Ferencvarosi TC vs Plzen

Ferencvarosi TC meet Plzen in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, 15 October 2026 at Groupama Aréna in Budapest, with the hosts sitting sixth in the standings after an opening 3-1 win at Celtic.

Ferencvarosi TC unbeaten in five European matches

Ferencvarosi TC started their league phase schedule with a 3-1 victory away at Celtic on 17 September 2026. That result extended a run of five matches in the competition without defeat. Prior to that win in Glasgow, the Hungarian side defeated Trabzonspor 1-0 away on 20 August 2026 and 4-0 at home on 27 August 2026, following a 1-0 win and 1-1 draw against Gornik Zabrze earlier that month. Across their last five matches with chance data, Ferencvarosi TC produced 1.56 expected goals per game while allowing 1.08.

Plzen travel without three injured players

Plzen sit 34th in the 36-team table after suffering a 3-0 home defeat against Union St. Gilloise on 17 September 2026. The Czech side had previously split their two-legged tie against FK Crvena Zvezda, losing 3-0 away on 20 August 2026 before winning 5-1 at home on 27 August 2026. For the match in Budapest, Plzen will be missing three injured players: Jan Paluska, Matěj Vydra, and Václav Jemelka. Ferencvarosi TC deal with one confirmed absence of their own, with Bence Ötvös ruled out through injury.

Three past meetings split evenly

The clubs have met three times. Ferencvarosi TC won 1-0 on 13 February 2025, before Plzen responded with a 3-0 victory on 20 February 2025. Their most recent fixture ended in a 1-1 draw on 25 September 2025.

Our model expects a Ferencvarosi TC win

Our model expects a Ferencvarosi TC win at Groupama Aréna. Ferencvarosi TC hold three points and a plus-two goal difference, supported by four victories in their last five European games. Plzen enter without points after conceding three goals on matchweek 1 and must cope without Jan Paluska, Matěj Vydra, and Václav Jemelka.