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Europa League · League phase, matchday 3 Match report

Viktoria Plzeň 1-2 Levski Sofia: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Viktoria Plzeň crest Viktoria Plzeň
1-2Full time
Levski Sofia crest Levski Sofia
Doosan Aréna, Plzeň

Our picks against the result

6 of 12 right

  • Result Viktoria Plzeň win54% 1-2
  • Double chance Viktoria Plzeň or Levski Sofia (12)78% 1-2
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Under 2.552% 3 goals
  • More corners Viktoria Plzeň63% Viktoria Plzeň (4-1)
  • Yellow cards Above average 2 yellow cards · league 3.6
  • Yellow cards 2 yellow cards 3.5 Over60% 4.5 Under59% 5.5 Under76%
  • Corners Around average 5 corners · league 9.8
  • Corners 5 corners 8.5 Over59% 9.5 Under52% 10.5 Under62%

Match stats

Viktoria Plzeň Levski Sofia
  • 1 Goals 2
  • 1 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 4 Corners 1

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Viktoria Plzeň vs Levski Sofia opens matchday 3 of the Europa League league phase at the Doosan Aréna on Thursday 22 October 2026, and our model goes with a home win, with no draw in the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model leans to Viktoria Plzeň because Levski Sofia barely build anything: across their last five matches they sit below the league average for shots and clearly under it for touches in the opposition box, so long spells near the home goal look unlikely. Home advantage adds to that, and our strength rating, built on long-run xG, puts Plzeň slightly ahead while placing Levski well beneath the Europa League standard. Against it stands Plzeň's own start — two defeats, one goal and few big chances created. The pick holds because Levski allow shots and clear openings at a markedly higher rate than most sides here.

Form guide

Viktoria Plzeň

  • W 3-2 at Jablonec (A) 1. Liga · 18 Oct
  • L 1-2 at Ferencváros (A) Europa League · 15 Oct
  • W 3-0 vs Mladá Boleslav (H) 1. Liga · 10 Oct
  • L 1-2 at Slavia Prague (A) 1. Liga · 20 Sep
  • L 0-3 vs Union St.Gilloise (H) Europa League · 17 Sep

Levski Sofia

  • D 1-1 at NEC Nijmegen (A) Europa League · 15 Oct
  • W 2-0 at Cherno More Varna (A) First Professional League · 11 Oct
  • L 0-1 vs Salzburg (H) Europa League · 17 Sep
  • D 0-0 at Botev Vratsa (A) First Professional League · 13 Sep
  • W 1-0 vs CSKA 1948 (H) First Professional League · 5 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Viktoria PlzeňLevski Sofia
Attack 31 11 0.5 goals per match this season0.5 goals per match this season
Defence 20 54 2.5 conceded per match this season1.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Europa League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

Viktoria Plzeň and Levski Sofia have not met in our records since 2010.

Europa League so far

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
24 Levski Sofia 2 011 1:2 -1 1
31 Viktoria Plzeň 2 002 1:5 -4 0

Positions in our table of 36 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Europa League, League phase, matchday 3
Kick-off
Venue
Doosan Aréna, Plzeň

Questions and answers

What was the score of Viktoria Plzeň vs Levski Sofia?

Viktoria Plzeň 1-2 Levski Sofia in the Europa League (League phase, matchday 3) on Thursday 22 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Viktoria Plzeň vs Levski Sofia right?

No: our result pick was Viktoria Plzeň win, and the score after 90 minutes was 1-2. 6 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Viktoria Plzeň vs Levski Sofia?

2 yellow cards (Viktoria Plzeň 1, Levski Sofia 1), no red cards and 5 corners (Viktoria Plzeň 4, Levski Sofia 1).

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