AC Sparta Praha
- Sparta Praha are the in-form team, having won four and lost just one of their last five games.
- Sparta have won 12, drawn three and lost just once of 16 home league games this season, so they have the momentum and talent to win this.
FC Viktoria Plzen
- Plzen are unbeaten in three and on a three-game winning run.
- Plzen are also in good form and have enough going forward to pose problems for the hosts.
Head-to-Head
Sparta have won two of the last three home H2Hs while Plzen have won one and drawn one of their last two away games.
Key Players
Albion Rrahmani and Jan Kuchta have been influential up front for Sparta:
- Albion Rrahmani has hit the ground running for Sparta in the Championship Group with one goal in one game while Jan Kuchta is their talisman in attack with three of their eight goals in the last five coming from his boot.
- Denis Visinsky is Plzen’s frontman and he also scored on the opening day of the Championship Group, so we will take a Kuchta or Visinsky anytime scorer bet.
Betting Insights
- Sparta are the bookmakers’ favorite at 2.05 with Plzen coming in at 3.44 and the draw at 3.5 in this classic Czech rivalry, which ended in a cagey 0-0 draw at Plzen last month.
- So we’ll take the visitors to avoid defeat in the double chance market here and add some insurance to the home side’s favored price.
- Both teams have been scoring goals and have talented attackers, so ‘Both teams to score - Yes’ at 1.7 looks a very tempting wager and seems likely here.
Prediction
Sparta have the stronger overall form and haven’t lost at home in their last three home matches, so we think they will get the win here, but it will be a hard-fought game.
