The Round 7 match of the Europa League 2025/26 group stage between Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) and Porto (Portugal) will take place on 22 january at Doosan Arena. Viktoria Plzen vs Porto: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Viktoria Plzen
Viktoria Plzen are among four teams that remain unbeaten in the Europa League group stage. However, after six rounds the home team has registered only 2 wins and 4 draws, which is the highest number of draws in the competition. Ahead of the upcoming meeting the home side have shared points in three consecutive European matches, and all of those games were goalless. The hosts have kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 5 Europa League matches, and overall in the current edition the home team have conceded only 2 goals — the best defensive record in the tournament. Nevertheless, in the overall table the home side sit 14th, and they are 3 points short of a direct spot in the round of 16. A place in the play-offs is not guaranteed yet, but a win over Porto would secure qualification for the knockout phase.
- No more than 2 goals were scored in 5 of Viktoria Plzen’s last 7 Europa League matches.
- The team kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 home games in this competition.
- The home team have benefited from a +1.5 advantage in 27 Europa League matches at Doosan Arena.
Potential Viktoria Plzen Lineup (4-3-3)*
Floran Vegele – Amar Memic, Sampson Dve, Vaclav Jemelka, Merhas Doski – Lukas Cerv, Matej Valenta, Tomas Ladra – Denis Vishinski, Rafiu Durosinmi, Prince Kwabena Adu.
Defenders Sampson Dve and Vaclav Jemelka are suspended. Goalkeeper Martin Jedlicka, defender Svetozar Markovic and forward Rafiu Durosinmi have left the club.
Porto
Porto have collected 4 wins and 1 defeat with two rounds remaining. Having taken 13 points from 18, the visiting team occupy the lower end of the top eight in the table and trail the leader by just 2 points. The club have not yet secured a play-off place, but a draw would be enough at this stage. In their last European meeting Porto beat Malmo at home (2:1), and the visiting side’s unbeaten run in the Europa League has reached 3 matches (2 wins, 1 draw) — a streak the club had not had in this competition since 2014.
- Porto have scored in 8 of their last 9 Europa League matches.
- The club have conceded in 19 of their last 21 away matches in this competition.
- At least 2 goals have been scored in 5 consecutive Europa League matches for the visiting team.
Potential Porto Lineup (4-3-3)*
Diogo Costa – Francisco Moura, Yakub Kiver, Martim, Jan Bednarek – Rodrigo Mora de Carvalho, Pablo Rosario, Victor Froholdt – Borja Sainz, Samu Agehova, Pepe Aquino.
Striker Luuk de Jong and midfielder Thomas Perez will not be available due to injuries.
Referee
Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Matches – 7 (International matches, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 29;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 43%.
Viktoria Plzen vs Porto: Match Prediction
Viktoria Plzen remain unbeaten in this Europa League campaign. Although more than half of their matches have ended in draws, we have also seen convincing wins. The home side do not score heavily, but they are the most reliable defensive team in the tournament — they concede only 0.33 goals per game on average. All three home games in the current Europa League edition have been clean sheets, and generally at Doosan Arena Viktoria Plzen can cause problems for almost any opponent: across 21 Europa League matches at home the club have suffered just 2 defeats and recorded 16 wins.
Porto sit above Viktoria Plzen in the table, but while the visiting team perform strongly at home their away form in the Europa League has been underwhelming, with just one win in three away matches so far. In September the visitors narrowly beat Salzburg (1:0), but they then collected only 1 point from two fixtures against Nottingham Forest (0:2) and Utrecht (1:1). Overall Porto have won only 2 of their last 11 away Europa League matches (4 draws, 5 defeats).
Prediction: Viktoria Plzen Or Draw
* The starting lineup shown for each team is from their previous match in this tournament.
