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Ferencvaros - Viktoria Plzen, Europa League

Ferencvaros - Viktoria Plzen

Ferencvaros host Viktoria Plzen looking to build early lead

Ferencvaros welcome Viktoria Plzen to the Groupama Arena on Thursday with both sides already separated by three points after the opening round. The hosts sit sixth in the table on goal difference, having won their first match, while Plzen are down in thirty-fourth after losing to Union St.-Gilloise.

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Opening form points opposite ways

Ferencvaros come in with three wins from their last five recent matches, a run that includes a 3-1 victory in their most recent outing. Viktoria Plzen have won just one of their last five, losing twice, and their most recent match ended in a three-goal defeat. A win for the hosts would take them to six points from two matches; Plzen need the points to avoid sitting on zero from two.

The market gives Ferencvaros a 49.0 per cent chance of winning at home, with Viktoria Plzen at 26.2 per cent and a draw implied at 24.8 per cent. That spread reflects both the home advantage and the contrasting starts to the campaign.

Recent meetings have been tight

The three head-to-head meetings on record contain six goals in total. The most recent encounter finished 1-1, while the two before that were decided by three-goal margins in opposite directions. Ferencvaros won one, Plzen won one, and one was drawn, so neither side arrives with a psychological edge from the recent sequence.

We are covering this one live. Follow it with us in the match centre for the line-ups when they land, the goals as they go in, and the full timeline.

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Ferencvaros welcome Viktoria Plzen to the Groupama Arena on Thursday with both sides already separated by three points after the opening round.

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