FC Viktoria Plzen (Home)
- Plzen have won 3 of their last 5 games, drawn 1 and lost 1 in all competitions.
- FC Viktoria Plzen currently sit 14th in the UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 table with 10 points from 6 games.
- Plzen play with high energy, full of pressing in large numbers and they look to break with pace, overload the wings and play a very vertical game.
- Plzen have only conceded 3 goals in their 3 home Europa League matches so far.
- Plzen are unbeaten at home in the Europa League 2025-2026, having won 1 and drawn 2 of their 3 matches.
FC Porto (Away)
- Porto have won all of their last 5 matches and conceded only 1 goal in the process.
- FC Porto sit 8th on 13 points from 6 matches in the UEFA Europa League 2025-2026.
- Porto’s Italian boss Francesco Farioli has always been a possession-based coach that likes his teams to control the game, build from the back and press in numbers when out of possession.
- Porto are the in-form team and travel to the Doosan Arena with the confidence of having won their last 3 consecutive away games.
- Porto have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their 3 away games in the UEFA Europa League 2025-2026, conceding an average of 1 goal per game.
Key Players
- Samuel Aghehowa (Porto)
- Samuel Aghehowa is Porto’s top scorer with 4 goals in his last 9 appearances in all competitions and 3 in 5 Europa League games this term.
- Rafiu Durosinmi (Plzen)
- Plzen’s top marksman is Rafiu Durosinmi who has scored 2 in the Europa League in 6 appearances.
- Matej Vydra (Plzen)
- Matej Vydra is Plzen’s creative engine and has 2 assists in 4 Europa League appearances this season.
Betting Insights
- The bookmakers have made Porto the heavy favorites at 1.91, making Plzen and the draw look like excellent value at 4.2 and 3.3 respectively.
- With both defenses having been very solid, under 2.5 goals at 1.7 looks too low to us.
Prediction
- Plzen have been in good form but Porto have just been better and are more clinical in front of goal.
- We are supporting a cagey game in which Porto’s superior form and confidence away from home is just enough to edge out the hosts.
- This is likely to be a close encounter with not much between the teams at full time.
