Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Plzen will look to keep their 100% record in the 2023/2024 Conference League intact when they face Astana at their Doosan Arena. Plzen rolled over Ceske Budejovice 5-0 in their last league match, which is giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of Thursday’s encounter. Both Pavel Sulc and Ibrahim Traore are back from the domestic bans, while all Pernica, Havel, Durosinmi, and Chory remain in the recovery room.
The Kazakhs, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in their last group game and seeing that Plzen have turned their Doosan Arena into a real fortress, home win should be considered. Astana defender Aleksa Amanovic returns to the starting XI after serving his one-game ban in the defeat to Dinamo. When the two teams met in Kazakhstan earlier in October Plzen defeated Astana 2-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.