Plzen v Man Utd

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Viktoria Plzen extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven matches overall on the weekend in the Czech Liga following a 2-1 win away from home at Karviná which also made it six wins within these seven games for the Czech Republic hosts.

Manchester United stumbled to a second defeat on the trot in the Premier League on the weekend after losing 3-2 at home to Nottingham Forest as United continue to adjust under new manager Ruben Amorim.

Within their recent six victories, Viktoria Plzen have picked up important wins in the league phase of this season's Europa League campaign with wins collected against the likes of Real Sociedad 2-1 at home along with a 2-1 win away from home at Dinamo Kiev, helping the Czech Republic side up into 13th place in the Europa League table.

Indeed, Plzen are now within just a point of the top eight pack in the Europa League table and the hosts still remain unbeaten so far in this European campaign having picked up the two aforementioned wins and points gained in three draws as well.

Points picked up in draws with Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3, Ludogorets 0-0 and a 2-2 draw with PAOK show Plzen are more than capable of hitting the back of the net.

Manchester United still have a long way to go in terms of finding their feet under their new Portuguese manager as the Red Devils were dealt a disappointing 3-2 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest over the weekend which followed a previous 2-0 defeat away from home at Arsenal.

Despite all the negative press from various media outlets in recent times, Manchester United had previously put together a solid seven-game unbeaten sequence in all competitions which included picking up five wins in the process.

Within these recent wins, Manchester United had gained a couple of important victories on the Europa League front which came in the form of victories gained over PAOK and Bodo/Glimt in 2-0 and 3-2 wins respectively, so the visitors certainly stand a decent chance of achieving a result at the Doosan Aréna on Thursday night.

Manchester United are also unbeaten after their opening five games in the Europa League which also includes points gained by way of three stalemates against Twente, Porto and Fenerbahce respectively, and as a result, they too find themselves just a point behind the top eight clubs in the Europa League table.

Plzen v Manchester United Verdict

Despite struggling on the domestic Premier League front, Manchester United have performed in solid fashion in Europe and indeed the visitors have suffered just one loss in their last 16 European ties, picking up 10 wins.

Therefore, our main bet will be Manchester Utd win @ 1.55

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester Utd win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.25

Correct Score: Manchester Utd 2-1 @ 8.50