Czech Republic v Albania

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Czech Republic managed to halt their previous four-match winless run in all competitions last time out in the Nations League when the upcoming hosts posted a 3-2 home win against Ukraine on matchday 2, while Albania also registered a win against Ukraine in their opening game of this season's competition, so both nations will be vying for all three points here at the epet ARENA on Friday night in order to pull away from the other.

Czech Republic did not enjoy the best of the recent Euro 2024 finals and in fact, quite the opposite, as they failed to win any of their group matches and suffered two defeats within these three games, slipping to losses at the hands of Portugal and Turkey while only managing to draw with Georgia.

Prior to the European Championship though, Czech Republic put together an impressive five-match winning sequence in all competitions as Ivan Hašek's side swept aside Moldova, Norway, Armenia, Malta and North Macedonia respectively and these results should still give Czech Republic plenty of confidence ahead of this upcoming clash with Albania.

The bigger picture shows Czech Republic have been handed just four defeats within their previous 19 internationals whilst collecting 10 wins in the process, along with losing just once in their last 10 home games in all competitions.

Albania produced a very similar Euro 2024 finals campaign to that of their upcoming Friday night's hosts, Czech Republic, as the visitors failed to win any of their three group games and slipping to two defeats in the process.

Defeats to Italy and Spain outweighed Albania's minimal success of a 2-2 draw with Croatia and therefore Albania were bundled out of the competition at the same stage as Czech Republic, while the bigger picture shows Albania have managed to capture just three wins in their previous 11 internationals.

Within this period, Albania have also been dealt five defeats which saw Sylvinho's side suffer losses at the hands of Chile, Sweden, Italy, Spain and Georgia, so the prospects of an away win here for Albania on Friday night look fairly unlikely.

Results on the road overall also suggest Albania may struggle to keep pace with Czech Republic at their epet ARENA as the visitors have managed to collect just three wins from their last 18 outings on the road in all competitions while also being handed nine losses along the way, which further underlines Albania's potential problems on Friday night.

Czech Republic v Albania Verdict

There have been only three previous meetings between Czech Republic and Albania on the international stage but Czech Republic are unbeaten in their last two games on home soil against their upcoming opposition which should stand the hosts in good stead here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Czech Republic win @ 1.70

Other side bets worth considering:

Czech Republic win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct Score: Czech Republic 1-0 @ 6.50