Lillestrom vs Viktoria Plzen - prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams yet to get going successful the league signifier of the 2026-27 Europa League volition fastener horns connected Thursday, arsenic Lillestrom invited Viktoria Plzen.

Lillestrom are presently 31st successful the wide table, boasting 1 constituent from 3 matches, portion Viktoria Plzen are down successful 33rd connected zero points.

Match preview

Lillestrom got their 2026-27 Europa League league signifier disconnected to a disappointing note, losing 2-1 astatine location to Torreense, but they did negociate to assertion a constituent successful their 2nd lucifer of the contention distant to Sparta Prague successful the mediate of October.

Any momentum gained from the gully with Sparta Prague was taken distant successful their 3rd game, though, having suffered a 6-0 location decision to Real Sociedad past clip out.

The Canaries person 1 constituent to amusement from their 3 matches, which has near them 31st successful the wide array up of their last 5 fixtures successful the league signifier of this tourney against Viktoria Plzen, Lyon, Levski, Bournemouth and Celta Vigo.

Hans Erik Odegaard's broadside volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-0 triumph implicit Start successful the Eliteserien, and they person really been victorious successful each of their past 3 games.

Lillestrom, who are five-time Swedish champions, won the Norwegian Cup past play to suffice for the Europa League arsenic a second-tier outfit.

Viktoria Plzen person besides recovered it hard successful this season's competition, losing each 3 of their matches to beryllium down successful 33rd spot successful the array connected zero points.

Radoslav Kovac's broadside started their league signifier with a 3-0 location decision to Union SG, earlier going down 2-1 to Ferencvaros successful their 2nd lucifer connected October 15; the Czech outfit were past beaten 2-1 astatine location by Levski successful their 3rd lucifer successful this season's tournament.

Viktoria Plzen volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of successive wins, including a 4-0 triumph implicit Ostava successful the league connected November 1.

The Czech outfit reached the knockout circular playoffs successful the 2025-26 Europa League and really went unbeaten successful the league stage, truthful it is simply a astonishment to spot them struggling towards the bottommost of the array astatine this infinitesimal successful time.

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Team News

Lillestrom are acceptable to beryllium without the services of Vebjorn Hoff and Kristoffer Tonnessen done injury, but the location broadside are different successful bully signifier for the contest.

Felix Va has been successful beardown signifier this season, scoring 10 goals and registering 5 assists successful 28 appearances, and the 28-year-old volition proceed successful the last 3rd of the field.

Thomas Lehne Olsen has 7 goals successful each competitions this season, and the 35-year-old is acceptable to diagnostic done the mediate for the Swedish outfit.

Viktoria Plzen, meanwhile, volition beryllium without the services of Jan Paluska and Vaclav Jemelka done wounded for the European fixture connected Thursday night.

Christophe Kabongo is the team's starring goalscorer this season, uncovering the backmost of the nett connected 7 occasions successful 16 appearances, and the 23-year-old volition diagnostic done the middle.

Meanwhile, determination is acceptable to beryllium a spot successful the broadside for Amar Memic, who has travel up with 10 extremity contributions successful each competitions this term, managing 4 goals and six assists.

Lillestrom imaginable starting lineup:

Dahlberg; Ottesen, Foss, Gabrielsen, Paintsil; Ibrahimaj, Ottosson, Nyheim; Bassi, Olsen, Felix Va

Viktoria Plzen imaginable starting lineup:

Wiegele; Paliscak, Dweh, Vavro, Souare; Hrosovsky, Cerv; Memic, Visinsky; Ladra, Kabongo

We say: Lillestrom 1-1 Viktoria Plzen

Both teams person struggled successful the contention this season, and we are struggling to backmost either with immoderate existent confidence, yet settling connected a low-scoring draw.

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