Sparta Prague vs Plzen
27th May 1900hrs
Football – Czech Republic – 1. Liga
Pick Draw
Bookmaker Bet365
Odds: 23/10 odds taken 21:06 GMT, Monday, 25 May
The top flight in the Czech Republic gets a return from lockdown in midweek. Sparta Prague will be hoping for a bright restart in what is a difficult looking home match. They entertain second-place Viktoria Plzen.
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Can Prague pull off an upset?
Sparta Prague returns to action sat in 9th place in the table. They failed to win any of their last five games before the lockdown (D3 L2) so weren’t in form.
A positive for them is that only the current top two of Slavia Prague and Viktoria Plzen have scored more league goals than they have managed in this campaign.
The home form of Sparta Prague reads W6 D4 L3 and in their last game before lockdown, they did play out a good 1-1 away draw at league leaders and rivals Slavia Prague.
Sparta have no clean sheet in their last four home games, but they are averaging 2.3 goals per home fixture this season. In total they have netted a clean sheet in 42% of their home games.
Over 2.5 goals have appeared in 7 of Sparta Prague’s last 8 home games in the league. They have conceded at least 2 goals in each of their last four on home turf.
What does make this interesting is that Sparta have done alright at home against the stronger teams in the division. They are W3 L1 action the current top five.
Can Viktoria Plzen regain momentum?
Viktoria Plzen are on a four match winning streak in the top flight. They sat in second place in the division but eight points adrift of leaders Slavia Prague.
So it will be interesting to see if Plzen continues their current winning streak. Only the leaders have a better defensive record in this season’s top flight than Plzen.
The away record of Plzen this season is W5 D4 L2, winning their last two road games, both of which did go over 2.5 goals. Viktoria Plzen has averaged 1.5 goals per away game.
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They have been sound at the back, conceding at under a goal per game on average on the road. None of Plzen’s away games in the top flight this season have gone above 3.5 goals.
They are currently on a ten match scoring streak in the league and therefore they should have the scoring threat to give the hosts problems. 70% of their away goals conceded have been in the second half of matches.
Sparta Prague vs Plzen Betting Advice
Sparta Prague, despite sitting in the bottom half of the table have done alright at home against stronger teams. With both of them coming back into action for the first time since lockdown and a bit of ring rust around, this could be an even contest.
Key Facts – Sparta Prague vs Plzen Betting Tip
- Both teams have scored in one of the last six meetings
- Sparta Prague have won one of their last six against Plzen (D1 L4)
- Plzen are on a four match winning streak
Prague are worth backing to get out of this by avoiding defeat. They did hold out against Slavia Prague before the lockdown. The hosts may have enough to frustrate their opponents.
The best betting odds for Sparta Prague vs Plzen
Sparta Prague to win: 7/4 at Bet365
Draw: 23/10 at Bet365
Plzen: 7/4 at Bet365
