Viktoria Plzen vs Lazio Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Viktoria Plzen are among the weakest sides left in the UEFA Europa League but they will look to take advantage of being at home ahead of welcoming a strong Lazio side to Czechia this week.
Kick-off date/time: Thursday 6th March, 2025: UK – 8:00pm / US ET – 3:00pm / US PT – 12:00pm
How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Discovery+ / US – Paramount+
Key Stats
- This is the first UEFA competition match between these teams.
- Viktoria Plzeň have won only one of their last eight UEFA competition matches against Italian teams (D2 L5).
- Viktoria Plzeň have not scored a goal in their last four UEFA competition matches against Italian teams
- Viktoria Plzeň’s last UEFA competition tie against an Italian team was in the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 UEFA Conference League when they lost 0-2 on aggregate against Fiorentina (0-0 h, 0-2 a).
- Viktoria Plzeň have lost only one of their previous six UEFA competition home matches against Italian teams (W2 D3).
- Viktoria Plzeň have won ten of their last 11 UEFA competition two-legged ties.
- Viktoria Plzeň have not lost their home leg in their last 14 UEFA competition two-legged ties (W9 D5).
- Viktoria Plzeň have not conceded a goal in their home leg in their last five UEFA competition two-legged ties.
- Viktoria Plzeň have lost their previous three UEFA Europa League round of 16 ties.
- Viktoria Plzeň have lost only one of their last 15 UEFA competition home matches (W10 D4).
- Viktoria Plzeň have kept 13 clean sheets in their last 15 UEFA competition home matches.
- Lazio have won six of their previous eight UEFA Europa League matches this season (D1 L1). They were unbeaten in their first seven fixtures before a 0-1 defeat at Braga on Matchday 8.
- Lazio have won two, drawn two and lost two of their previous six UEFA competition matches against Czech teams – all vs Sparta Praha. Their only previous UEFA two-legged tie against a Czech team was a 1-4 aggregate defeat against Sparta Praha in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League round of 16 (1-1 a, 0-3 h).
- Lazio have won only one of their last seven UEFA competition two-legged ties.
- Lazio have won two of their previous three UEFA Europa League round of 16 ties. Their most recent was a such tie was a 4-2 victory on aggregate (2-2 h, 2-0 a) against Dynamo Kyiv in the 2017/18 edition.
- Lazio have won two and drawn one of their previous three away matches in the UEFA Europa League round of 16.
Viktoria Plzen vs Lazio Prediction
Viktoria Plzen were difficult to play against and beat during the league phase of the UEFA Europa League as the Czech side now prepare to welcome a Lazio side firmly in the hunt for a top four finish in Serie A.
Viktoria Plzen come into this one on the back of a comfortable 2-0 defeat at Mlada Boleslav at the weekend as they sit 13 points behind league leaders Slavia Prague domestically. They came through a UEFA Europa League knockout playoff round tie with a 3-0 win in the second-leg against Hungarian champions Ferencvaros to win 3-1 on aggregate.
Lazio, under the management of former Hellas Verona boss Marco Baroni, come into this one on the back of a dramatic 2-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro at the weekend, defeating the Rossoneri with a 98th minute penalty scored by the experienced Pedro. They are unbeaten in their last five matches in Serie A as they travel to Czechia.
Viktoria Plzen, as mentioned, will attempt to make themselves difficult to break down so it may not be a thriller for the neutral but Lazio do remain the favourites for this one.
Viktoria Plzen vs Lazio Tip: Lazio to win & under 3.5 goals
