Football Results

Match in the Group A between teams from which was expected to fight for the second place but after the first round the situation changed. The Czech Republic played two matches and it won one and lost another match, while Montenegro played three matches and won neither of them. The two teams met twice in 2011 and the Czech Republic won both times.

Czech Republic

Czech Republic failed to make a good result in the Nations League, where it won Slovakia twice and lost two times to Ukraine. At the beginning of these qualifications they went to England and suffered a true debacle 5-0. It was not surprise that they were defeated, but no one expected such high defeat. They also played a friendly with Brazil and lost 3-1, while on Friday they won a valuable match. They faced Bulgaria at home and soon enough they received a goal but they managed to turn the result up-side down with two goals scored by forward Schick and in that way the Czech won the first points.

Probable lineups Czech Republic: Vaclik – Kaderabek, Celustka, Suchy, Novak – Pavelka, Soucek, Masopust, Kral – Krejci, Schick

Montenegro

Montenegro had a very weak start to the qualifications when they had three-game winless streak and had won win only two points. The start itself was not so bad because they drew away match with Bulgaria 1-1 in the first round. In the second round they went to England and they were the first to score but after that they fell apart and lost by whooping 1-5. They expected the first victory on Friday when faced Kosovo at home, but the politics interfered and manager Tumbakovic refused to lead the team against Kosovo, while Stojkovic and Ivanic did the same. The match ended as 1-1 drew and after it manager Tumbakovic was sacked, and the atmosphere in the team has soured.

Probable lineups Montenegro: Mijatovic – Marusic, Vujacic, Simic, Tomasevic – Scekic, Kosovic – Jankovic, Mugosa, Vesovic – Beqiraj

Verdict:

Czech Republic won an important victory on Friday, which raised their self-confidence. They won to win direct competitor and we believe that the home team will succeed as the Montenegrins are shaken after draw with Kosovo and bad atmosphere in the team.

Pick: 1 - Czech Republic wins 1.68 - 68/100 @1XBet