UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 4 
Our pick Away win Correct result
Plzen under pressure after three straight Europa League defeats
Plzen arrive in Lillestrom on a three-match losing run and bottom of the Europa League table, while Lillestrom are two places and one point above them. Both sides need a response after losing their latest European match.
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Match report
Final result: Lillestrom 0-1 Plzen.
Match statistics (home team first). Shots: 14–17; Shots on target: 4–11; Corners: 3–6; Expected goals: 0.57–1.72.
Goals
- 10' Prince Kwabena Adu · Patrik Hrošovský · Plzen
Cards
- 24' Lars Ranger · Lillestrom
- 32' Sampson Dweh · Plzen
- 65' Patrik Hrošovský · Plzen
- 76' Filip Prebsl · Plzen
- 84' Radoslav Kovac · Plzen
- 85' Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim · Lillestrom
- 90' Florian Wiegele · Plzen
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: P. Dahlberg (Lillestrom) 8.4
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Lillestrom · 4-3-3
- 12P. DahlbergG
- 2L. RangerD
- 28R. GabrielsenD
- 47S. KristiansenD
- 26Y. PaintsilD
- 14G. NyheimM
- 21F. OttossonM
- 29Y. IbrahimajM
- 20VáF
- 8F. GulbrandsenF
- 17E. KitolanoF
Coach: H. Ødegaard
Plzen · 3-4-1-2
- 44F. WiegeleG
- 2T. PališčákD
- 40S. DwehD
- 98F. PrebslD
- 29A. GabrielM
- 17P. HrošovskýM
- 6L. ČervM
- 14Merchas DoskiM
- 12A. SojkaM
- 80P. AduF
- 99A. MemićF
Coach: R. Kováč
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Lillestrom | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Plzen | 1.4 | 2.2 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Lillestrom | 3 | -7 | 1 |
| 33 | Plzen | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Absences
Lillestrom
- Out E. B. Garnas · Knee Injury
- Out C. Jebara · Groin Injury
Plzen
- Out V. Jemelka · Knee Injury
- Out M. Tvrdon · Off the roster
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Open game
- Expected goals (model)
- 1.35 – 1.43
- Double chance
- 12 · 73%1X 62% · X2 65%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 53%Over 1.5: 77% · Over 3.5: 30%
- Both teams score
- 57%
- Clean sheet
- 24% – 26%Lillestrom–Plzen
- Half-time result
- X · 41%1 28% · 2 31%
- Half-time / full-time
- 2/2 · 23%1/1 20% · X/X 16%
- Expected corners
- 9.34.8 – 4.5 · Over 9.5: 45%
- Expected cards
- 4.62.3 – 2.3 · Over 3.5: 66%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Bottom two, with Plzen under pressure
After three matches in the Europa League league stage, Lillestrom sit 31st of 36 with one point, while Plzen are 33rd on zero. The gap is only one point, but the pressure is firmly on Plzen: they have lost their last three matches in the competition and now face a direct opportunity to close it.
Lillestrom also need a result. They are without a win in three and lost their most recent Europa League match, but remain two places and one point ahead. With both sides coming off defeats, the contest offers a chance to halt a slide as well as improve their position.
Recent European form
Across their five Europa League matches in this competition, Lillestrom have recorded a win, two draws and two defeats, scoring four goals and conceding 10. Their home record in the competition is less convincing: one win and two defeats from three matches, with nine goals conceded and no clean sheets.
Plzen’s five-match European record is harsher: one win and four defeats, with seven goals scored and 11 conceded. Their current run is three defeats in a row, including their latest match. Away from home in this competition, they have lost both of their two matches, scoring once and conceding five.
The recent numbers suggest vulnerability at both ends, but the immediate concern is Plzen’s inability to stop the run of defeats. Lillestrom have also struggled defensively, especially at home, so the visitors may see a route to a much-needed result.
Team news
Lillestrom are without E. B. Garnas because of a knee injury and C. Jebara with a groin injury. Plzen are missing V. Jemelka through a knee injury, while M. Tvrdon is off the roster.
Our prediction
Plzen’s losing streak makes this a test of nerve, yet their five Europa League matches have produced more goals than Lillestrom’s. With both sides conceding regularly, the visitors have a narrow edge in a game that could offer chances at both ends.
Lillestrom 1-2 Plzen
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