David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Ferencvaros
Viktoria Plzen
The first leg of the 2024/25 Europa League playoffs between Hungarian Ferencváros and Czech Viktoria Plzeň will take place on February 13 at the Groupama Arena in Budapest. Here's a betting suggestion for goals in this exciting encounter with promising chances of success.
Match Preview
Under the leadership of Robbie Keane, Ferencváros showed fighting spirit in the group stage of the 2024/25 Europa League, winning 4 matches and suffering 4 defeats. As a result, the Hungarians finished in 17th place in the standings, just 2 points behind 8th place. Notably, in their three victories, Ferencváros scored exactly 4 goals each time.
In the previous Europa League edition (2022/23), the club reached the Round of 16, which was their best performance in the tournament's history. At home, Ferencváros has not lost in 9 out of their last 11 Europa League matches, winning 7 and drawing 2. It is worth mentioning that in the first three Hungarian league matches of this year, Ferencváros has yet to win (2 draws and 1 loss).
Viktoria Plzeň had a successful start in the current Europa League campaign, remaining unbeaten in the first five matches (2 wins and 3 draws). Under the guidance of Miroslav Koubek, the team held on to a spot in the top 8 for a long time, but in a decisive match against Atlético, they were defeated, which dropped them to 16th place.
Interestingly, the team has scored in each of their last six Europa League matches. The last time Viktoria participated in the tournament was in the 2018/19 season when they also made it to the playoffs. In away games, Viktoria has not lost in 5 out of their last 6 Europa League matches, with 3 wins and 2 draws. Viktoria approaches the first leg of the playoffs after a 3-2 home win against Slovan Liberec in the Czech league.
Probable Lineups
- Ferencváros: Adam Varga – Eldar Čivič, Stefan Gartenmann, Ibrahim Sissé – Habib Maiga, Mohamed Abu Fani, Alex Tóth, Chebrail Makrecskis, Mohamed Ali Ben Romdan – Barnabás Varga, Adama Traoré
- Viktoria Plzeň: Martin Jedlička – Václav Jemelka, Svetozar Marković, Sampson Dweh, Milan Havel – Pavel Šulc, Lukáš Červ, Lukáš Kalvach, Kadu Cruz – Matěj Vydra, Prince Kwabena Adu
Match Facts and Head-to-Head
- The "Both Teams to Score" bet has won in 5 of the last 6 Europa League matches involving Viktoria.
- The "Over 2.5 Goals" bet has won in 6 of the last 8 Europa League matches involving Ferencváros.
- In January 2024, Viktoria won 3-1 in a friendly match against Ferencváros.
Prediction
Based on how the teams performed in the group stage, this clash promises to be thrilling. Both teams have frequently delighted fans with their goal-scoring abilities. Our suggested bet for this match is "Both Teams to Score" with odds of 1.85.
