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Sporting vs Plzen Prediction & Betting tips
Viktoria Pilsen is one of the remaining teams in the Round of 16 of the Europa League, the most betting providers least trust the winning the competition. The Czechs have not presented themselves so bad, but Pilsen is probably actually the smallest name among the remaining participants. Pilsen did not get the over-team with Sporting Lisbon, but nevertheless the Portuguese should prevail in this comparison. Especially at home Sporting should already set the course for quarterfinals.
Sporting :
At the weekend Sporting Lisbon missed the last chance for the Portuguese championship. In the top match at league leaders FC Porto Sporting lost 1: 2. More possession as well as a chance increase of 11: 8 or 5: 3 in the shootings on goal could not change that Sporting Lisbon after five competitive games without defeat once again drew the short straw. Sporting Lisbon remain third in the table, eight points behind FC Porto. City rivals Benfica Lisbon are in second place with three points more, which entitles them to qualify for the Champions League in Portugal. Third place also qualified for the Champions League qualification in the preseason, but only for the Europa League qualification from the next season. Will Sporting Lisbon so in the coming season again enjoy the king class flair, so winning the Europa League might be the only way.
In the sixteenth final Sporting Lisbon made the next round in the first leg clear. Away from Kazakhstan’s FK Astana, the Portuguese drew 3-1 in the second half despite a 0-1 deficit thanks to three goals in the first eight minutes. In the second leg at home Sporting Lisbon switched after a meantime 3-1 lead equal to several courses back and came in the end only to a 3: 3. This season Sporting Lisbon is at home but hard to beat. In 23 competitive games in their own stadium this season, Sporting Lisbon lost only to FC Barcelona in the group stage of the Champions League with a tight margin and also a bit unlucky with 0: 1. Otherwise, there were sixteen wins and six draws in the other home games.
Plzen:
The match of Viktoria Plzen at Banik Ostrau on the weekend has been canceled because of the unplayability of the lawn. This is the last match of Plzen from the penultimate weekend and that went bad in the pants. Against relegation candidate FC Vysocina Jihlava lost Viktoria Plzen at home with 0: 1. It was Viktoria Plzen’s first defeat in the 18th league match this season. In addition, there were 15 wins and two draws. Interesting: After Viktoria Plzen had won the first 14 games in the first league in the Czech Republic, there were the two draws and a defeat in the last four league games. In the table but had so far only a few consequences. Viktoria Plzen is still leading the 1. Liga confidently with nine points ahead of Slavia Prag and the catch-up game at bottom-light Banik Ostrau in the hindquarters. With 34 specially scored goals, Viktoria Plzen is the best offensive in the Czech Republic, with only six goals and also the best defense.
But: The national competition is of course not comparable with the international, with the performances of Viktoria Plzen in the tournament history of the Europa League can be quite proud. The Czechs finished first in the group stage, leaving FCSB, formerly Steaua Bucharest, FC Lugano and Hapoel Be’er Sheva behind. In the sixteenth final Viktoria Plzen was able to knock out Serbian champions Partizan Belgrade. After a 1-1 draw in Belgrade, Viktoria Plzen prevailed at home with 2: 0, with the Czechs only in the fourth minute of injury time finally put the lid on the game. With Sporting Lisbon comes the first heavyweight to the Czechs.