Czech Republic vs Albania Prediction: A minimal margin of victory

Latest information on the Czech Republic vs Albania match lineups.

Czech Republic coach Ivan Hasek has decided to rest striker Patrik Schick to recover from minor injuries, opening the door for Tomas Chory to start on Friday.

Defenders David Zima and Jaroslav Zeleny have been sidelined due to injury, but centre-back Tomas Holes has returned after missing the previous round of matches. To bolster the squad, Jan Boril, Milan Havel, Robin Hranac, and Ondrej Zmrzli have been called up.

On the Albanian side, striker Indrit Tuci from Sparta Prague has been called up as a replacement. Striker Mirlind Daku will start, while the expected central defensive pairing will be Ardian Ismajli and Marash Kumbulla, with Berat Djimsiti not included in the squad.

Latest predicted lineups for Czech Republic vs Albania

Czech:

Kovar; Coufal, Krejci, Holes, Boril; Sulc, Soucek, Kalvach; Cerny, Chory, Hlozek

Albania:

Strakosha; Hysaj, Kumbulla, Ismajli, Mitaj; Asllani, Ramadani; Asani, Bajrami, Seferi; Daku

Latest football match prediction: Czech Republic vs Albania

The Czech Republic became the latest victim of Georgia's creative side, losing 1-4 in their UEFA Nations League opening match, conceding four goals in just the first 66 minutes. After being eliminated in the Euro 2024 group stage, Ivan Hasek's side had hoped for a strong start to their promotion campaign back to League A, but quickly bounced back with an impressive 5-2 victory over Ukraine just three days later.

Pavel Sulc scored two goals in the first half, giving the home side a 2-1 lead, and Tomas Soucek's penalty seemed to secure the win, but Ukraine responded immediately, creating a tense finish. Hasek had a promising start with four wins in his first four matches, but now has only one win in his last five, showing that the Czech Republic's decline is not unique to his tenure.

After being relegated from League A in 2023, they are currently third in their group in League B, with only the champions being promoted directly. Despite having stars like Patrick Schick and Adam Hlozek, scoring goals hasn't been a problem, as they've scored in 12 consecutive matches since their draw against Albania last November.

The Albanian team, like the Czech Republic, lost to Georgia but won against Ukraine, and are now only three points behind the group leaders. Coach Sylvinho and his team were also eliminated in the group stage of Euro 2024 in their second appearance. Albania started their second League B campaign in the Nations League with just two points and only avoided relegation thanks to Russia's withdrawal.

Prior to this away match, Albania had won only two of their 14 away games since the end of 2021, so a draw would be considered a success. With the Nations League campaign entering its mid-season, winning Group 1 could open up the possibility of qualifying for the next World Cup. The Czech Republic could continue their home scoring streak, and a win would put them back in contention for the top spot in the group.

Predicting the score for the Czech Republic vs Albania match.

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Czech Republic vs Albaniaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Czech Republic 2-1 Albania

• WhoScore:Czech Republic 3-1 Albania
• Our newspaper predicts:Czech Republic 1-0 Albania

When and where can I watch the Czech Republic vs Albania match live?

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