Viktoria Plzen will host HJK at the Doosen Arena in the second leg of their Champions League second qualifying round on Tuesday night.
Viktoria Plzen will take a slender lead into the second leg on Tuesday after picking a 2-1 victory in the first leg in Finland last week.
With a home advantage and a one-goal lead Plzen will fancy their chances of advancing to the next round. A draw is all they need, but they have won just one of their last eight Champions League matches at home and will need to be on top of their game here.
While Plzen have not been in action since the first leg, HJK played their 15th league match last weekend claiming a 2-1 win at away. The win was crucial for them in terms of boosting their confidence ahead of their trip to Czech Republic.
Having won only one of their last six away Champions League games inside 90 minutes, HJK Helsinki will have to produce a faultless display to emerge victorious in the second leg, but they are a facing an uphill task this Tuesday.
Plzen vs HJK head to head
This will be the second encounter between the two sides. Take a look at their previous result;
- HJK 1-2 Plzen 20/07/22
Home
- HJK 1-2 Plzen
- Besiktas 0-0 Plzen
- Plzen 1-3 St Truidense
- Plzen 0-0 Botosani
- Plzen 3-0 Mas Taborsko
Away
- Ilves 1-2 HJK
- HJK 1-2 Plzen
- HJK 3-1 Vaasa
- Rigas Futbola 4-5 HJK
- HJK 1-0 Rigas Futbola
Viktoria Plzen team news
Plzen have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the clash and are expected to name a similar squad to the last week’s squad.
HJK team news
HJK also have no fresh injury issues ahead of the Tuesday’s clash with the Renho, Raitala, Artti Hoskonen and David Browne expected back to the squad after they were rested on the weekend.
Prediction and odds
- Plzen win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
