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 hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Viktoria Plzen over to the Groupama Arena for a round 2 match.

Form: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen

Ferencvaros Form

In their last three outings, Ferencvaros won 0-1 against Trabzonspor, beat Trabzonspor by 4-0 and hammered Celtic 1-3. Ferencvaros won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Europa League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored ten goals and conceded four times.

Viktoria Plzen Form

Viktoria Plzen suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Union St.Gilloise in a 0-3 defeat. Slavia Prague also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-1, before Viktoria Plzen were able to strike back in a 3-0 win against Mlada Boleslav. Viktoria Plzen claimed two wins against four draws and zero defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches reads five goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Ferencvaros and Viktoria Plzen

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

In-form players: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen

Kristoffer Zachariassen has been great for Ferencvaros lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Viktoria Plzen are optimistic that Tomas Ladra doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen

Full-time result

Ferencvaros won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. Viktoria Plzen won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost three in this run. Ferencvaros are a tough nut to crack right now, with no less than 10 matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Ferencvaros scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Viktoria Plzen got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Ferencvaros games Ferencvaros managed to open the scoreline in no less than eight of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Viktoria Plzen performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ferencvaros, who scored an average of 2.5 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Viktoria Plzen. They performed an average of 1.8 goals in these.