Viktoria Plzen vs Inter Milan Match Analysis and Prediction

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Both defeated on the opening day of their Champions League campaign, Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen meet on Tuesday at Stadion mesta Plzne.

The teams will be looking to get off the mark in a competitive Group C, which also consists their respective first-day conquerors Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

Having never won their fisrt game of a Champions League group stage in three previous attempts, Viktoria Plzen were always unlikely to end that run last Wednesday against Barcelona.

However, Michal Bilek’s side are otherwise in fine form ahead of Inter’s arrival, as they have won six of their first seven domestic matches to sit top of the table, and also navigated a tricky path in Europe.

Beginning their journey to the group stage in the second qualifying round, Plzen defeated HJK Helsinki, Sheriff Tiraspol and Qarabag in order to book their place among the elite, but they are now required to take a significant step up in class.

Just days after falling to a derby defeat against city rivals Minal, Inter kicked off their latest Champions League campaign by hosting Bayern Munich at San Siro.

Simone Inzaghi’s side were no match for the perennial Bundesliga champions last Wednesday, and conceding goals after either side of the interval saw them suffer a 2-0 defeat on Group C’s opening night.

Since being relaced as Italian champions by Milan in May and losing the Coppa Italia final to Juventus, Inzaghi’s second season in charge had began on a brighter note, but recent results only meant that pressure was on to produce three points at home to Torino on Saturday.

Inter’s next assignment in a packed autumn schedule sees them make the trip to Czech Republic, where they won 3-1 against Slavia Prague in 2019, on their only previous visit in the Champions League.

Viktoria Plzen vs Inter Milan head to head

These two teams have not previously met on any occasion and this will be their first meeting in the Champions League group stages.

Viktoria Plzen latest home form

Viktoria Plzen have recently been on a good run of form at home, having won each of their five most recent matches. They managed to defeat Slovacko 3-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 14 goals and conceded just three.

Viktoria Plzen 5-0 HJK 26/07/22

Viktoria Plzen 2-1 Pardubice 06/08/22

Viktoria Plzen 2-1 Sheriff 09/08/22

Viktoria Plzen 2-1 Qarabag 23/08/22

Viktoria Plzen 3-0 Slovacko 31/08/22

Viktoria Plzen latest away form

Viktoria Plzen have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their nine most recent matches. They defeated Sigma Olomouc 3-2 in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded seven.

Qarabag 0-0 Viktoria Plzen 17/08/22

Ceske Budejovice 0-1 Viktoria Plzen 27/08/22

Slovan Liberec 0-1 Viktoria Plzen 03/09/22

Barcelona 5-1 Viktoria Plzen 07/09/22

Sigma Olomouc 2-3 Viktoria Plzen 10/09/22

Inter Milan latest home form

Inter Milan have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their four most recent matches. They managed to defeat Torino 1-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and conceded seven.

Inter Milan 2-4 Villarreal 06/08/22

Inter Milan 3-0 Spezia 20/08/22

Inter Milan 3-1 Cremonese 30/08/22

Inter Milan 0-2 Bayern Munich 07/09/22

Inter Milan 1-0 Torino 10/09/22

Inter Milan latest away form

Inter Milan have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost three of their five most recent matches. They lost 3-2 to AC Milan in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored nine goals and also conceded nine.

Lugano 1-4 Inter Milan 12/07/22

Lens 1-0 Inter Milan 23/07/22

Lecce 1-2 Inter Milan 13/08/22

Lazio 3-1 Inter Milan26/08/22

AC Milan 3-2 Inter Milan 03/09/22

Viktoria Plzen news

After scoring twice at the weekend, Tomas Chory should retain his spot up front for Viktoria Plzen ahead of fellow striker Fortune Bassey.

Bilek is expected to name Lukas Kalvach and Pavel Bucha as his central-midfield paring in a 4-2-3-1 formation, while Jan Sykora should feature on the right flank.

Inter Milan news

Having rested long-serving captain Samir Handanovic against Bayern last week, Inzaghi could again turn to former Ajax goalkeeper Andrea Onana on Tuesday.

Alessandro Bastoni, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Robin Gosens are all pushing for recalls after featuring from the bench against Torino, while Romelu Lukaku is still short of fitness following a thigh injury.

Prediction and Odds

Since their late collapse at Lazio last month, Inter Milan have struggled for form and are shadow of the side which lifted the Scudetto just over a year ago.

The fact that they are without Lukaku may make it tough for Inzaghi’s side to break down a capable Viktoria Plzen team.

Odds: 1 2.22 X 2.02 2 2.30