Viktoria Plzen vs Man Utd preview: Free betting tips, odds and predictions

MANCHESTER UNITED travel to Czechia for Thursday’s Europa League showdown against Viktoria Plzen.

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Viktoria Plzen vs Man Utd preview

Ruben Amorim’s side will be determined to get back to winning ways following successive losses to Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

Any notion of Amorim waltzing in and waving a magic wand has now been extinguished and his warning that supporters would have to “suffer” before things improved looks fully justified.

The Red Devils sit 13th in the Premier League with just five wins from 15 matches and have the Manchester derby to come at the Etihad on Sunday.

There’s also the shambles of Dan Ashworth’s sudden exit as sporting director after just five months having very publicly poached him from Newcastle United for a fee of around £2-3million.

So a victory against Viktoria Plzen would be a welcome relief for club morale, and it’s mightily important if they want to progress automatically into the round of 16 and obtain seeded status.

Manchester United are 12th on nine points, with the Czech side directly behind them on goal difference with three matches remaining.

United are unbeaten in their five Europa League games this season (W2 D3), but they remain winless on the road in their last SEVEN games in all competitions – their joint-longest run in the 21st century.

They’ve also never beaten Czech opposition before (D2 L1).

As for Viktoria Plzen, they arrive in excellent form having won six of their last seven – including an impressive 2-1 win over Spanish side Real Sociedad.

In fact, the Czechs are unbeaten in 13 home games this season (W10, D3) and have only tasted defeat twice in 28 competitive matches this season.

Viktoria Plzen vs Man Utd preview betting odds

• Viktoria Plzen 9/2 with William Hill – CLAIM HERE

• Draw 16/5 with BetMGM – CLAIM HERE

• Man Utd 6/11 with Betfred – CLAIM HERE

Odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Viktoria Plzen vs Man Utd preview betting tips and predictions

Home goals

As mentioned, Viktoria Plzen have been very impressive on home turf this season – winning 10 of their 13 competitive matches. In those games, they’ve scored 22 goals and registered eight clean sheets.

They have somewhat of a free hit against a Manchester United side who are odds-on favourites to win the encounter, but Amorim’s side are vulnerable on the road having failed to win in seven, while they’ve also conceded 2+ goals in three of their last four games in all competitions.

• Viktoria Plzen to score over 1.5 goals at 5/2 with Betfred – CLAIM HERE

Most improved

Amad Diallo has been one of the main beneficiaries of Ruben Amorim’s arrival.

He’s thriving in his new role at right wing-back having struck more efforts on goal than any other Manchester United player since Amorim took charge (8).

Seven of those eight shots have been inside the box with the 22-year-old registering more touches in the opposition penalty area than any of his colleagues (19). Only Bruno Fernandes (1.18) and Marcus Rashford (0.92) have a higher expected goal involvement than Amad Diallo’s 0.87.

He’s scored three goals and provided six assists in 21 appearances this season, and we’re backing him to add to that tally on Thursday.

• Amad Diallo to score or assist at 13/10 with William Hill – CLAIM HERE

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