Viktoria Plzen welcome the visitors Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League Play-offs – 1/16 Finals. The match will be held on Thursday, February, 14th, at the Doosan Arena (Plzen).
The hosting Viktoria Plzen were eliminated to the Europa League play-offs from the Champions League group stage wherein they surpassed CSKA Moscow. Also, winning Roma at home, the Czech champions showed how solid they are.
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The visiting Dinamo Zagreb started their European run with the Champions League’s qualification, but they ended in the Europa League where they passed all the opponents’ tests with flying colors.
The coming meeting may turn more interesting as it seems at first sight. Vrba’s side were tempered by the matches versus Real Madrid (opposing very well at the Santiago Bernabeu and registering a 1:2 loss) and Roma (featuring a home 2:1 win). The team looked confident against their Europa League opponents and picked up 14 points.
Comparing the sides’ present form, let’s consider their losses. The hosts may not count on their key defender, Limbersky, because of his disqualification, and we won’t see the striker Krmenchik (CSKA fans remember him well) and the midfielder Kolar because of the injuries. Dinamo has only one loss, but it’s more serious than the opponents’ three ones – the key attacking player Hajrovic will not play tomorrow (he scored 6 goals).
Bjelica’s men’s latest record looks more solid, but if we consider the way the sides oppose, everything will be back to the way, as the Champions League group stage is more challenging and the Czech league is more competitive than the Croatian championship. Historical record suggests that Viktoria are good in the Champions League, they suffered no defeat in seven fixtures, whereas in eight outings, Dinamo registered three draws and three losses.
Prediction for the match: Viktoria Plzen to win or Draw.
