After crashing out of the Champions League for the second straight season, Barcelona will be looking to end their Group C campaign on a high note as they travel to Viktoria Plzen. The Spaniards' only victory in the competition came in the reverse fixture and they will be targeting another comfortable victory on Tuesday.
Viktoria Plzen have been out of their depth in this year’s Champions League, proving to be no match for any of the teams in Group C. They have lost all five of their matches in the competition and were beaten 4-0 by Inter Milan last time out.
It is not just the defeats for Viktoria Plzen but the manner of their results in the Champions League. They have conceded four or more goals four times in the competition while only scoring three goals in their five matches.
Despite their poor showing in the Champions League, Viktoria Plzen will be keen to give their fans something to cheer about. They head into Tuesday’s clash off the back of a 3-0 victory at Zlin in a Czech Liga fixture while also winning three of their last four home matches across all competitions.
With everything already settled in Group C, Barcelona only have pride to play for as they travel to Plzen. It has been a disappointing Champions League campaign for the Catalans, who were beaten 3-0 at home by Bayern Munich Last time out and have dropped to the Europa League.
Barcelona have only claimed one win in the Champions League which was a 5-1 victory over Viktoria Plzen in the reverse fixture. They will be confident of doing the double over the Czech side and head into Tuesday’s clash with three wins from their last four matches across all competitions.
Xavi’s men warmed up for the trip to Plzen with a 1-0 victory over Valencia in La Liga with Robert Lewandowski getting the goal.
How the bookies view it
Barcelona are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a win priced at 4/18 by Sport Nation. A victory for Viktoria Plzen is valued at 12/1 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 5/1 by Paddy Power.
Head to head
Barcelona have won all three previous matches against Viktoria Plzen and claimed a 5-1 victory in the reverse fixture back in September.
Players to watch
As always, Robert Lewandowski will be the one to watch for Barcelona having scored seven goals in his last 10 matches across all competitions. The striker also grabbed a hat-trick in the reverse fixture and is priced at 4/7 with bet365 to score anytime on Tuesday.
Barcelona have shown some defensive solidity in recent weeks, keeping clean sheets in three of their last four matches across all competitions. With Viktoria Plzen struggling for goals at the moment, Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia can lead the Catalans to another clean sheet at 11/10 with Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
Barcelona won both halves in the reverse fixture and could be set for a repeat at 17/10 with Paddy Power. The comfortable nature of that result means a -1 handicap can also be considered at 3/4 with Paddy Power.
Lewandowski often opens the scoring for Barcelona and could be tipped to grab the first goal on Tuesday at 9/4 with bet365.
This UEFA Champions League match between Viktoria Plzen and Barcelona will be played on Nov 1, 2022 and kick off at 21:00. Check below for our tipsters best Viktoria Plzen vs Barcelona prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
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