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UEFA Champions League · 2025Stadion Mesta Plzne

Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 Rangers · UEFA Champions League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Viktoria Plzeň won 2–1.

Shots
279
Shots on target
102
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Viktoria Plzeň beat Rangers 2–1. Recorded in this match (Viktoria Plzeň – Rangers): shots 27–9, shots on target 10–2, possession 41%–59%, corners 6–3. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Viktoria Plzeň show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Viktoria Plzeň's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

22 shots/match ▲ShotsViktoria Plzeň · Rangers11.7 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricViktoria PlzeňRangersBaseline
Shots22 shots/match11.7 shots/match14.3 shots/match
Shots against10.7 shots/match20.3 shots/match10.7 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Rangers have recorded the higher season possession share.

48%PossessionViktoria Plzeň · Rangers● 63.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricViktoria PlzeňRangersBaseline
Possession48%63.3%48%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots27 shots9 shotsViktoria Plzeň 27 shots, Rangers 9 shots
  • Shots on target10 shots2 shotsViktoria Plzeň 10 shots, Rangers 2 shots
  • Possession41%59%Viktoria Plzeň 41%, Rangers 59%
  • Corners6 corners3 cornersViktoria Plzeň 6 corners, Rangers 3 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls11 foulsViktoria Plzeň 15 fouls, Rangers 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Viktoria Plzeň
0Draws
1Rangers
Rangers — Viktoria Plzeň · UEFA Champions League3–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Viktoria Plzeň favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Rangers in 0 · 9 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Viktoria Plzeň4 matchesRangers4 matches
1.25 goals/matchGoals scored4/4▲ 1.75 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed4/4▲ 0.75 goals/match
22 shots/match ▲Shots3/311.7 shots/match
9 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/33.33 shots/match
48%Possession3/3● 63.3%
6.33 corners/match ●Corners3/33.67 corners/match
10.3 fouls/matchFouls3/311.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples4 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples4 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against, cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in UEFA Champions League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsViktoria PlzeňRangers
CompetitionUEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League 2025/26
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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