Leader Plzeň would like to increase their two-point lead over Slavia against fifth-placed Hradec. In the league, Viktoria won against Votroky three times in a row and in 13 of the last 14 matches. The East Bohemians lost the last three rounds. The duel is spicy for their coach Miroslav Koubek, who previously coached Pilsen and won the title with them in 2015.
Bohemians 1905 host Teplice after the autumn departure of two offensive powerhouses Petr Hronek (Slavia) and Roman Květ (Pilsen). Kangaroos have won only one of the last five rounds, while the opponent has won two of the last three.
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| All Saturday matches from the FORTUNA:LIGA are broadcast exclusively by O2 TV Sport and O2 TV Fotbal. Moderator Petr Svěcený’s studio starts at 2:30 p.m. Jan Rezek will introduce himself as an expert. To the main hit Olomouc vs. Sparta from 18:00 the pair of experts Petr Mikolanda and Zdeněk Folprecht will arrive at the studio. A compilation of all Saturday’s matches of the 17th league round FORTUNA:LIGY will be offered from 20:30 on O2 TV Sport program F:INITO. |
České Budějovice, who belong to the first row securing the rescue, will check the duel on the field of the reigning domestic cup winner Slovácko. South Bohemia was taken over by a new coaching pair, Marek Nikl and Tomáš Zápotočný. Their counterpart Martin Svědík extended his contract in Uherské Hradiště until the summer of 2025.
Robert Neumann on what to look forward to in Saturday’s Football League gamesVideo: Sport.cz
The third-placed Sparta beat the fourth-placed Olomouc in four of the last five league matches, but they have the exact opposite record on the Hanák field. In addition, she did not score a goal in four defeats from the last five games there. Sigma scored in seven of the last eight rounds. Her coach Václav Jílek together with assistant Jiří Saňák worked at Letná in the past.
