Fiorentina vs Viktoria Plzen Prediction & Match Preview

Fiorentina vs Viktoria Plzen Match Preview

• Fiorentina have three wins and two draws in five home outings in this term of Conference League.
• Viktoria Plzen registered only three attempts in the first leg seven days ago at Doosan Arena.
• Nicolas Gonzalez is Fiorentina’s joint-top scorer in both Serie A and Conference League this season.

Viktoria Plzen held Serie A side Fiorentina to a goalless draw seven days ago in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League quarter-finals. The Czechs mainly oriented on defending their own net, registering just a single shot on target in the 90 minutes of play at Doosan Arena.

Plzen will now face a much tougher test as they have to visit Stadio Artemio Franchi for the reverse fixture of the tie. The last week’s game marked the third subsequent goalless stalemate in this competition for the Czech outfit. They advanced pas Swiss outfit Servette on penalties after two separate 0-0 draws in the last-16 round.

Fiorentina have been much more efficient so far in the Conference League. They have put five goals across two last-16 round legs against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Nevertheless, the Viola did score only two goals in the previous four outings across competitions. The run includes a disappointing 1-1 stalemate to Genoa on Monday night.

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• This will only be the second head-to-head meeting between Fiorentina and Viktoria Plzen.
• The first one was played seven days ago. It did not bring goals. We’ve seen just three shots on target in total by both teams combined.

Fiorentina vs Viktoria Plzen Prediction

Fiorentina made it to the Conference League final last year. They have a great opportunity to advance to the semi-final this time around with any win in the home clash against Viktoria Plzen. Vincenzo Italiano’s men have three wins and two draws in five Conference League affairs in front of their fans this season. They’ve scored two or more goals in four of these five matches.

With all due respect to Plzen’s impressive defensive form, we doubt they’ll have what it takes to resist against a much stronger rival away from home. The main pick is Fiorentina to have the lead at the half time and win the match at the end at the odds of 2.10.

We will alternatively back Nicolas Gonzalez to score anytime for the hosts at the 2.40 odds. The Argentinean winger tops the team’s scoring charts in both Serie A and Conference League with 10 goals combined in both competitions. He also takes penalties for the Viola. Since we expect the hosts to get the win and advance in front of their fans, backing their most lethal attacker to score seems like a wise call.

Steffen Schmidt- April 16, 2024

Fiorentina vs Viktoria Plzen Betting Tips

HT/FT Fiorentina/Fiorentina

OK

	2.10 Odds
	1.93 Odds

Nicolas Gonzalez to score anytime

OK

2.40 Odds

Correct Score: Fiorentina 2-0

OK

	6.00 Odds
	6.00 Odds