Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen: Betting preview

Ace Football Team previews the Champions League round 1 match between Barcelona and Viktoria Plzen who meet up this coming Wednesday. The pre-match analysis includes the latest team stats, match history and the best betting tips.

Viktoria Plzen hope to close the gap on Champions League leaders Barcelona, when they face off in a 1 match at on Wednesday. The way we look at it, both Barcelona and Viktoria Plzen will aim to do their best to prove to their fans that they are the better team on the pitch. We are bound to see an exciting game this coming Wednesday.

Position in the Champions League standings: Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen

Since it is the first round of the Champions League, both teams are yet to grab their first points this season. Will Barcelona take advantage of their home ground and get all 3 points from this game? The visitor team Viktoria Plzen might as well do their best to start recording points right in their first game of the season. One way or the other, it will be interesting to watch these two sides fight for their first points in this campaign.

Latest form and fixture history of Barcelona against Viktoria Plzen

Barcelona in good shape

Barcelona look to build on their current momentum with another positive result. Barcelona are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 1-4 win against Real Sociedad. They went on to beat Real Valladolid by 4-0, before also getting the better of Sevilla in a 0-3 victory.

Viktoria Plzen cannot wait to get going

Viktoria Plzen keep brushing aside all resistance adding more points to their tally last time out.In their last three matches, Viktoria Plzen first beat SK Dynamo Ceske Budejovice 0-1, then Slovacko by 3-0 and finally Slovan Liberec by 0-1.

Fixture history: Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen

The last time the two teams faced off against each other, Barcelona came away as 0-4 winners. In was a match played at Synot Tip Arena back in November 2011 in the Champions League. This time round, betting on Viktoria Plzen will get you odds 23.00, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with an 4% chance of beating Barcelona. You can get a price of 1.08, should you wish to add Barcelona to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen Stats

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Barcelona and Viktoria Plzen. The facts are based on statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Top goalscorer

When looking at the list of the in-form players from both teams, we see some interesting names popping up. Gerard Pique currently stands out for Barcelona, with Jan Kliment starring for the visitors. We expect both could be among the goalscorers once again for their respective teams in the upcoming match on Wednesday.

Match predictions: Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen

In conclusion, we present betting tips for this Champions League match, which are based on the above statements. Besides the main prediction for this game, we have also come up with some lower and higher risk alternatives.