Viktoria Plzen vs Ballkani Predictions & Tips – Czech side to earn a convincing win in the Conference League

By Vedran Ostojic

18 Sep 2023

Vedran Ostojic 18 Sep 2023

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Viktoria Plzen vs Ballkani predictions for Thursday’s Conference League match
The fixture is taking place at Doosan Arena (20:00 BST)
Hosts are in red-hot form right now

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Viktoria Plzen have covered a -1.5 handicap in 7 of their last 9 matches (Getty)

Viktoria Plzen vs Ballkani Predictions

Viktoria Plzen have won ten matches straight across competitions. Their recent wins were convincing, so I will back the Czech side to win in handicap.

Viktoria Plzen vs Ballkani Predictions
Head to Head
Viktoria Plzen Form
Viktoria Plzen Team News
Ballkani Form
Ballkani Team News

Viktoria Plzen have covered a -1.5 handicap in 7 of their last 9 matches
Viktoria Plzen’s Rafiu Durosinmi has scored 4 goals in his last 3 matches
Ballkani have lost 2 of their last 4 away matches (Conference League)

Head to Head

This is going to be the first head to head encounter between Viktoria Plzen and Ballkani.

Viktoria Plzen Form

Dinamo Zagreb are having a disappointing season on the European scene. First, they were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League qualifiers by AEK Athens 4-3.

The Blues failed to recover and lost their duel to Sparta Prague 5-4 on aggregate in the Europa League playoffs.

Sergej Jakirovic’s side currently sit in 3rd place on the 1. HNL table, grabbing 13 points from the opening six rounds.

Bruno Petkovic has been the top performer, scoring five goals and registering two assists in six league appearances.

Viktoria Plzen Team News

Defender Milan Havel (Achilles tendon injury) is ruled out for this match for the home team.

Ballkani Form

Team Balkkani had one hell of a run in the Conference League qualifiers. After losing to Ludogorets 4-2 on aggregate in the UCL, they proceeded to eliminate Larne 7-1 on aggregate.

The follow-up clashes against Lincoln Red Imps (won 5-1 on aggregate) and BATE Borisov (4-2 on aggregate) were very successful, so they advanced to the Conference League group stages for the first time in the club’s history.

As for the Kosovo Superliga, Ballkani grabbed ten points from the opening four rounds, sitting at the top of the table right now.

Ballkani Team News

Midfielder Lindon Emerllahu (ruptured ankle ligament) is the only player on Ballkani’s injury list.

Verdict

Viktoria Plzen v KF Ballkani

Czech side earned ten straight victories ahead of this match. The last three were by two goals difference or more, so home win in handicap is the best bet. I will also back in-form Rafiu Durosinmi to score.

Viktoria Plzen -1.5

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