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Eintracht Frankfurt and Viktoria Plzen kick off their Europa League campaign at the Deutsche Bank Park on Thursday. Both sides head into the midweek clash off contrasting results, with the Czech outfit suffering a humbling defeat to Slavia Prague.
Eintracht maintained their impressive run of results at the weekend with a 2-0 home victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
Dino Toppmoller’s men have won three games on the bounce, scoring seven goals and conceding twice since kicking off their league campaign with a 2-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund.
Eintracht will look to keep the ball rolling as they get their campaign underway in the Europa League, having secured a sixth-placed finish in the Bundesliga last term.
Viktoria, meanwhjle, suffered a 3-0 defeat to Slavia in the Czech 1. Liga at the Fortuna Arena on Saturday. Before that, Miroslav Koubek’s men were unbeaten in 11 games to start the season, winning nine.
Plzen open their Europa League quest, having edged out Kryvbas in the third qualifying round before claiming a 2-0 aggregate win over Hearts in the play-off.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Viktoria Plzen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the first-ever meeting between Eintracht and Plzen,
- Eintracht have lost one of their last seven games across competitions, picking up four wins, since May.
- Viktoria won their four games in the Europa League qualifying phase, scoring five goals and conceding once
- Frankfurt have lost one of their last nine competitive home matches, winning four, since February.
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Viktoria Plzen Prediction
While Plzen will look to bounce back from their humbling defeat to Slavia, they face the stern challenge of taking on a spirited Frankfurt side who have won their last three games.
The German outfit have been near impenetrable at home in recent weeks and should secure all three points.
Prediction: Eintracht 3-1 Plzen
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Viktoria Plzen Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Frankfurt to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been at least three goals scored in eight of Frankfurt’s last 10 games.)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have scored in five of Eintracht's last seven outings.)
