- 1 Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen: thirteen unbeaten against a visitor still chasing its first European point
- 2 Ferencvaros: perfect in Europe, but three straight league draws to sort out
- 3 Viktoria Plzen: 17 conceded in ten league games and no Vydra up front
- 4 Free Europa League Prediction: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen
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Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen: thirteen unbeaten against a visitor still chasing its first European point 
Thirteen competitive games without defeat. Ferencvaros haven’t lost since the end of July, when Paksi beat them, and they head into Thursday night’s Europa League game at the Groupama Arena with that run fully intact.
The standout result came on matchday one: a 3-1 win at Celtic Park. Kristoffer Zachariassen and Bamidele Yusuf were on the scoresheet, and it was the kind of away performance that sets up a league phase.
Viktoria Plzen’s opener went the other way. They lost 3-0 at home to Union Saint-Gilloise, and that defeat sat inside a three-game losing run across all competitions before Saturday’s 3-0 win over Mlada Boleslav steadied things.
Break down the numbers and a clear edge emerges for the home side. Ferencvaros haven’t lost a competitive home match since January. Plzen have conceded 17 goals in ten Czech league games and lost their only European away trip of the season, 3-0 at Red Star Belgrade in August.
Kick-off is at 21:00 Paris time on Thursday 15 October in Budapest, with Polish referee Damian Sylwestrzak in charge. Last season’s meeting at this ground finished 1-1, Aleksandar Pesic rescuing a point for Ferencvaros in added time.
Can Plzen frustrate them again? The context is very different this time around.
Ferencvaros: perfect in Europe, but three straight league draws to sort out 
Three league games, three draws. That’s the slight blemish on Ferencvaros’ record, and the latest one stung: Debrecen’s Balazs Dzsudzsak converted a 95th-minute penalty at the Groupama Arena on Saturday to snatch a point.
It leaves the Green Eagles sixth in the Hungarian table, an odd spot for a club that won seven straight titles between 2019 and 2025 before Gyori ETO broke the run last season. Balazs Borbely’s side are still among the favourites to take the crown back. The league position won’t stay this low.
Europe has been a different story. The 3-1 at Celtic wasn’t a smash and grab, it was a controlled away win, and the same XI is expected to start here. Daniel Arzani, Zachariassen and Yusuf should line up behind striker Adam Bagi.
Absences are limited. Bence Otvos is still out with the knee injury he picked up in February, and Franko Kovacevic is a doubt after going off hurt just 20 minutes after coming on at the weekend. Neither changes the shape of this side.
The home record is the real anchor. No competitive home defeat since January. That tells you everything you need to know about how hard this ground is to leave with anything.
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Viktoria Plzen: 17 conceded in ten league games and no Vydra up front 
Matej Vydra isn’t fit. The former Watford striker hasn’t played since the 5-1 home win over Red Star Belgrade in August, and Plzen’s attack looks a lot less threatening without him.
He’s not alone in the treatment room. Vaclav Jemelka hasn’t featured since April with a knee problem, and full-back Jan Paluska hasn’t played since November 2025. Radoslav Kovac is working with a stretched squad.
The defensive numbers are the bigger worry. Seventeen goals conceded in ten Czech league games is a soft return for a side with European ambitions, and the 3-0 home defeat to Union SG on matchday one wasn’t a one-off. It fitted a pattern.
Saturday’s 3-0 win over Mlada Boleslav was a welcome reset, with Christophe Kabongo scoring against the club where he’d been on loan. It was also their first home win since late August. One clean sheet doesn’t fix a defence.
On the road in Europe they’ve been poor this season, with that 3-0 loss in Belgrade still the only reference point. Is this the week the away form turns? Probably not, and certainly not in Budapest against a side this settled.
Probable lineup Ferencvaros: Varga; O. Nagy, Raemaekers, Gomez, Cadu; A. Nagy, Corbu, Yusuf, Zachariassen, Arzani; Bagi
Probable lineup Viktoria Plzen: Wiegele; Paliscak, Vavro, Dweh; Memic, Pirgic, Hrosovsky, Souare; Sojka, Lawal, Adu
Free Europa League Prediction: Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen
Our prediction: Ferencvaros to win
Ferencvaros are unbeaten in 13, haven’t lost a competitive home game since January and won comfortably at Celtic on matchday one. Plzen have lost three of their last six, conceded 17 in ten league games and are without Vydra. The case builds quickly.
The three straight league draws are the only real argument against. They’ve come with late concessions, not because the side has stopped creating, and European nights at the Groupama Arena tend to bring out a sharper version of this team.
Last season’s 1-1 here is worth remembering: this isn’t a fixture Ferencvaros will stroll through. Still, the gap in current form is too wide to ignore, and Plzen’s away record in Europe this season doesn’t inspire much confidence. We’re backing the home win.
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