Liberec vs Viktoria Plzen Prediction: Plzen can’t afford to drop points

Stadion u Nisy will be the venue for this round 7 Czech Fortuna Liga encounter between Liberec and Viktoria Plzen. The winning chances are tight in this one, but the road team is slightly favored. Let’s provide full match previews and make betting opportunities available.

Liberec hopes to return to winning ways after a 2-0 defeat against Ostrava last time out. In that encounter, Liberec did well to hold their opponent to a goalless draw at halftime but then conceded twice within the first 10 minutes of the second half. Heading into this game, Liberec has had only one win in the last five matches, coming against FK Pardubice. In other matches, Liberec lost to Slavia Prague and Teplice while they drew Sigma Olomouc.

Viktoria Plzen are coming off a Europa League qualifier against Hearts, which they won. In the first leg, this team won 1-0 at home and then went on to win 0-1 on the road. However, their last league game saw the road team play Ceske Budejovice and won 0-3. In that encounter, Erik Jirka, Cadu, and Lukas Kalvach got on the scoresheet in that win. In the meantime, Viktoria Plzen has a record of six consecutive wins heading into this fixture. 

Liberec have not had it easy this season and will need more effort to take a point in this fixture. While Viktoria Plzen have been very good this season in the league and European competitions, I expect them to keep things running. In the meantime, being on the road might pose some threat to this road side, but I still trust them to win in a game involving a lot of defensive play.