Viktoria Plzeň vs Benfica prediction and preview
Europa League · Thursday 26 November 2026, 17:45 UTC
Match facts
Viktoria Plzeň vs Benfica
Europa League · Thursday 26 November 2026, 17:45 UTC · Doosan Aréna, Plzeň
Viktoria Plzeň vs Benfica preview
Viktoria Plzeň host Benfica in the Europa League on Thursday 26 November 2026, kick-off 17:45 UTC at Doosan Aréna in Plzeň. Viktoria Plzeň are 33rd in the table with 0 points from 3, while Benfica are 1st in the table with 9 points from 3.
Viktoria Plzeň come into the game with a L-L-L-W-L run in the league (1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5), while Benfica's recent sequence reads W-W-W-W-W. Over their last 5, Viktoria Plzeň have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Benfica average 2.8 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
At home this season Viktoria Plzeň have 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats from 3 matches; on the road Benfica have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 5.
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Form and table
- Viktoria PlzeňLast five: L W L L L
- BenficaLast five: W W W W W
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | WWW |
| 33 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
Team news
Viktoria Plzeň expected line-up (4-2-2-2)
Florian Wiegele, Sampson Dweh, Cheick Souaré, Amar Memić, Patrik Hrosovsky, Lukas Cerv, Denis Visinsky, Prince Adu
Benfica expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Anatoliy Trubin, Tomás Araújo, Alexander Bah, Souffian El, Fredrik Aursnes, Rafa Silva, Vangelis Pavlidis
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