Viktoria Plzen vs Zlin Prediction: Another Plzen dominance expected

Viktoria Plzen will host Zlin in the second semi-final stage of the Czech MOL Cup at Doosan Arena. Having already progressed to the finals, the winner of this game will play Sparta Prague.

Viktoria Plzen defeated Jablonec in the quarterfinal final of this competition and secured an easy 0-3 win on the road. In that game, an own goal by Nemanja Tekijaski gave them the lead before Jan Kopic and Cheick Souare both scored in the latter minutes. In the meantime, in recent matches, Viktoria Plzen won just one of their last five matches against Slavia Prague. However, Viktoria Plzen lost to Florentina in the Europa League Conference quarterfinal, while three other games ended in draws.

Zlin defeated Slovan Liberec in the quarter-final encounter of this game; in this one, they will hope to find their luck. In that game, Zlin took the lead just 11 minutes into the game, with Tomas Schanelec striking Jakub Cernin’s pass. However, despite their resilience and relentless performance, Zlin conceded in the 83rd minute, with the match moving to extra time. In te meantime, Jakub Janetzky scored this time for them to give them the win, with the rest of the game ending goalless. Now, heading into this game, Zlin have lost just one of their recent league games against Mlada Boleslav. However, others ended in one win against Sigma Olomouc, while they did see five end in draws.

The hosts are at a better level in terms of performance, squad quality, and style of play. On the other hand, Zlin have had commendable performances up to this competition stage, but overall, this side has not been good. While Viktoria Plzen has been good defensively this season, I do not see this side conceding a goal here. With the home team expected to dominate, I am backing them to win both halves of this game in a game that should end 3-0 in their favor.