Viktoria Plzeň vs Benfica prediction and preview

Europa League · Thursday 26 November 2026, 17:45 UTC

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Viktoria Plzeň vs Benfica

Europa League · Thursday 26 November 2026, 17:45 UTC · Doosan Aréna, Plzeň

Viktoria Plzeň · Benfica · Europa League predictions

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.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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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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