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FC Hradec Kralove v Viktoria Plzen : Liga 1 match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 8th Mar, 14:30 BST, Malšovická aréna, Hradec Kralove

Sunday afternoon at the Malšovická aréna, and it’s a Liga 1 showdown between FC Hradec Kralove and Viktoria Plzen. David Horejs and Martin Hysky going all-out to guide their side to the win. All stats, including each side's 20 game form and head to head (H2H) records, will change as you explore each of the betting markets using the tabs below. Odds and, of course, our predictions will too.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Hradec Kralove and Plzen will score a minimum of two between them during the standard 90 mins. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 74%. The bookmakers have it priced at 1.29.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Hradec Kralove are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.75.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Hradec Kralove
39%
11/423/10
Draw
26%
12/59/4
Plzen
35%
1/119/20
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Hradec Kralove 1-0
10%
10/18/1
Plzen 1-0
9%
13/26/1
Hradec Kralove 2-1
9%
12/19/1
Plzen 2-1
8%
8/17/1
Draw 0-0
7%
9/18/1
Hradec Kralove 2-0
7%
18/114/1
Plzen 2-0
6%
9/18/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/111/1
Hradec Kralove 3-1
4%
28/120/1
Plzen 3-1
3%
16/112/1
Hradec Kralove 3-0
3%
40/125/1
Hradec Kralove 3-2
3%
33/125/1
Plzen 3-0
2%
18/114/1
Plzen 3-2
2%
25/118/1
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
19/2017/20
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
17/204/5
Home 1st Goal
49%
13/1011/8
Away 1st Goal
47%
8/118/11
No 1st Goal
4%
9/18/1
BTTS - Yes
54%
3/43/4
BTTS - No
46%
1/119/20
BTTS - Home Win
19%
6/111/2
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/210/3
BTTS - Away Win
17%
10/33/1
Home/draw
65%
4/53/4
Away/draw
61%
1/42/7
Home/away
74%
3/103/10
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/72/7
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
5/211/5
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
12/521/10
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
3/102/7
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/219/4
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/91/11
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/331/80
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/161/25
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/115/2
Home DNB
57%
13/86/4
Away DNB
53%
4/910/21
Hradec Kralove win to nil
21%
11/2-
Plzen win to nil
18%
5/2-
Hradec Kralove / Hradec Kralove
14%
5/19/2
Hradec Kralove / Plzen
4%
22/118/1
Hradec Kralove / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Hradec Kralove
11%
13/213/2
Draw / Plzen
16%
4/14/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Plzen / Hradec Kralove
3%
28/125/1
Plzen / Plzen
25%
9/421/10
Plzen / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win Liga 1 table

Hradec Kralove have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 4. Hradec Kralove have conceded 14 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Hradec Kralove have played 11 games at home, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Plzen lay in 4th place on 42 points in the Liga 1 league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 34 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Plzen have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Plzen have played 12 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Hradec Kralove
Plzen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Slavia2417703458 
Apr 18
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-5A
Apr 11
2
Sparta2415632351 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
3
Jablonec241365845 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3F
4
Plzen2412661142 
Mar 8
d
 
3-3F
-
-
5
Liberec2410771337 
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1F
6
SK Sigma241068236 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
7
Hradec Kralove24978534 
-
-
d
 
3-3A
Mar 8
8
MFK Karvina2410212-532 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-3F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-2F
9
Zlin24879031 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
10
Teplice246810-626 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
Apr 4
w
 
1-2A
11
Bohemians247512-1026 
Apr 4
w
 
1-2A
Mar 15
w
 
0-1F
12
Pardubice246810-1226 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
Apr 18
w
 
1-5F
13
M.Boleslav245811-1523 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-5F
14
Slovacko245712-1122 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
15
Banik244713-1519 
Mar 14
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 25
16
Dukla Prague242913-2215 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-0A
Championship Round
Middle Play Off
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
6
Hradec Kralove have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
Hradec Kralove 7TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Plzen 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Plzen have not lost to Hradec Kralove in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Hradec Kralove since 2017
Hradec Kralove
Plzen
Goals: Scored
3
7
Games: Scored
3 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
3 / 6
HKR
1
D
1
PLZ
4
League games at Plzen since 2016
Plzen
Hradec Kralove
Goals: Scored
11
7
Games: Scored
6 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
0 / 6
HKR
1
D
2
PLZ
3
Goal Statistics

Viktoria Plzen's defensive record is to be admired, M. Hysky's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Liga 1 outings. An average PG rating of 1.4 for FC Hradec Kralove makes sense in this context.

Hradec Kralove 7th Plzen 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Hradec Kralove will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Plzen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-8
Hradec Kralove’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+13
Plzen have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.9
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga 1 - 2025/2026 season
Hradec Kralove
PG (predicted goals)
Plzen
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
HKR
PLZ
7%
better
view stats
Games scored18
19
Failed to score6
5
Scored first14
16
Goals scored34
42
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.8
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+7%
Defence rating
6%
better
HKR
PLZ
view stats
Games conceded16
17
Clean sheets8
7
Conceded first8
7
Goals conceded29
31
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
7
Conversion rate against11%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+6%

Hradec Kralove v Plzen Liga 1 lLine ups will show here when available.

Hradec Kralove Liga 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24847
A ZadrazilV DaridaA VlkanovaT Petrasek
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Zadrazil GLK24
1
-
V Darida MID2383
2
-
D Horak DEF223
3
1
V Pilar MID2242
1
-
S Dancak MID221
4
-
A Vlkanova MID2054
2
-
F Cech DEF191
1
1
M Buren FWD1922
1
-
A Griger FWD192
-
T Petrasek DEF1821
6
1
A. Sojka MID181
-
F Cihak DEF141
3
1
J Kucera MID1412
2
-
J. Uhrinčať DEF13
3
1
T Slončík MID1361
2
-
O Mihalik  FWD132
2
-
J. Hodek FWD131
-
J. Elbel DEF11
1
-
D. Ludvíček DEF10
1
-
L Kubr DEF61
-
J Chvatal  DEF4
1
-
P Kodes MID2
-
L Cmelik  FWD1
-
Plzen Liga 1 squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24776
L ČervR DurosinmiA. MemićP. Adu
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Červ MID2412
3
-
A. Memić MID2437
3
-
T Ladra MID2225
1
-
M Doski DEF211
4
-
V Jemelka  DEF202
3
-
C Souare MID2025
1
-
P. Adu FWD2061
6
-
R Durosinmi FWD187
3
-
K. Spáčil DEF1711
4
-
D Visinsky MID1761
6
-
M Vydra FWD1763
1
S Dweh DEF161
3
-
M Jedlicka GLK15
-
M Valenta MID1411
2
-
M Havel DEF13
2
-
J. Paluška DEF13
3
-
A Zeljkovic MID131
2
-
C. Kabongo FWD12
2
-
S Markovic DEF111
3
-
F. Wiegele GLK10
-
J. Panoš MID3
-
J. Bello FWD2
-
L Hejda  DEF1
-