On Thursday night, the Czech Republic and Albania go head-to-head in what could be a crucial Euro 2024 qualifier in Group E.
The hosts currently sit top of Group E but are just a point clear of the visitors in the qualification race.
📸 A couple of pictures from Monday's afternoon training session in the @ACSparta_EN's training centre at Strahov 🇨🇿 pic.twitter.com/OFvB9BEDKJ— Czech Football National Team (@ceskarepre_eng) September 4, 2023
📸 A couple of pictures from Monday's afternoon training session in the @ACSparta_EN's training centre at Strahov 🇨🇿 pic.twitter.com/OFvB9BEDKJ
Jaroslav Silhavy’s team heads into this clash on the back of a four-game unbeaten run in all competitions, having recorded three wins and a draw.
Three of those games were in the current qualifying campaign. Last time out, the home team kept a second straight clean sheet in qualifying.
The Czech Republic has a stellar recent record in qualifying, as they have now won five of their last seven matches in qualifying for the European Championships.
They also have a formidable recent home record in qualifying, as they have claimed five straight victories on home soil while scoring at least two goals in each win.
The visitors will be content with the start that they have made to their qualifying campaign, as they have won two of their three games in Group E.
They opened their qualifying campaign with a 1-0 defeat in Poland before back-to-back victories over Moldova and the Faroe Islands.
Albania has a mixed recent record in European Championship qualifying of late. However, a record of just three wins from their last seven qualifiers is a poor one.
Their recent matches in qualifying have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in three of their previous four games.
The visitors also have a poor recent away record in qualifying for the European Championships, losing four of their previous six qualifiers on their travels.
Forebet predicts that the Czech Republic will continue their stellar recent form in qualifying by recording a victory in a high-scoring encounter.