Viktoria Plzen vs The New Saints Prediction and Betting Tips

Viktoria Plzen are looking to overturn a two-goal deficit when they welcome the New Saints to Doosan Arena for the second leg of their UEFA Conference League third round qualifier. Plzen will be banking on their solid home form to advance in this fixture.

Viktoria Plzen were not at their best in the first leg as they suffered a 4-2 defeat in Wales. They fell four goals down before late efforts from Jean-David Beauguel and Adriel Ba Loua kept them alive in the tie.

Michal Bilek’s men made a swift return to winning ways on Sunday as they claimed a 2-1 victory over Slovacko in a Czech Super Liga fixture. That win was a pointer to their solid record at Doosan Arena where they have won their last five matches.

Plzen head into Tuesday’s clash with no clean sheets in their last six matches across all competitions.

The New Saints hold the advantage from the first leg, although they will be disappointed to have conceded those two late goals. They had raced to a four-goal lead with Declan McManus netting a hat-trick after Blaine Hudson had scored the opener.

Anthony Limbrick’s men failed to build on that result as they were beaten 2-1 by Penrhycoch in the Welsh League Cup on Sunday. That defeat showed how much TNS struggle on their travels having claimed just one win in their last five away matches.

The New Saints have shown their attacking quality in the UEFA Conference League, scoring 14 goals in their last three matches in the competition. However, they remain suspect in defence and are without a clean sheet in their last three matches.

How the bookies view it

The bookies have Viktoria Plzen as overwhelming favourites with a home win priced at 1/10 by betway. A victory for the New Saints is valued at 10/1 with Vbet while a draw is set at odds of 6/1 by the same firm.

Viktoria Plzen often do their best work at home and should claim the win on Thursday.

Head to head

Last week’s clash was the first ever meeting between Viktoria Plzen and the New Saints.

Players to watch

Viktoria Plzen will look to striker Jean-David Beauguel to provide the spark in attack having scored four goals in his last five matches. With Miroslav Kacer also carrying a threat from midfield, the Czechs are priced at 1/10 by betway to score over 1.5 goals.

Striker Declan McManus will be the one to watch for the New Saints following his hat-trick in the first leg. The New Saints have found the net in their last 11 matches and with McManus leading the line, that scoring run is likely to continue at 11/20 with Vbet.

Anything else catch the eye?

There were over 5.5 goals in the first leg and a similar outcome is priced at 22/10 by betway. Over 4.5 goals is set at odds of at 6/5 by Vbet, who are also offering odds of 11/20 on over 3.5 goals.

Both teams could backed to score at 3/5 with Vbet. A win for Viktoria Plzen and both teams to score could also be worth a punt at 11/10 with Vbet.

This UEFA Europa League Conference match between Viktoria Plzen and The New Saints will be played on Aug 12, 2021 and kick off at 18:00. Check below for our tipsters best Viktoria Plzen vs The New Saints prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.

Viktoria Plzen vs The New Saints Betting Tips & Predictions