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Latest Czech Republic vs Albania team information

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

Defenders David Zima and Jaroslav Zeleny have withdrawn through injury, but centre-back Tomas Holes has returned after missing the previous series. Jan Boril, Milan Havel, Robin Hranac and Ondrej Zmrzli have been called up to supplement the squad.

For Albania, striker Indrit Tuci from Sparta Prague has been called up as a replacement. Striker Mirlind Daku will start, while the expected central defence pairing will be Ardian Ismajli and Marash Kumbulla, with Berat Djimsiti absent from the squad.

Latest expected lineup 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 commentary Czech Republic vs Albania

The Czech Republic fell victim to an innovative Georgia side, losing 4-1 in their UEFA Nations League opener, conceding four goals in the opening 66 minutes. After being eliminated in the group stages of Euro 2024, Ivan Hasek’s side were hoping to get their campaign back to League A off to a flying start, but bounced back with an impressive 5-2 win over Ukraine just three days later.

Pavel Sulc scored twice in the first half to give his side a 2-1 lead, and Tomas Soucek's penalty looked set to seal victory, but Ukraine responded immediately, setting up a tense finale. Hasek started well with four wins in his first four games, but has now only managed one win in his last five, suggesting the Czech Republic's decline has not been limited to his tenure.

Having been relegated from League A in 2023, they are currently third in the table in League B, with only the champions earning direct promotion. Despite having stars like Patrick Schick and Adam Hlozek, scoring has not been a problem, having scored in 12 consecutive games since being held to a draw by Albania last November.

Albania, like the Czech Republic, lost to Georgia but beat Ukraine, and are now just three points behind the leaders. Sylvinho and his side were also eliminated in the group stages of Euro 2024 in their second appearance. Albania started their second League B Nations League campaign with just two points and only survived the withdrawal of Russia.

Before this trip, Albania had won just 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-way point, a win in Group 1 could open the door to the next World Cup. The Czech Republic could continue their scoring streak at home, and a win would put them back in contention for the top spot in the group.

Czech Republic vs Albania score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of 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 to watch Czech Republic vs Albania live?

To watch the Czech Republic vs Albania match live in the Nations League taking place at 0:45 on October 12, viewers can watch on TV360here, Mytv systemhereor on online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.