Viktoria Plzen vs Ludogorets Prediction and Betting Tips | October 3rd 2024
Viktoria Plzen will face Ludogorets at the Stadion Mesta Plzne on Thursday in another round of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League League Phase. The home team have struggled for results in recent games and will be looking to turn things around when they return to the European stage this week.
They locked horns with Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in their group opener last week, playing out a 3-3 draw and had looked set to be headed toward defeat on the road before Prince Kwabena Adu and Vaclav Jemelka scored late goals to help rescue a point for the Czech outfit.
Ludogorets, meanwhile, kicked off their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 home defeat to Slavia Praha, conceding a goal in either half and could have no major complaints about the result after managing just one shot on target throughout the match.
The visitors now sit 32nd in the League Phase with zero points and will be looking to pick up their first win this week and begin their push for advancement.
Viktoria Plzen vs Ludogorets Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the fourth meeting between Viktoria and Ludogorets. The away team are undefeated in all three of their previous matchups, picking up two wins and a draw.
- The two teams last faced off in the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League qualifiers with the Eagles winning the two-legged tie 4-2 on aggregate.
- Ludogorets have had three competitive meetings against Czech opposition, recording one win, one draw and one loss in that period.
- Viktoria's last competitive meeting against Bulgarian opposition came back in August 2021 when they faced CSKA Sofia in the Conference League playoffs which they lost 3-2 on aggregate.
Viktoria Plzen vs Ludogorets Prediction
Viktoria are on a run of consecutive draws and have won just one of their last five matches. They have, however, picked up five wins from their last six home games and will head into the midweek clash as favorites.
Ludogorets have won all but one of their last five games and have lost just one of their last 10. They have performed well on the road in recent games but could see defeat against slightly stronger opposition this week.
Prediction: Viktoria Plzen 1-0 Ludogorets
Viktoria Plzen vs Ludogorets Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Viktoria to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Five of the visitors' last six matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just two of Viktoria's last six home matches)