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FK Viktoria Plzen vs Real Madrid Predictions

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      Viktoria Plzen vs Real Madrid Predictions

      In a group including Real Madrid, AS Roma, and CSKA Moscow, Viktoria Plzen were always huge underdogs coming into this Champions League group stage campaign. That is still the case, but the Czech side have shown some promising signs so far.

      Admittedly they are still winless in the groups, and their 5-0 demolition at the hands of Roma wasn’t their finest hour, but they picked up a point at home to CSKA Moscow in round 1 of the group stages and they were only narrowly beaten by Real Madrid at the Bernabeu last time out.

      After that narrow defeat to the reigning champions of Europe, Viktoria Plzen will actually feel a glimmer of hope as they welcome the host of superstars to their back yard.

      Real Madrid are a club in crisis at the moment. Julen Lopetegui was the hero-in-waiting for the Spain national team just 4 months ago, but since then he has been sacked twice and finds himself as the man blamed for Real Madrid’s catastrophic start to the season.

      He actually started off rather well as he won 5 of his opening 7 competitive games, but a 3-0 hammering at Sevilla heralded in a torrid run of form. They lost 4 of their following 6 matches after that embarrassment, with the most recent being an humiliation in El Clasico that saw the axe finally fall on Lopetegui.

      Real Madrid were demolished 5-1 at the hands of Barcelona, and now Santiago Solari finds himself as the caretaker boss of Real Madrid having never coached at the top level before. He has managed a 4-0 win over Spanish minnows Melilla in the Copa del Rey and a last gasp 2-0 win over Real Valladolid at the weekend, but the team look far from convincing.

      It’s away from home that they’ve really struggled this season though. Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure has hit them hard everywhere, but they now find themselves searching for that star player to drag them through the tough times. The visitors have won just 2 of their 7 competitive away days, so Viktoria Plzen will actually feel like this is an huge opportunity for them.

      The Czech hosts are surprisingly tough to beat at home as well. They have only lost 5 of their 17 Champions League home games, and while most of that has been against lesser opposition than Real Madrid they have picked up points against the likes of AC Milan and CSKA Mosow, as well as limiting Bayern Munich to a 1-0 scoreline.

      On the balance of things, the odds for Plzen to get something on Wednesday look huge considering Real Madrid’s disastrous circumstances. We’re backing Viktoria Plzen Win or Draw Double Chance along with a 1-1 correct score predictions.

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