Viktoria Plzeň vs Real Sociedad prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups - November 7, 2024
One of the intriguing fixtures in the fourth round of the Europa League group stage will take place this Thursday at the Doosan Arena, where Czech side Viktoria Plzeň hosts Spanish club Real Sociedad. A bet on the total number of goals in this match offers great value and high chances of success.
Match Overview
Viktoria Plzeň has drawn all three of their group-stage matches so far, and they share 20th place in the standings with Manchester United. The Czechs started with a goalless draw at home against Ludogorets (0-0), followed by two away draws, 3-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt and 2-2 against PAOK.
This past weekend, Viktoria lost 0-1 to Slovácko in the Czech league, and currently sits in second place, eight points behind Slavia after 13 rounds.
Real Sociedad finally earned their first Europa League win in the previous round, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-1 on neutral ground. Before that, they drew 1-1 with Nice away and lost 1-2 at home to Anderlecht. As a result, the Basques occupy 16th place in the group standings, with 4 points. In La Liga, Sociedad secured a 2-0 victory away at Sevilla this past weekend, and are in 11th place after 12 matches.
Probable Line-ups
- Viktoria Plzeň: Jedlička, Jemelka, Markovič, Paluška, Jirka, Červ, Kalvach, Kadu, Šulc, Panoš, Adu
- Real Sociedad: Remiro, Aramburu, Zubeldia, Agerd, Gomez, Oyarzabal, Mendez, Zubimendi, Sucic, Kubo, Oscarsson
Match Facts and Head-to-Head
- In their last six Europa League matches, Real Sociedad has won only one, with two draws and three losses.
- Viktoria Plzeň is unbeaten in their last seven Europa League matches, with four wins and three draws.
Prediction
Bookmakers favor the visitors heavily, with odds for a Real Sociedad win around 1.87. We believe Viktoria is likely to lose by a narrow margin if they do fall, and our bet is on “Total Under 2.5” with odds of 1.81.
