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Slavia Prague have made a promising start to their Czech Republic top flight campaign which was further enforced by picking up a 1-0 win away from home at Slovan Liberec last Friday to extend their unbeaten start in the Czech Liga to three games, while Belgian visitors Royale Union SG also registered a victory over the weekend in their domestic First Division A as they registered a 3-1 home win against Beerschot.

The two Prague teams fought it out for the top spot in the Czech Republic Championship Round table but it was Sparta Prague that came out on top by a slender two-point margin over Wednesday night's hosts, Slavia Prague, who still captured a qualifying round spot in this season's Champions League thanks to a resounding 4-0 home win against Mlada Boleslav.

Since that comprehensive win on the final day of last season, Slavia Prague have put together an eight-match unbeaten run which consists of six wins and just two draws; two wins of these six victories were gained on home soil at their Fortuna Arena with wins claimed over Podbrezova and Ceske Budejovice, while the bigger picture shows Jindrich Trpisovsky's side are unbeaten in their last 15 games in all competitions.

Royale Union SG extended their unbeaten start to this new season on the weekend with a 3-1 home win against Beerschot in the Belgian First Division A which followed an opening day point in a 0-0 draw away from home at Dender and an earlier 2-1 victory over Club Brugge in the Belgian Super Cup.

The Belgian visitors will also be in confident mood heading into this upcoming 1st leg tie at the Fortuna Arena as they are now unbeaten in their previous 16 matches in all competitions which includes collecting no fewer than 12 wins in the process.

Despite finishing top of the First Division A table at the end of the regular season though, Royale Union SG ended up finishing runners-up behind eventual winners of the Championship Round group, Club Brugge, by just a single point which means they need to take their chances in this 3rd qualifying round tie.

An away leg on Wednesday night may also suit Royale Union SG as the visitors bring a 10-match unbeaten sequence on the road into this 1st leg clash which includes picking up seven wins.

Slavia Prague v Royale Union SG Verdict

Slavia Prague have won seven of their last nine games at their Fortuna Arena and this impressive form on home soil may just be enough to see the hosts over the line in this 1st leg tie although given Royale Union SG's form away from home, this could end up being a low-scoring affair.

Therefore, our main bet will be Slavia Prague win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Slavia Prague win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.00

Correct Score: Slavia Prague 1-0 @ 6.50