Viktoria Plzen – Porto: invincibility meets European muscle 
Unbeaten and solid since the group phase kicked off, Viktoria Plzen welcome one of the Europa League favourites: FC Porto. The Czechs are sitting in the playoff spot (14th), while the Portuguese occupy the final automatic place for the last 16. Three points separate them. Short odds, big stakes — the stage is set.
Plzen: bunker at the back… toothless up front 
Plzen’s European run reads like a contradiction: rock-hard to break down, but rarely lethal going forward. Martin Hyský’s side are still unbeaten, yet they’ve registered three straight 0-0s — a strange run at this level. Their defence is the best in the competition (2 goals conceded), but the attack has barely bitten: just six goals, the lowest return among the top 16. Still, signs have brightened lately — nine goals in their last three games across all competitions, including a 2-0 win over Dukla Prague before the break. They kept momentum with two friendly wins. At home the Doosan Arena is a proper fortress: only one defeat in the last eight. Enough to think they can pull off something big.
Porto: a machine on full throttle 
Porto arrive in full flight. Nine straight wins, five clean sheets in a row, and top of the Portuguese league. In Europe the Dragons have recent wins over Nice and Malmö. A third consecutive victory here would be their first such run since 2010‑11. They haven’t lost away since the trip to Nottingham Forest in October: six wins, one draw since, and no goals conceded in their last five away matches. With only one point in hand over Stuttgart and Roma, they know a slip-up would open the door for others.
Likely lineups
Viktoria Plzen :
Wiegele ; Memic, Havel, Spacil, Doski ; Červ, Valenta ; Ladra, Vydra, Souaré ; Adu
Porto :
Diogo Costa ; A. Costa, Bednarek, Kiwior, Fernandes ; Froholdt, Varela, Veiga ; Pepe, Samu, Sainz
Key points
- Plzen are one of four teams still unbeaten in the competition.
- Porto are on a nine-match winning streak across all competitions.
- The Czechs boast the best defence in the Europa League.
- Porto haven’t conceded away from home in five matches.
- Only three points separate the two teams in the table.
Football Prediction Plzen – Porto
Porto to win
Plzen defend brilliantly — seriously, they’re hard to break. But Porto arrive red-hot and organised, with momentum that makes them dangerous in tight games. Expect few clear chances; experience and collective power should do the damage. A narrow, valuable win for the Dragons looks most likely.
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