Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League | Quarter-Final
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THE FACTS
When is Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina on and what time does it start? Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina will take place on Thursday 11th April, 2024 – 17:45 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina on in the UK? Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina will be televised on TNT Sports in the UK
Where can I stream Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina in the UK? Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina can be streamed live on discovery+
THE KEY STATS
- This is Viktoria Plzeň's first appearance in a UEFA competition quarter-final.
- Viktoria Plzeň are unbeaten in their previous 14 UEFA matches this season (W11 D3).
- Viktoria Plzeň’s current 14-match unbeaten streak in UEFA competitions is the best by a Czech club. Beating a 13-match sequence without defeat recorded by Slavia Praha (1994-1996).
- Viktoria Plzeň have kept 11 clean sheets in their previous 14 European matches this season.
- Viktoria Plzeň have not conceded a goal in their last six UEFA Europa Conference League matches. This is the best sequence of successive clean sheets by a Czech team in UEFA competition history.
- Viktoria Plzeň have not conceded a goal in their previous seven European home games this season.
- Viktoria Plzeň have not lost the first leg of any of their last eight UEFA competition two-legged ties (W5 D3).
- Viktoria Plzeň’s only previous UEFA competition two-legged tie against Italian opposition was a 5-0 victory on aggregate against Napoli in the 2012/13 Europa League round of 32.
- This is Fiorentina’s tenth appearance in the quarter-finals of a UEFA competition. They have won eight of their previous nine quarter-final ties, with the only defeat being all the way back in the 1969/70 European Cup against Celtic (L 3-1 on aggregate).
- Fiorentina are through to the Europa Conference League quarter-finals for the second successive season. In 2022/23 they defeated Lech Poznań 6-4 on aggregate (4-1 a, 3-2 h) on their way to reaching the final.
- Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last nine European matches (W5 D4).
- Fiorentina have won all their five away matches in the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout rounds. They scored four goals in four of the games and three in the remaining fixture.
- Fiorentina are the first team to score 50+ goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League (GS to F). They have 56 (Gent are next with 42 goals).
- Fiorentina are unbeaten in all seven of their previous games against teams from Czechia (W5 D2).
THE PREDICTION
Viktoria Plzen come into this one on the back of a goalless draw away to Karvina in their most recent outing, last weekend. The Czech club have been underwhelming domestically as they sit behind both Sparta Prague and Slavia Prague in the Czech First League. They now face last season’s UEFA Europa Conference League runners’ up, Fiorentina, who have ben underwhelming domestically but are leading their Coppa Italia semi-final against Atalanta on aggregate and I Viola are firm favourites for this tie and should come out on top in this one.
TIP: FIORENTINA TO WIN
