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  Opta's final season review reveals a series of remarkable facts about the Czech Chance Liga 2024/25. The Czech league excels in several parameters at the European level, while some teams and players achieved historic milestones. Data analysis from all top 10 European competitions shows unique characteristics of the Czech league and the position of its participants in continental context. League of Facts and Records Chance Liga displays several exceptional characteristics on a European scale. Substitute players were responsible for 19.2% of all goals this season, representing the highest proportion among all ten leading European competitions, just ahead of Spain's La Liga (19.1%). Other areas where the Czech league dominates include set pieces and combativeness. A full 13.6% of goals came from corners - again the highest proportion in Europe, ahead of the Dutch Eredivisie (12.5%). Teams averaged 28.0 open-play crosses per game, more than anywhere else including La Liga (2...

  May 24, 2025   AC Sparta Praha - SK Sigma Olomouc   Letná Stadium, Prague On Saturday, May 24, 2025, AC Sparta Praha will face SK Sigma Olomouc in the 35th round of the Chance Liga. The match offers a clash between two teams experiencing a significant results slump at the end of the season. AC Sparta Praha have lost four league matches in a row for the first time in Czech league history and have also become the first team to lose the first four games of a championship round in a single season since its introduction in the 2018-19 season. The reigning champions are thus experiencing an unexpected collapse at the end of the season. SK Sigma Olomouc have just one win in the last nine Chance Liga matches (D3 L5) and gained just six points in this timeframe – only České Budějovice have fewer points since matchday 26 (2; Mladá Boleslav also 6) in the Chance Liga. The Haná team is thus also going through a difficult period. AC Sparta Praha have conceded two and more goals...

  May 24, 2025   FC Viktoria Plzeň - FK Jablonec   Doosan Arena, Plzeň On Saturday, May 24, 2025, second-placed Viktoria Plzeň will face the excellent spring-season performers Jablonec in the 35th round of the Chance Liga. The duel at Plzeň's Doosan Arena will offer a clash between two teams currently in top form in the Czech top flight. FC Viktoria Plzeň are still second in the table and can reach their highest league position since the 2021-22 season when they won the championship title. For Plzeň, it would be their eighth second place and their 15th placement in the top 3 of the league table. Only Sparta (28) and Slavia (22) have finished the season in the Czech league's top three more often. The Plzeň team is among the most offensively dangerous squads across Europe this season when it comes to goals after high pressing. Viktoria has scored 10 goals from high turnover situations in this Chance Liga season – the only club in the top 10 European competitions to scor...

  May 24, 2025 SK Slavia Praha - FC Baník Ostrava   Fortuna Arena, Prague On Saturday, May 24, 2025, SK Slavia Praha will face FC Baník Ostrava in the 35th round of the Chance Liga. The match offers a clash between record-chasing Slavia and Baník, who can defeat all three traditional Czech powerhouses in a single season for the first time in history. SK Slavia Praha lost their last Chance Liga match against Jablonec 2:3 after having a two-goal lead – the first time they lost a two-goal lead since March 2015 when they lost 3:4 against Mladá Boleslav. Slavia (87 points) still have one game to beat the record for the most points gained in a single league season. Despite their recent stumble, the "Sewn-Ones" are still heading toward a historic milestone. FC Baník Ostrava have never beaten Sparta, Slavia, and Plzeň in a single Chance Liga season – this season they have already beaten Sparta and Plzeň twice. Baník defeated both Sparta and Slavia in the same Chance Liga season ...

  May 18, 2025 SK Sigma Olomouc - FC Viktoria Plzeň   Andrův stadion, Olomouc On Sunday, May 18, 2025, SK Sigma Olomouc will face FC Viktoria Plzeň in the 34th round of the Chance Liga. The match offers a clash between two teams with different ambitions at the end of the season. SK Sigma Olomouc have won just one of the last eight Chance Liga matches – a 3-0 home victory against České Budějovice on matchday 30. Since matchday 26, only Slovácko and Bohemians have as few wins as Sigma (1; D3 L4), with only České Budějovice recording no win in this timeframe. The home team is thus experiencing a significant results slump. FC Viktoria Plzeň have exactly as many points (68) as they had at this stage of the previous Chance Liga season. However, since the league reform in the 2018-19 season, Viktoria were below 68 points at this stage only once (58 in 2022-23; 55 in 2020-21 when no extra rounds were played). Viktoria have their highest position (2nd) since 2021-22 when they won ...

