Viktoria Plzen Vs Sporting

Competition/Round: 2017-18 UEFA Europa League squad changes, Round of 16 2st leg

Date/Time: 15 March 2018 – 7:00 PM

Venue: Doosan Arena (Struncovy Sady)

Referee: Tobias Stieler

Victoria Plzen versus Sporting CP will be held this Thursday as the Czech club Viktoria Plzen will have Portuguese club Sporting CP in the second leg of UEFA Europa League-Round of 16. The diversion is planned to begin at 6:00 GMT, on fifteenth of March, at Doosan Arena Plzen.

The guests will fly high with the 2-0 first leg triumph over their rivals, a week ago. Wearing CP totally ruled the home installation causing bunches of inconvenience for their rivals.

The Portuguese club kept up 61% ownership in the diversion and took 21 shots more than a hour and a half period. Forward Fredy Montero indicated stellar of the execution, scoring the two objectives for the home side.

Wearing CP are making the most of their group trip. They are set at the third place in the alliance table and are endeavoring to grab the second position at any rate, for Champions League capability.

The Dutch striker Bas Dost has been performing colossally for them, scoring 20 class objectives up until this point. With a 2-0 advantage in their grasp, Sporting CP will without a doubt anticipate frustrating their rival and book their place in the last eight.

Then again, Viktoria Plzen will come into this diversion with little expectations following the main leg crush. The poor execution far from home has agitated their nerves, as they look discouraged before the second leg installation.

Be that as it may, Viktoria sit easily at the highest point of the table in the on-going group. They have without a doubt booked their place in the following year’s Champions League capability, thinking about no further difficulty.

Forward Michal Krmencik, who is their best scorer in the group season and additionally Europa League, didn’t perform to his degree in the main leg, leaving his group very nearly an exit.

Viktoria Plzen vs Sporting Lineup (Predicted XI)

Viktoria Plzen Lineup (4-2-3-1)

GK: Hruska

Defenders: Reznik (RB), Hejda (RCB), Hubnik (LCB), Limbersky (LB)

Midfielders: Horava (RDM), Hrosovsky (LDM), Chory (RM), Kolar (CM), Zeman (LM)

Forwards: Krmencik (ST)

Sporting Lineup (4-2-3-1)

GK: Patricio

Defenders: Ristovski (RB), Coates (RCB), Mathieu (LCB), Coentrao (LB)

Midfielders: Carvalho (RDM), Fernandes (LDM), Martins (RM), Ruiz (CM), Acuna (LM)

Forwards: Montero (ST)

Viktoria Plzen vs Sporting Prediction

Sporting CP will travel to Doosan Arena Plzen with thoroughly dominant performance in the first leg. It is just a matter of time before the Portuguese side make into the last eight.

On the other hand, Viktoria, with the home advantage, have it all to do if they are going to overturn the deficit and reach the quarterfinal stage.

We predict a 2-1 victory for the traveling side, which will see them qualify for the last eight with 4-1 aggregate win.