Ferencvarosi TC go into Thursday's Ferencvarosi TC vs Plzen meeting unbeaten in all competitions for 14 matches, and they have not lost a competitive home game since January. That is a strong base for a side who beat Celtic 3-1 at Celtic Park on September 17, with Kristoffer Zachariassen and Bamidele Yusuf both on the scoresheet.
Ferencvaros' recent edge
The European start backs up the home form. Ferencvaros won their only Europa League match this season, scoring 3 and conceding 1, and Zachariassen has already contributed 1 goal and 1 assist in that single appearance. Yusuf has gone a step further, with 1 goal and 2 assists in one Europa League outing.
Those numbers point to a team with more punch than Plzen, who lost 3-0 to Union St. Gilloise in their first Europa League match of the season and have taken 0 points so far. They have also conceded 17 goals across their opening 10 domestic league matches, which leaves them with work to do in both boxes.
Plzen's response in Budapest
Plzen did beat Mlada Boleslav 3-0 at the weekend, so they arrive off a win rather than in a complete spiral. But their away trip to Budapest still looks difficult, and Ferencvaros have not given opponents many obvious entry points at home.
The domestic form around the Budapest side is a little mixed, with three straight league draws following a three-game winning run, but the bigger European trend is the more relevant one here. Ferencvaros have 3 points from 1 game, Plzen have none, and the meeting at Groupama Arena on Thursday gives the Hungarian side a clear chance to keep that gap intact.
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