Viktoria Plzen vs Villarreal Betting Tips

The Spanish side are already through to the last 32, having won 4 of their 5 matches so far and will win the group if they can secure 3 points here. By contrast Viktoria Plzen have lost 4 of their 5 matches and are already out but despite all that this has the makings of close game.

Villarreal have regularly shuffled their pack in this competition and they are likely to leave several senior players at home here. They host Real Madrid on Sunday in La Liga and that match will clearly be their priority. They rode their luck at the weekend winning 2-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano, thanks to 2 goals from Cedric Bakambu and haven’t been playing well of late.

This will be a tough game for them against a Viktoria Plzen team that will be disappointed with how their results have gone in this competition and will be eager to end their season in Europe on a high. They’ve been a little unfortunate if truth be told and none of their defeats have been by more than 1 goal.

They were beaten 1-0 at El Madrigal when the sides met back in October but have won 6 of their last 7 matches in all competitions and currently top the Czech League. With home advantage and against what is likely to be a much depleted Villarreal side, they will fancy this and are good value at 10/11 in the ‘draw no bet’ market.

There isn’t likely to be much in it though and the visiting players will view it as a chance to make an impression on their manager so we should see a relatively open game and a 2-1 home win looks worth a punt at 9/1 in the correct score market.