  May 18, 2025   FK Jablonec - SK Slavia Praha   Střelnice Stadium, Jablonec nad Nisou On Sunday, May 18, 2025, in-form FK Jablonec will face dominant SK Slavia Praha in the 34th round of the Chance Liga. The match offers a clash between two teams with excellent current form. FK Jablonec have won six league matches in a row for the third time in their Czech league history and for the first time since March 2018. Jablonec have never won seven consecutive league matches in their Czech league history. The North Bohemian side thus has a unique opportunity to write themselves into the club's annals. SK Slavia Praha have gained 87 points in this Chance Liga season, drawing level with the highest tally of Sparta from last season. If they manage to gain at least one more point in the two remaining matches, they will set a new record in Czech league history. Moreover, Slavia are unbeaten against Jablonec in the last 15 league games (13 wins, 2 draws). The Prague side thus pres...

  May 18, 2025   FC Hradec Králové - Bohemians Praha 1905   Malšovická Arena, Hradec Králové On Sunday, May 18, 2025, FC Hradec Králové will face Bohemians Praha 1905 in the 34th round of the Chance Liga and the second round of the midfield playoffs. The match offers a clash between two teams with good results in the playoff stage. FC Hradec Králové have now won eight games in midfield playoffs with only Mladá Boleslav winning more (10) since its introduction in the 2018-19 season. Hradec have also scored in the last eight games in midfield playoffs, and if they manage to score against Bohemians, they will draw level with the longest scoring streak in playoffs held by Mladá Boleslav from May 2019/July 2020 (9 games). The East Bohemian side thus has a significant milestone within reach. Bohemians Praha 1905 have reached the second round also in their second Chance Liga midfield playoff they have played. Only Hradec Králové and Mladá Boleslav have progressed to the seco...

  May 17, 2025 1. FC Slovácko - FK Dukla Praha   Miroslav Valenta City Football Stadium, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic On Saturday, May 17, 2025, 1. FC Slovácko will face FK Dukla Praha in the 34th round of the Chance Liga. The duel between teams with completely different current forms promises an interesting confrontation. FC Slovácko haven't scored a single goal in the second consecutive game on the last Chance Liga matchday against Teplice and went goalless in six of the last nine league games. Slovácko have already played 16 goalless games this season, with only their first season (1995-96 as Slovácká Slavia Uherské Hradiště) having as many. The home team is thus going through a significant scoring crisis. FK Dukla Praha have won their second Chance Liga game in a row on the last matchday against Mladá Boleslav, for the first time since October 2018. If Dukla manage to beat Slovácko as well, they will draw level with their two longest streaks of three consecutive...

  May 17, 2025 SK Dynamo České Budějovice - FK Teplice   Střelecký ostrov Stadium, České Budějovice, Czech Republic On Saturday, May 17, 2025, SK Dynamo České Budějovice will face FK Teplice in the 34th round of the Chance Liga. The duel between teams with interesting statistical trends promises an exciting battle in the fight for league points. SK Dynamo České Budějovice have gone 37 Chance Liga matches without a win (8 draws, 29 losses), last winning against Bohemians Praha 1905 in May last year. In this unflattering streak, they have 13 more games than the second team with the most matches without a win - Benešov (24). Teplice are, however, one of six teams that have drawn with Budějovice this season. FK Teplice are 11 away league matches without a victory (6 draws, 5 losses). Only three times have Teplice had longer away winless streaks in the Chance Liga, the last time being 18 matches between January and November 2021 (4 draws, 14 losses). Teplice have won just two ...

  May 11, 2025   FK Mladá Boleslav - FK Dukla Praha   Lokotrans Arena, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic On Sunday, May 11, 2025, FK Mladá Boleslav will face FK Dukla Praha in the playoff round of the Chance Liga. The clash between two teams from the relegation group offers a meeting of different forms and an opportunity to achieve interesting milestones. FK Mladá Boleslav have won their last two Chance Liga games and now have a chance to win three consecutive games for the second time this season. If they win, Mladá Boleslav would become only the second team in history to win the first three games in the relegation round after Pardubice did so in the 2021-22 season. For the Central Bohemian club, this is an opportunity to write themselves into the history of the competition. FK Dukla Praha have lost just three matches in the spring part of this Chance Liga season. Only three clubs have lost fewer matches in the league in 2025: Slavia (1), Baník and Jablonec (2 each). Du...

