Football review Lazio vs Viktoria Plzen: Impressive journey
Football commentary on the Lazio vs Viktoria Plzen match taking place at 00:45 on March 14 in the 1/8 round of Europa League 2024/25. Quang Nam Newspaper analyzes information on the team's strength, expected lineup, and predicts the score.
Lazio will host Viktoria Plzen at home in the early morning of March 14 in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16. In the first leg, despite facing many difficulties and having only 9 men on the field, the Italian team still won a thrilling 2-1 victory thanks to the decisive goal of Gustav Isaksen in the last minutes of injury time.
Expected lineup Lazio vs Viktoria Plzen
Lazio (4-2-3-1): Mandas; Lazzari, Gila, Patric, Pellegrini; Guendouzi, Belahyane; Isaksen, Dia, Pedro; Noslin
Plzen (3-4-1-2): Jedlicka; Dweh, Markovic, Jemelka; Memia, Cerv, Kalvach, Cadu; Sulc; Durosimni, Vydra

Recent form and results Lazio vs Viktoria Plzen
Under the guidance of coach Marco Baroni, Lazio have been in impressive form in the Europa League this season. They won six and drew one in the group stage to qualify for the round of 16 as group winners. Lazio's powerful attacking style has seen them score 50 goals in Serie A this season, making them the third-best team in the league. However, their attacking approach has also left them vulnerable to quick counter-attacks.
As for Viktoria Plzen, the Czech representative had an impressive journey in the Europa League. They were unbeaten in the first 5 matches of the group stage and qualified for the round of 16 with a commendable record. The attacking pair Pavel Sulc and Matej Vydra were key players, contributing many important goals and assists together. However, Plzen's away form has not been really good, winning only 1 out of 5 away matches since the group stage.
Head to head history Lazio vs Viktoria Plzen
03/07/25 – Europa League: Viktoria Plzen 1-2 Lazio

Team information Lazio vs Viktoria Plzen
Lazio: Valentin Castellanos, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Elseid Hysaj (injured) are absent. Nicolo Rovella and Samuel Gigot are suspended after the first leg.
Viktoria Plzen: Cheick Souare and Christophe Kabongo are absent due to injury.
Score prediction for the match between Lazio vs Viktoria Plzen
Lazio have home advantage and stable form in the Europa League. Viktoria Plzen, although a team capable of causing surprises, have a poor away record which is a big disadvantage. With superior squad quality and determination to maintain their advantage, Lazio are expected to win.
Score prediction: Lazio 2-1 Viktoria Plzen