Football Bet of the Day: Czech out the defensive gaps

Lautaro to add to the magic

Plzen v Inter
Tuesday 13 September, 17:45
Live on BT Sport 1

Our Turkish Bet Builder landed with room to spare last night, as Trabzonspor's 3-2 defeat at Adana Demirspor ticked all our boxes with more than a quarter of an hour to go. We'll switch our attention to the glitz and glamour of the Champions League now, because Inter are making the trip to face Viktoria Plzen.

Czech champions Plzen have ended up in an incredibly hard group with Bayern, Barcelona and Inter, but sometimes it's about the journey, and not the destination. Plzen were outclassed last week by Barcelona, as a Robert Lewandowski hat-trick helped the Catalan giants to a 5-1 win at Camp Nou.
Plzen are used to winning domestically. They are the reigning champions in the Czech Republic, and they are only behind top-flight table-topper Sparta Prague on goal difference. On home soil, Plzen have won all five of their competitive matches. They have scored 14 goals in the process, and in the Champions League they have beaten HJK (5-0), Sheriff (2-1) and Qarabag (2-1).

Inter squeezed past Torino at the weekend, as Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozovic grabbed a late winner in a 1-0 victory, and they haven't always been entirely convincing. The Nerazzurri started the UCL season with a 2-0 home defeat against Bayern, and in the league they are fifth, two points off top spot. They recently lost the Milan derby 3-2, and they were beaten 3-1 at Lazio, so they are conceding plenty of goals and chances on the road.

The absence of Lukaku means Lautaro Martinez will help spearhead the attack, and he played well against Torino at the weekend. The Argentinian is averaging 1.34 shots on target per 90 in Serie A according to fbRef.com, and I think we can back him to have a shot on target and back both teams to score on the Bet Builder at 2.0421/20.