Ferencvarosi TC vs Plzen Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: contrasting trajectories

Ferencvárosi have been the steadier of the two sides over their last 20 matches across all competitions, winning 12 and losing just twice. They've kept things tight at the back too, conceding only 17 in that spell. That said, their last month has cooled off slightly, with draws against Újpest and Nyíregyháza either side of a European defeat to Celtic.

Ferencvarosi TC: 20 completed matches; Plzen: 20 completed matches.

Ferencvarosi TC

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

17

Difference

+23

Plzen

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

39

Difference

+1

Plzen's numbers look shakier by comparison. They've won seven, drawn six and lost seven of their last 20, and they head into this one on the back of three straight defeats, including a 3-0 home loss to Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League and back-to-back league losses to Sigma Olomouc and Slavia Praha.

Ferencvárosi look the more settled side right now, though their own recent draws show they're not immune to slip-ups either.

Comparative Team Statistics: Ferencvarosi TC vs Plzen

European familiarity: five meetings, no dominant pattern

These two have crossed paths five times recently, four of them in the Europa League. Last season's league phase produced a 1-1 draw in Budapest, following a Plzen win and a Ferencvárosi win in the two legs the year before that.

There's no clear trend to lean on here. Both sides have won away from home in this fixture before, so home advantage hasn't decided things in their recent meetings.

That evenness makes it hard to treat the history as pointing one way or the other.

Early Europa League league-phase table

This season's league phase table has both sides with just one match played so far. Ferencvárosi sit sixth after a 3-1 win, while Plzen are down in 34th following a 3-0 defeat.

It's a very early snapshot, so it reflects one result each rather than their overall level.

Team news: goals shared around, one card record worth noting

Goals have been fairly evenly shared among Ferencvárosi's attacking players this season, with Yusuf, Zachariassen and Arzani all contributing without any one of them pulling clear. Yusuf has also set up the most assists of the group so far.

Ferencvarosi TC:

Best scorers:

B. Yusuf - 1

K. Zachariassen - 1

D. Arzani - 1

Best assist providers:

B. Yusuf - 2

K. Zachariassen - 1

Penalty cards:

A. Osváth x 3

B. Yusuf x 2

Cadu x 2

Plzen:

Penalty cards:

P. Hrošovský x 2

On the discipline side, Plzen's Hrošovský has picked up two yellow cards in just three matches, which is worth keeping an eye on. Ferencvárosi's Osváth and Yusuf have also picked up bookings this season, though nothing that points to an obvious absence for this match.