Kosovo vs Czech Republic
EURO Qualification
Date: Saturday, 7 September 2019
Kick-off at 14:00 UK/ 15:00 CET
Venue: Fadil Vokrri Stadium (Pristina).
KOSOVO
This is only the second Qualification Group that is part of Kosovo, but they have shown some signs of major improvement over the past twelve months which means they have every chance to reach the European Championship Final next summer.
The play-off spot has been confirmed after surprisingly winning the UEFA League of Nations Group and Kosovo is very competitive and may even get a direct place in the Final by finishing in the top two positions in this Qualifying Group.
They didn't win 10 of their World Cup Qualifiers and Kosovo got one point from a possible 30, but they headed for this Euro Qualification round in 3rd place in this Group after getting 5 points from a possible 9. Only one point behind their visitors. leave on Saturday and Kosovo will really begin to feel the momentum if they can defeat the Czech Republic.
Kosovo are unbeaten in 14 matches since the end of the World Cup Qualifiers and the benefits of playing in the UEFA League of Nations against opponents of the same level are clear. They did lose all 5 home World Cup Qualifiers, but Kosovo won all 3 in front of their fans in the League of Nations and held Bulgaria to a 1-1 draw in this Group.
CZECH REPUBLIC
It may have been thirteen years since the Czech Republic last played in the World Cup Final, but they have not failed to make the European Championship Final since separating from Slovakia. They are a little inconsistent in the UEFA League of Nations Group and hammering in England to open Euro Qualifiers may have fought some belief that they can maintain that record, but the Czech Republic looks back on track now.
Victory in their last qualifying pair means the Czech Republic move up to 2nd in the Group and a win in Kosovo will be a big result for them ahead of a difficult qualification in Montenegro. Both of their victories come at home in this Group, but the Czech Republic will feel that they can take a big step towards the Final next summer if they can get 4 points in the coming days.
The Czech Republic has won 4 of their last 6 matches to qualify for September and that includes consecutive wins over Bulgaria and Montenegro. The side have been defeated in 5 competitive away games and have won 3 of them before the defeat in Ukraine in the League of Nations followed by the others in England in the Euro Qualifiers.
Head to Head
The FTG database has not produced head-to-head contests for the two teams over the past decade.
Frog betting tips for Kosovo vs Czech Republic
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