Australia and Czech Republic meet at NV ARENA, in a friendly match. This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for Australia, after friendlies against Colombia and Norway. In the case of the Czech Republic, this is their first friendly of the year. There is no recent record of direct confrontations between these two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met was on 29-03-2000, in a match that ended with the final score: Czech Republic (3-1) Australia. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.
Australia:
This will be the first friendly of the year of the visiting team, who played 4 last year. In these friendlies he registered the following results: Qatar (0-1) Czech Republic, Iceland (1-2) Czech Republic, Belgium (2-1) Czech Republic and Czech Republic (3-0) Lithuania. This is a team that, oddly enough, was better stronger than at home, as in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. In the last match they played, for the Friendlies, they won the Qatar away by (0-1). In the last 10 away matches Czech Republic has 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (16′-30 ‘).
Australia comes to this game with a draw against Colombia, totalizing the following encounter without tasting the taste of victory. The Australians are preparing their participation in the 2018 World Cup at this time, but they had to play the play-off against Honduras to get the qualification. In this away game, coach Bert van Marwijk must keep the team in 4-2-3-1, privileging the middle or low block and passing in depth for the attack, especially towards Tim Cahill. On the other hand, midfielder Aaron Mooy is one of the most technically gifted players. Everything indicates that there are no important absences for this game.
Czech Republic:
This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for the home team, after previous friendlies in which they registered the following results: Colombia (0-0) Australia and Norway (4-1) Australia. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Australia have won 6, tied 1 and lost 3. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored with regularity, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. There is a tendency for goals in their home matches, as 10 of the last 11 matches they have played have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 5 games in which they suffered the first goal.
The Czech team comes to this game with a victory against Qatar, by 0-1, registering the fourth successive win in several competitions. We remind you that the Czech Republic will not be present at the 2018 World Cup, as it finished in third place in Group C, with 15 points won, behind Northern Ireland and Germany. In this game against Australia, coach Karel Jarolim must line up the team at 4-2-3-1, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks. Patrik Schick is the great danger of this formation, being owner of great quality in the finalization. Everything indicates that the local coach has all the players at his disposal.
PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.67
