On Sunday, the match of the Czech First League will take place at the Dusan Arena, where Viktoria Plzen will host Pardubice. Currently, Viktoria is in third place in the championship with 18 points, while Pardubice is in 13th position with only seven points. Let‘s look at the forecast for this match.
Last week, Victoria played a match in the UEFA Europa League, playing against Ludogorets on its own field. Despite the fact that Viktorka dominated the game, their opponent had a chance to open the scoring thanks to a penalty kick, which could not be realized.
As a result, the teams ended the meeting in a draw, which became the third consecutive draw for Victoria in all tournaments. Now the team is trying to find ways to revive the season and improve its position both in the league and in European competitions.
As for the Dusan Arena, it has become a good place for Victoria, as the hosts have not suffered a single defeat here in the last eight matches in all tournaments.
Pardubice will enter the game without head coach Jiri Sanak and two key players of the starting line–up due to undisciplined play in the match against Teplice, which ended in a 1-0 defeat for them and red cards for all three.
Although Pardubice won their last cup match, the team lost two of the last three matches in the championship, and the only point was scored in a draw with Mlada Boleslav.
Nevertheless, Pardubice has shown mixed results in away matches: one win, one draw and one defeat in the last three matches, scoring five goals and conceding four.