Europa League: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Ferencvaros and Viktoria Plzen who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Ferencvaros start the season as favourites to land the Europa League crown. They launch their title bid this coming Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with Viktoria Plzen at Groupama Arena.

Form: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen

Ferencvaros Form

Ferencvaros added two wins to their account in their three most recent outings, as they beat Ludogorets Razgrad by 3-0. Their next match left them empty-handed in a 1-3 defeat against Qarabag FK, followed up by a 2-3 win against Qarabag FK. Ferencvaros won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Europa League, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 14 goals and conceded eight times.

Viktoria Plzen Form

Viktoria Plzen have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 1-1 draw with Slovan Liberec, before they won a game against Sigma Olomouc with a 1-0 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sparta Prague. Viktoria Plzen only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by 11 goals to nine.

Betting facts for Ferencvaros and Viktoria Plzen

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Ferencvaros and Viktoria Plzen. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen

Ferencvaros against Viktoria Plzen is also a battle between Barnabas Varga and Rafiu Durosinmi with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three Europa League goals in their last six games respectively.

Popular markets: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen

Full-time result

Ferencvaros claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Viktoria Plzen won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Ferencvaros scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Impressively, Viktoria Plzen scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Viktoria Plzen managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of Ferencvaros’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Viktoria Plzen, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game. Ferencvaros’s last 7 matches had more than three goals.