Czech Republic vs. Switzerland: preview and betting tips

The Czech national team will enter the third edition of the Nations League on Thursday, welcoming Switzerland to Eden. For Jaroslav Šilhavy’s charges it will be their first experience with the A-League, what to expect from the match?

The Czech Republic is recovering from the failure to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, after failing to beat Sweden in the barrage. It has also won only two of its last six games, against Belarus and Estonia.

The Swiss, on the other hand, surprisingly leapfrogged the Italians in the last round to qualify directly for the championship. They will be looking to prepare for the winter championship in the Nations League, and are still waiting for a big success on the world stage.

The Czechs will rely on Adam Hložek, who has scored twelve times and assisted fifteen goals for Sparta this season. In the midfield, the defensive-minded and honest Švihov duo Tomas Souček, Michal Sadílek work well.

Breel Embolo runs the Swiss attack, the Monchengladbach player scored eleven goals and assisted five times. Not to be forgotten are last year’s Euro heroes Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri, the Swiss team’s long-time stars.

The Czech Republic have struggled in attack in the absence of Patrik Schick, scoring more than once in just three of their last eight games.

And it will be tough against the Swiss in attack, as they have scored more than once in just one of their last nine games and kept a clean sheet five times.

Considering the absence of mainstays Patrik Schick and Tomas Holes, I think that the favored Swiss will confirm their role as the favorite and win.

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