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What does Viktoria Plzeň need to go through in the Europa League?

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Updated 25 September 2026, 2026/27 league phase

After matchday 1, Viktoria Plzeň are 34th with 0 points. Next match: 15 October, away against Ferencváros. In our simulations Viktoria Plzeň go through (24th place or better) in 49% of cases and make the top 8 in 4%. 10 points are usually enough (a team on that total goes through in more than half of the simulations). The biggest matches are against Lillestrøm (matchday 4) and Jagiellonia (matchday 8): each result moves the chances by about 37 percentage points.

34thleague position
0point from 1 match
49%chance of going through (top 24)
4%chance of making the top 8

30,000 simulations. Most likely finish: 27th, average 23.7.

Viktoria Plzeň matches

Times in your time zone. Under each match you can see how its result changes the chance of going through. Enter your own prediction and every number on the page updates.

  1. Matchday 1Thursday 17 September, 21:00
    HomeUnion SG0–3
    Win 36%, draw 26%, defeat 38%
    Chance of going through:Played
  2. Matchday 2Thursday 15 October, 21:00
    AwayFerencváros –
    Win 30%, draw 26%, defeat 44%
    Chance of going through:If they win72%If they draw47%If they lose35%
  3. Matchday 3Thursday 22 October, 21:00
    HomeLevski Sofia –
    Win 57%, draw 23%, defeat 20%
    Chance of going through:If they win62%If they draw38%If they lose26%
  4. Matchday 4Thursday 5 November, 18:45
    AwayLillestrøm –
    Win 43%, draw 26%, defeat 31%
    Chance of going through:If they win67%If they draw43%If they lose30%
  5. Matchday 5Thursday 26 November, 18:45
    HomeBenfica –
    Win 25%, draw 25%, defeat 51%
    Chance of going through:If they win72%If they draw50%If they lose38%
  6. Matchday 6Thursday 10 December, 21:00
    AwayBournemouth –
    Win 19%, draw 23%, defeat 58%
    Chance of going through:If they win75%If they draw53%If they lose40%
  7. Matchday 7Thursday 21 January, 18:45
    AwayReal Sociedad –
    Win 21%, draw 24%, defeat 55%
    Chance of going through:If they win75%If they draw53%If they lose38%
  8. Matchday 8Thursday 28 January, 21:00
    HomeJagiellonia –
    Win 53%, draw 24%, defeat 23%
    Chance of going through:If they win63%If they draw39%If they lose27%

How many points are needed?

Chance of going through depending on how many points Viktoria Plzeň collect in the league phase.

0unlikely
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
7<1%
85%
943%
1091%
11>99%
12100%
13100%
14100%
15100%
16100%
17100%
18100%
19100%
20unlikely
21unlikely
22unlikely
23unlikely
24unlikely
almost certainlikelypossible

Where could Viktoria Plzeň finish?

Final position chances across the simulations.

1st8th24th36th

White: top 8, yellow: 9th–24th, grey: eliminated.

Europa League table

The current table. On the right: chance of going through. The solid line after 8th means a direct place in the round of 16, the dashed line after 24th is the elimination line.

  1. 1Juventus399%
  2. 2Crystal Palace394%
  3. 3Sparta Praha383%
  4. 4Beşiktaş385%
  5. 5Union SG392%
  6. 6Ferencváros383%
  7. 7Benfica399%
  8. 8Leverkusen399%
  9. 9OFI Crete349%
  10. 10Lyon394%
  11. 11Torreense360%
  12. 12Bournemouth397%
  13. 13Olympiacos391%
  14. 14Salzburg388%
  15. 15Omonia346%
  16. 16Sunderland393%
  17. 17Rennes183%
  18. 18Hapoel Beer-Sheva127%
  19. 19GNK Dinamo154%
  20. 20Sturm Graz152%
  21. 21Jagiellonia041%
  22. 22Real Sociedad071%
  23. 23Anderlecht050%
  24. 24Lillestrøm015%
  25. 25AZ Alkmaar075%
  26. 26Celta064%
  27. 27Levski Sofia021%
  28. 28Celtic052%
  29. 29Hoffenheim071%
  30. 30Milan095%
  31. 31Celje040%
  32. 32Marseille082%
  33. 33Ararat-Armenia010%
  34. 34Viktoria Plzeň049%
  35. 35Lech Poznań033%
  36. 36N.E.C. Nijmegen063%

How the league phase works

The Europa League league phase has 36 teams in a single table. Each team plays 8 matches against different opponents, half at home and half away. The top eight go straight into the round of 16. Teams finishing 9th to 24th play a two-legged knockout play-off in February for a place in the round of 16, while 25th to 36th are eliminated.

If teams finish level on points, the order is decided by goal difference, then goals scored, away goals scored, wins, away wins and finally the combined record of their opponents.

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