Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina: Conference league preview and betting tips

Thursday’s football programme will feature Viktoria Plzeň vs Fiorentina in the Conference League. The Italian giant comes to the Czech Republic as last year’s finalist and therefore a clear favourite. The match will take place on 11 April at 18:45 and will be broadcast by CT Sport.

• Pilsen has only gained a point from the last two league rounds, but in the Fortuna Liga they cannot move up or down from third place. The most important match of the MOL Cup semi-finals against Jablonec was expertly handled by
• Even Fiorentina is now focusing mainly on the cups. They lost twice in the league after the national break and beat Atalanta Bergamo 1-0 at home in the Copa Italia. The domestic and European cups are therefore on a more than decent run
• Pilsen is an underdog at home, and their opening win can be backed at odds of 4.03. Fiorentina’s triumph and peace of mind for the rematch is on offer at 1.98. A draw, which would guarantee the Czech champion of the 2024/25 season a Champions League group, can be hit at 3.48

Where to watch Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina?

Thursday’s match of the Conference League quarter-finals will offer a confrontation between two teams that no longer have much to play for in the league. Fiorentina, last year’s finalist, is the favourite. The battle will be hosted by the Doosan Arena, the match will take place on 11 April at 18:45 and will be broadcast live by CT Sport.

A shattered Viktoria Plzen against the grieving Italians

Plzeň will be without several mainstays against the favourite. Jan Kopic and Samson Dweh are suspended for yellow cards, Jan Sýkora and of course Rafiu Durosinmi are injured. Cheick Souaré is not on the roster for the European Cups.

Fiorentina are not in ideal form, having won only one of their last five games. But as Antonín Barák mentioned in the Czech national team podcast, the players and coaches are extremely motivated to win the Conference League in honor of the unfortunate death of the club’s CEO.

Viktoria Plzen vs Fiorentina odds

Betting tip: Fiorentina will win

I trusted Plzen more after the draw than I do now. There will be a lot of absentees also due to yellow cards, Pavel Šulc and Tomáš Chorý are not in such form anymore, on the other hand Matěj Vydra is firing one chance after another. That’s why I see the Italians winning the opening game. At the same time Viktoria will be without stopper Dweh, at least two goals could fall. For the riskier ones I recommend a tip on the triumph of the guests combined with at least three goals.