Czech Republic take on the visitors Switzerland in the round 1 match in League A of UEFA Nations League. The match will be played on Thursday, June 2nd at Sinobo Stadium (Prague).
Czech team has proven to be very worthy in recent years. Let's start with the fact that she spent the last Nations League in Division B. Then there was a successful Euro, where Patrick Schick shone, who became one of the top scorers of the tournament. As a result, they lost to Denmark 1-2 only in the quarterfinals in the fight. Yes, at the same time, they did not shine in qualifying for the World Cup, but there was a powerful Belgium in her group. And the extra play-off ended with an extra-time away defeat to Sweden in March. Now Shilgava's wards are starting a new cycle. It is worth recognizing that the situation is not easy for them. Darida and Kaderjabek "tied up" after the Euro. Some of the main players were injured. But, on the other hand, Schick, who was absent in March, returned with the Scandinavians. The striker had an excellent season at Bayer Leverkusen, scoring 24 goals in 27 matches in the Bundesliga alone. In the last 4 matches he has 4 goals and 2 assists.
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Switzerland remained in Division A not without a scandal. The last round was decisive, when Ukraine was credited with a forfeit defeat due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. However, the “nati” proved with their game that in the case they remain among, if not the giants, then the “second tier” in Europe. They created a Euro sensation by knocking out world champion France in the first round of the playoffs. Yes, and to Spain lost only on penalties. After the tournament, a long-term successful mentor, Petkovic, left. Vladimir decided to return to club work, and eventually failed at Bordeaux. He was replaced by Murat Yakin and he coped brilliantly: under his leadership, the Swiss managed not to lose even once to Italy and, as a result, won 1st place. Now almost the strongest clip has been assembled, only the absence of Denis Zakaria draws attention. And so only 1 debutant was invited, and it was the 31-year-old midfielder of Lugano, Bottani.
In total, 4 head-to-heads were held, and Switzerland won only the first of them, the 1994 friendly. After that, the Czech Republic won three times, and in a couple of control matches, and at Euro 2008. Bookmakers consider the pair to be almost equal in strength. Such a duel will give a lot of struggle, but hardly a lot of goals - we bet on “less than 2.5”.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
