Roma vs Viktoria Plzen Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Europa League | League Phase
by Alex Lawes ·
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It has been a strong start to the season for Gian Piero Gasperini and his Roma side as the Giallorossi now welcome Viktoria Plzen to the Stadio Olimpico this midweek.
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- Roma and Viktoria Plzeň have met four times previously in UEFA competition. In the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League group stage, when a 1-1 draw in Plzeň was followed by a 4-1 home win for Roma, then in the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League group stage, when a 5-0 success in Italy for Roma was followed by a 2-1 home victory for Plzeň.
- Roma have won all their previous four UEFA matches at home against Czech teams, including 4-1 and 5-0 successes against Viktoria Plzeň.
- Victory for Roma would see them set a record for most matches won in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League history (all rounds, including qualifying). Their current total is 98, level with Tottenham.
- Roma’s 0-1 defeat against Lille on Matchday 2 ended a five-match winning run at home in UEFA competitions.
- Viktoria Plzeň have won only one of their last ten UEFA matches against Italian teams (D3 L6).
- Viktoria Plzeň have lost only two of their last 16 UEFA competition group/league matches (W10 D4).
- Rafiu Durosinmi has scored in four of Viktoria Plzeň’s last five matches in the UEFA Europa League proper, including both of their league phase matches this season.
Roma vs Viktoria Plzen prediction
Roma have started the campaign extremely but they do come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 defeat at home to Internazionale at the Olimpico the other day. The Romans started their UEFA Europa League league phase campaign with back-to-back victories before the October international break.
Viktoria Plzen come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 victory away from home against Bohemians 1905 at the weekend. That leaves them sitting eight points adrift of league leaders Sparta Prague. In this competition, they have collected four points from matches against Ferencvaros and then Malmo.
Viktoria Plzen remain a weak side and they head to the Italian capital city as one of the likely strugglers in the 36-team table as Roma seek to make it three wins from three.
Roma vs Viktoria Plzen tip: Roma to win
