Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen - prediction, team news, lineups

Looking to widen their unbeaten tally successful each competitions to a staggering 14 matches, Ferencvaros big Viktoria Plzen astatine Groupama Arena successful Budapest for a Europa League clash connected Thursday night.

The Green Eagles enjoyed a convincing distant occurrence astatine Celtic during gameweek 1 of the League Phase anterior to the planetary break, whereas Viktoriani were little productive connected their travels, losing heavy astatine Union SG.

Match preview

Following the extended September/October planetary break, 37-time Hungarian champions Ferencvaros instrumentality to the Europa League stage, aiming to marque it back-to-back victories astatine the commencement of the League Phase.

The Green Eagles' archetypal clash with Celtic since November 2021 was an enjoyable acquisition during gameweek 1 connected September 17, erstwhile goals from Norwegian Kristoffer Zachariassen and winger Bamidele Yusuf helped the visitors to a 3-1 triumph astatine Celtic Park.

Flying retired of the blocks connected the continental scene, Balazs Borbely's troops person stumbled somewhat successful the Hungarian apical formation recently, drafting 3 consecutive matches aft a three-game winning run.

Despite past losing a competitory fixture astatine the extremity of July to Paksi SE, the Green Eagles are sitting down successful sixth spot successful their home standings - a lowly presumption for a broadside who were champions for 7 consecutive years betwixt 2019 and 2025.

Gyori ETO lifted their archetypal Hungarian crown since 1983 to extremity Ferencvaros's trophy streak during the 2025-26 campaign, though Thursday's Europa League hosts are 1 of the favourites to triumph the top-flight rubric this clip around.

Following a worrying three-game losing tally crossed home and European duties, Viktoria Plzen returned from the planetary intermission with a convincing 3-0 triumph implicit Mlada Boleslav connected Saturday, with striker Christophe Kabongo netting against his erstwhile indebtedness club.

That occurrence implicit the play was Viktoriani's archetypal astatine Doosan Arena since precocious August, with Thursday's visitors demolished 3-0 astatine the venue by Belgian outfit Union SG successful the Europa League past month.

As a result, Viktoria Plzen caput to Budapest this week searching for their maiden continental points of the season, with Radoslav Kovac's broadside losing their sole distant travel successful Europe truthful acold this word - a three-goal qualification decision by Red Star Belgrade successful August.

Saturday's shutout astatine the disbursal of Mlada Boleslav represented a invited antiaircraft betterment for Viktoriani, who person conceded 17 goals crossed the opening 10 matches of their home campaign.

Viktoria Plzen sojourn Groupama Arena for the 2nd play successful succession pursuing past term's Europa League conflict successful September 2025, erstwhile an added-time Aleksandar Pesic effort rescued a constituent for Ferencvaros.

Ferencvaros Europa League form:

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Ferencvaros signifier (all competitions):

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Viktoria Plzen Europa League form:

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Viktoria Plzen signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Ferencvaros stay without the services of cardinal midfielder Bence Otvos, who is recovering from a superior genu wounded sustained successful February.

The Green Eagles should support religion with the XI that impressed astatine Celtic Park, meaning that Daniel Arzani, Zachariassen and Yusuf are acceptable to clasp their spots down striker Adam Bagi.

Just 20 minutes aft coming disconnected the seat connected the weekend, Franko Kovacevic was forced disconnected with an wounded and could miss Thursday's contest.

Last featuring successful the 5-1 location occurrence implicit Red Star Belgrade successful August, Viktoria Plzen striker Matej Vydra is sidelined with a fittingness problem.

Joining the erstwhile Watford attacker connected the attraction table, Vaclav Jemelka has not featured for Viktoriani since April arsenic helium recovers from a genu issue.

Long-term absentee Jan Paluska remains sidelined for the visitors, with the full-back past playing successful November 2025.

Ferencvaros imaginable starting lineup:

Varga; O Nagy, Raemaekers, Gomez, Cadu; A Nagy, Corbu, Yusuf, Zachariassen, Arzani; Bagi

Viktoria Plzen imaginable starting lineup:

Wiegele; Paliscak, Vavro, Dweh; Memic, Pirgic, Hrosovsky, Souare; Sojka, Lawal, Adu

We say: Ferencvaros 2-0 Viktoria Plzen

Last losing a competitory location lucifer successful January, Ferencvaros volition beryllium highly assured of continuing their fantabulous Budapest signifier connected Thursday.

Viktoria Plzen returned to winning ways connected the Czech country implicit the weekend, however, a travel to Groupama Arena is apt to beryllium excessively challenging.

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