Banik Ostrava and FC Viktoria Plzen meet in a match from the 27th round of the Czech first league. The match will be played on Wednesday, at 17:00, on Mestsky stadium v Ostrave-Vitkovicich.
With three titles won in the last five seasons, Plzen appears in this duel after a crushing victory obtained on its own field, in front of those from Mlada Boleslav, score 7-1.
If Plzen got two victories since the restart of the season, Banik Ostrava recorded two draws in the last two stages, 0-0 with Pribram and 1-1 with Zlin, both games being played away.
Both Viktoria and Banik rank in the top six, leading to the playoffs for the title. However, Ostrava is not assured in the top six, having only two points over the next two ranked, Sparta Prague and Slovakia. Plzen has no problems from this point of view, Adrian Guľa’s team is already qualified for the playoffs, being eight points behind the leader Slavia Prague.
Slavia Prague has the best defense in the Czech first league, with only 8 goals conceded in 26 stages. The next two ranked in this regard are the teams that meet in this duel, Viktoria Plzen (22 goals conceded) and Banik Ostrava (28 goals conceded). Viktoria also impresses in the offensive chapter, having the best offensive in the championship, with 54 goals scored, tied with the leader Slavia.
Viktoria Plzen can no longer afford wrong steps if she still hopes to reach Slavia Prague. We rely on the victory of the guests with confidence.
-Plzen is undefeated in the last 19 direct duels of the championship;
-Viktoria has won 7 of the last 8 trips from Ostrava;
-Two players from Plzen are in the top 5 top scorers in the Czech Republic, Michael Krmencik (10 goals) and Pavel Bucha (9 goals);
PREDICTION: Plzen to win @ 1,60
