Late Porto Equalizer Secures Road Draw at Plzen

PLZEN, Czech Republic (Jan. 22, 2026) (Interstat) — Substitute Deniz Gül scored in the 90th minute to salvage a 1-1 draw for FC Porto against Viktoria Plzen in Europa League group stage play Thursday at Doosan Arena.

Viktoria Plzen’s Lukáš Červ opened the scoring in the sixth minute, assisted by Merchas Doski. Porto played a man down after Matěj Vydra received a red card in first-half stoppage time but found the late equalizer when Gül finished a pass from Pablo Rosario. The match featured seven yellow cards.

The result leaves both teams with identical records in the competition. Interstat’s pre-match projection had favored Plzen with a 69.9% win probability, anticipating the 1-1 final score.