  May 11, 2025 FK Teplice - 1. FC Slovácko   Na Stínadlech Stadium, Teplice, Czech Republic On Sunday, May 11, 2025, FK Teplice will face 1. FC Slovácko in the playoff round of the Chance Liga. The clash between teams from the relegation group promises an interesting confrontation of different seasonal trajectories and statistical peculiarities. FK Teplice have won both games against Slovácko in this Chance Liga season. If the "Glassmakers" beat Slovácko in their playoff match, Slovácko will become only the second team that Teplice have defeated three times in a single Czech league season, after Slovan Liberec last season. For the North Bohemian club, this is an opportunity to achieve a rare historic hat-trick of wins against a single opponent. FC Slovácko have collected just 34 points in this Chance Liga season, which is the lowest at this stage since the league reform in the 2018-19 season. Nevertheless, Slovácko (4 wins, 3 draws) along with Mladá Boleslav (2 wins) ar...

  May 10, 2025 FK Jablonec - SK Sigma Olomouc   Střelnice Stadium, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic On Saturday, May 10, 2025, FK Jablonec will face SK Sigma Olomouc in the 33rd round of the Chance Liga. The clash between two teams with remarkable statistical trends promises an interesting confrontation of different styles and specific game patterns. FK Jablonec is experiencing an extraordinary period. The North Bohemian side has won five consecutive league matches for the first time since a streak of five victories between April and May 2018. Moreover, for the first time ever, they have won their first two matches in either the championship round or relegation round. The current form thus places coach Látal's charges among the best-performing teams at the end of the league season. On the other hand, SK Sigma Olomouc presents a remarkable paradox in their performance in the playoff part. The Haná team is much more successful in away games of the playoff round than at ho...

  May 10, 2025   SK Slavia Praha - AC Sparta Praha   Eden Arena, Prague, Czech Republic On Saturday, May 10, 2025, the highlight of the 33rd round of the Chance Liga will take place in Eden in the form of the Prague derby between SK Slavia Praha and AC Sparta Praha. The clash of traditional rivals brings not only the usual emotions but also interesting statistical connections and the possibility of equaling a historic record. SK Slavia Praha won their 19th consecutive home league game against Plzeň in the last round. If Slavia defeats Sparta, they will equal the longest streak of consecutive home wins in the Czech league, held by Sparta themselves from the period between October 1999 and March 2001 (20 wins). Ironically, the "sewn ones" could equal their biggest rival's record in a direct confrontation. AC Sparta Praha is experiencing an unusual crisis in the championship playoff round. While in previous seasons they did not lose any of the first two matches in the ch...

  April 27, 2025 FK Teplice - FK Dukla Praha Sunday's clash between FK Teplice and FK Dukla Praha will kick off the battles in the Chance Liga relegation round. While the home side Teplice has extensive experience with the playoff format, Prague's Dukla returns to this stage after a six-year absence. FK Teplice will play their fourth relegation round in the Chance Liga, but this time they enter with the highest point total of all four seasons (34; compared to 32 in 2022-23, 27 in 2021-22, and 31 in 2019-20). The "Glassmakers" remain unbeaten in opening matches of relegation rounds (2 wins, 1 draw), having won last season's first match at home against Pardubice 1-0. FK Dukla Praha experienced the first season after the league reform and played in the very first relegation round ever, ultimately being relegated as the worst team of the 2018-19 season. Dukla collected just two points from two draws in that 2018-19 relegation round. Interestingly, they have also ...

  April 27, 2025 FC Baník Ostrava - FK Jablonec Sunday's opening match of the Chance Liga championship round features a clash between record-setting Baník Ostrava and the defensively exceptional FK Jablonec. Both teams enter the championship group with contrasting historical statistics. Baník Ostrava has recorded their most successful regular season in Chance Liga history with 64 points and will be playing in the championship round for the fifth time. However, in their previous four championship rounds, Baník gained a maximum of only four points (in seasons 2021-22 and 2023-24) and achieved their highest finish last season (4th place). Notably, Ostrava has lost all four of their opening championship round matches (either to Sparta or Slavia), a statistic they're eager to overturn. FK Jablonec has played their best regular Chance Liga season since 2020-21, when they accumulated 62 points after 30 matchdays under Petr Rada (51 points now). The Northern Czech side has excelle...

