home) | 4-1 | UEFA Europa League |
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 1.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Plzen score 1.8 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 1.8 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Plzen | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy