On Friday, starting at 19:45, the match Slovakia – Czech Republic will be played, within the 1st round of the League of Nations, League B. Slovakia won only 3 of the 11 direct meetings with the Czech Republic, and on its own field, it lost the match from 2018, score 1-2 also in the League of Nations. Thus, the Czechs prevailed in the last two matches with the Slovaks and 7 times in the 11 general confrontations.
Slovakia did not have a good run in the previous edition of the League of Nations, where it took third, last place in a group with Ukraine and the Czech Republic. The only victory was a 4-1 with Ukraine, already promoted to League A of this competition. In the Euro 2020 preliminaries, the representative coached by Pavel Hapal ranked 3rd in a group with Croatia, Wales, Hungary and Azerbaijan, but can catch the final tournament if she passes the dam with Ireland, then Bosnia and Herzegovina or Ireland of North.
The Czech Republic is already qualified for Euro 2020, after finishing second to the group won by England, beating Kosovo, Bulgaria and Montenegro. The team prepared by Jaroslav Silhavy ticked two victories (both with Slovakia) and two defeats (both with Ukraine) in the previous participation in the League of Nations, ranking 2nd. In the group of the 2020/2021 edition, the Czech Republic will meet, on near Slovakia, Scotland and Israel, with the clear aim of promoting in the A League of the competition.
Slovakia has won only 3 of the 11 direct meetings with the Czech Republic! A balanced duel is announced, with few successes on the scoreboard, but the Czech Republic has added value and has the first chance for a positive result.
-Slovakia finished the first edition of the League of Nations in 21st place;
-The Slovaks are ranked 32nd in the FIFA rankings;
-The Czech Republic finished the first edition of the League of Nations in 20th place;
-The Czechs are ranked 45th in the FIFA rankings;
PREDICTION: Under 2,5 goals @ 1,65