  April 26, 2025 SK Sigma Olomouc vs SK Slavia Praha The championship round of the Chance Liga kicks off with an attractive clash between Sigma Olomouc and Slavia Prague. While the home side is enjoying their best season in recent years, the visitors are chasing a historic points record in the Czech league. Sigma Olomouc enters the championship group with great confidence after winning their final regular season match against České Budějovice. The Haná club collected 43 points in the regular season, their best result since the 2017-18 season when they amassed 55 points. Sigma will play in the championship group for only the second time in their history. In the 2022-23 season, they lost their first playoff match at home to Sparta 0-1, but now hope for a better start. Slavia Prague has 78 points after the regular season, which is a historically exceptional achievement. Only Slavia themselves in the 2020-21 season (78) and Sparta in the 2013-14 season (79) have ever collected so ...

  April 26, 2025 SK Dynamo České Budějovice - FK Mladá Boleslav Saturday's clash between České Budějovice and Mladá Boleslav features two teams experiencing historically poor seasons in the Czech top flight. Both sides will enter the relegation round with alarming statistics and a desperate need for points. Dynamo České Budějovice are enduring an unprecedented crisis. They are the only team in the history of the independent Czech league to fail to win a single match in the regular season. With just 5 points, the South Bohemian side has the worst record in the competition's history – for comparison, previous record-holders Dukla Prague in 1993-94 and Lázně Bohdaneč in 1997-98 had at least 11 points at this stage. Just like last season, Dynamo enters the relegation round from the last position, though back then they had 24 points and were just one point behind their closest rival. Mladá Boleslav is also struggling, having lost their last seven league matches, which marks the...

  April 19, 2025 FK Pardubice - AC Sparta Praha The CFIG Arena in Pardubice will witness a duel on Saturday between two teams from opposite ends of the table. Home side FK Pardubice, who are already certain to participate in the relegation group, welcome Prague's Sparta, who are still fighting for a position guaranteeing European competition. The East Bohemian side is experiencing one of the worst seasons in their top-flight history. After 29 rounds, they have just 19 points, and it's already clear that this represents their lowest points tally after the regular season in the club's history. Their previous minimum of 24 points from the 2021/22 season will thus be negatively surpassed. Pardubice will also become the only team to participate in the relegation group in all of the last four seasons. "We realistically evaluated the situation a few weeks ago and know that a fight for survival awaits us after the regular season," admits Pardubice coach Jiří Saňák. ...

  April 19, 2025 FC Baník Ostava - Bohemians Praha 1905 The City Stadium in Ostrava-Vítkovice will become the stage for a battle between teams with dramatically different ambitions on Saturday. The home side is experiencing a fantastic period – unbeaten in seven consecutive league matches, while the visitors are fighting for one last hope to avoid the relegation group. Under coach Pavel Hapal's guidance, Baník is enjoying an extraordinary spring season. Six wins and one draw in their last seven duels have catapulted the Silesians into contention for the top positions. A similar series was last recorded by the Ostrava club between August and October 2023. Saturday's clash is particularly significant in the context of club history. If Baník defeats Bohemians, they would set a historic points record after 30 completed league rounds in the Czech top flight. They currently have 61 points; a win would push them to 64, surpassing their previous maximum of 63 points from the 2003/0...

  April 19, 2025 FK Mladá Boleslav - FK Jablonec The Lokotrans Arena in Mladá Boleslav will be the venue for an intriguing clash this Saturday between two teams with dramatically different current form. Home side FK Mladá Boleslav, sliding down the table, welcomes an in-form FK Jablonec, whose defense in recent weeks resembles an impregnable fortress. Boleslav is going through one of the toughest periods in its modern history. Coach David Holoubek's team has lost six consecutive league matches, most recently falling to Sparta Prague. Such a long losing streak was last experienced by the Central Bohemian club between November 2017 and March 2018. The current 34 points after 29 rounds represents the third-worst record for the club in the era of the independent Czech league – Boleslav was only worse off in the 2020/21 (27 points) and 2004/05 (30 points) seasons. "We're obviously going through a difficult period, but we're trying to maintain a positive atmosphere in th...