Plzen take on the visitors HJK in the second leg of UEFA Champions League qualification quarterfinals. First leg result: 2-1. The match will be played on Tuesday, July 26th at Doosan Arena (Plzen).
Victoria Plzen regained the status of the strongest club in the country. The "Red-blue" in 2011, the year were able to win their historic, first-ever league title. Over the next 6 years, it turned out to take such a trophy four more times ... But then the team lost momentum, and Slavia reached its peak. The ex-favorite managed to take a maximum of 2nd place. But a year ago, Michal Bilek returned to Pilsen, and with this mentor, quite unexpectedly, they managed to regain they "gold". Among other things, this allowed for a return to the Champions League. A year ago, the Czechs played only in the Conference League, and unsuccessfully: they lost to CSKA Sofia. But now they started very confidently in the main European Cup.
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HJK has an active match practice. The "Klubi" dominates Finnish football in general. In 2021, he won his 31st league title. But at the same time, for now, the competitor, KuPS, is quite confidently holding on to the 1st place in the Veikkausliga. It is all the more important to compensate for the failures that have begun to appear in the domestic arena with a breakthrough in the international arena. Once upon a time, it was HJK who became the first representative of Finland to make it to the main round of the Champions League. But after that there was only 1 exit "in the group", and then in the Europa League. The current draw was close to failure already at the start: having won 1-0 at home RFS, after that it was 1-2 in Latvia (and first the hosts scored twice!), and HJK won only in the penalty shoot-out. With the Czechs, having conceded first, the Finns equalized at the beginning of the 2nd half. But Kopits with his goal scored 2-1 in favor of his team. Now the Finns need to win on the road, and only the transition to extra time will give a minimal advantage.
Before the current confrontation, the Czechs and Finns, who start quite regularly in European competitions, did not intersect. Judging by the quotes, Victoria is also expected to win in the second leg, and a confident one at that. But a draw is enough for her, so we are waiting for a pragmatic option with "under 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
