Plzen’s home goals meet Levski Sofia’s away draw

Plzen have scored 5 goals in 2 home games this UEFA Europa League season, but have also conceded 4 and kept 0 clean sheets. Their home record is 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss. Levski Sofia’s away sample is tighter: 1 goal scored and 1 conceded in 1 away game, producing 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. They have also kept 0 clean sheets.

The table and recent form

In the pre-match provisional standings for League Stage - 3, Plzen are ranked #31 with 0 points from 2 games, while Levski Sofia are ranked #24 with 1 points from 2 games. Levski Sofia are 1 point ahead of Plzen (1 v 0). Juventus lead with 6 points; Plzen trail by 6 and Levski Sofia by 5.

Plzen’s most recent 4-match form is Loss, Win, Loss, Loss. Levski Sofia’s most recent 2-match form is Loss, Draw. These samples provide context, but do not establish a longer trend.

Availability before kickoff

Plzen will be without V. Jemelka through a knee injury and M. Tvrdon, who is off the roster. A. Sojka is questionable with health problems. Levski Sofia are missing P. Hristov, O. Kamdem, R. Kirilov, A. Mitkov and M. Sangare; A. Bouras is questionable with a muscle injury.

At Doosan Arena on Thursday, October 22, at 19:00 UTC, can Plzen’s home scoring record break through Levski Sofia’s 1-1 away goal profile without either side’s clean-sheet record changing?