Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht Prediction, Tips, Preview

It’s not just the Champions League that’s back this week, oh no. On Thursday evening, it’s the return of the UEFA Europa League.

One of the more appealing matches from a betting point of view is the one between Viktoria Plzen and Anderlecht at Doosan Arena. Read on for our Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht prediction, tips and preview.

Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht prediction

For the Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht match prediction, we believe the final score will be a 3-1 win for the hosts based on our analysis.

Both teams have shown the ability to score goals in this competition, though the visitors are without a couple of important players, while they’ve not quite looked as potent on the road, so may just come up short in what can certainly be a hostile environment at the Doosan Arena.

Our Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht predictions and tips:

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Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht betting odds

The table below shows the probabilities implied by the match result odds ahead of this match, as well as our adjusted probabilities and the differences.

Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht head-to-head statistics

There is no head-to-head record for this fixture. This will be the first ever competitive meeting between the pair.

Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht preview

This match will be played on 23/01.2025 at Doosan Arena. Kick off will be at 17:45 GMT.

The hosts came into this game off the back of a couple of positive friendly results, while they got the job done in rather emphatic fashion when last in action in league, beating Ceske by seven goals to two.

The question is what does that mean in relation to a UEFA Europa League fixture against a useful Anderlecht side? The answer is probably not much. However, Plzen haven’t only performed domestically this season, not at all. In this competition, they’ve delivered some decent efforts, beating Dinamo Kiev and Real Sociedad, showing that they can absolutely compete.

From a qualification point of view, the hosts aren’t quite out of the woods just yet, but they are in the play-off places, and with a positive result here, they’ll have an excellent chance of progressing into the knockouts.

For the Belgian visitors, this competition has proven to be quite fruitful in terms of results. The boys from Brussels have picked up four wins and two draws from six games, leaving them sitting in a rather lofty third position in the league-phase standings.

Given that they sit on 14 points, their position in the knockouts is close to being guaranteed, though they probably won’t want to take anything for granted, meaning that avoiding defeat here is certainly preferable.

Unfortunately for the visitors, they’re going to be without key forward Kasper Dolberg, who is sidelined through injury, as is the hugely experienced Jan Vertonghen, while tricky winger/forward Francis Amuzu is also a doubt.

Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht betting tips

In the betting, a player bet that favours the hosts makes plenty of appeal.

Prince Kwabena Adu to Score

Thursday’s hosts haven’t found goals too hard to come by in this competition, and one of the most threatening players in that sense has been Prince Kwabena Adu, who is typically known as Prince Adu.

The Ghanaian forward has notched two goals in five appearances in the UEL so far this season, averaging 0.53 goals per 90 minutes, making odds of 2/1 look ever so slightly on the large side.

For all they’ve done an excellent job of putting points on the board, the visitors haven’t looked too sharp defensively on the road in Europe this term, keeping zero clean sheets, so I really wouldn’t be surprised if they were caused problems by an incredibly lively forward, one who has shot was superb regularity in this competition.

In the Europa League, Adu has averaged a whopping 3.98 shots per 90 minutes, so he’s certainly been looking to score as much as possible. That bodes well ahead of this clash.

Recap - Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht betting tips

Here’s a quick reminder of our Viktoria Plzen vs Anderlecht betting tips:

Prince Kwabena Adu to Score @ 2/1 with Betfred

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