Sparta Prague take on the visitors Pardubice in the round 1 match of Czech Chance Liga. The match will be played on Friday, July 19th at epet ARENA (Prague).
Sparta Prague learning to play without Priske. The Iron had been unable to reclaim the championship title since 2014 – nearly a decade. It was Brian, arriving before the start of the penultimate season, who secured the coveted gold. In the following season, while performing well on the European stage (finishing in the Europa League playoffs, where they faced Liverpool), the capital club maintained their top position, once again surpassing everyone. However, the Dane responded to an invitation from the more prestigious Feyenoord after this success. Additionally, their leading player, Krejci, was lured away by Girona for 12 million. Can Lars Friis, the former assistant of his predecessor, keep the project at its now customary high level? The summer matches weren't particularly impressive, but they were merely friendlies.
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Pardubice, by Czech standards, are a young football project, having been founded only in 2008. They started with regional Bohemian competitions and received an invitation to the FNL, the local second division, in 2012 because Hradec Kralove, more successful in sporting terms, had a stadium that did not meet licensing requirements. However, the newcomer did not get lost there; on the contrary, they broke into the country's top league after eight years. There, they have remained without particularly notable successes. Their debut season, finishing 7th, was their best, followed by finishes of 11th, 14th, and, in the spring, 12th. They signed a couple of free agents, like Pecha, but overall, it’s unlikely that significant breakthroughs should be expected from the club – they will again be fighting to maintain their residency in the country's elite division.
Only in the cup, in 2015, did the capital giant lose. In other matches, The Stallions only managed to secure a draw once. It is unlikely that anything has changed in this clearly unequal pairing. We bet that the Prague flagship will win the first match under the new coach with a handicap of -2 goals.
Prediction for the match: Sparta Prague to win with -2.0 handicap.