Czech Republic vs North Macedonia prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-09 16:00.
[p]New manager Ivan Hašek, who replaced Jaroslav Šilhavý after a successful qualification stage to Euro 2024, continued his perfect start on his nation’s bench as the Czech Republic beat Malta 7-1 to make it three wins from three under his guidance. The mood in their camp must be high as the last time the Czechs scored more goals in a single match was back in 2005 against Andorra (8-1).[/p]
[p]Quarter-finalists from the last Euros, that emphatic friendly victory marked the first time that the Czech Republic have netted the opening goal under their new coach. All three of those matches witnessed a goal in the first 20 minutes though, and continuing that trend could help them to build on a five-match unbeaten run in friendly outings (W4, D1), with all of those seeing both teams on the scoresheet.[/p]
[p]This will be the last match before September’s UEFA Nations League duty for North Macedonia, who failed to qualify for the Euros in Germany. They will be eager to finish well before the summer, as their 3-0 defeat to Croatia last Monday extended their winless run to five matches (D2, L3).[/p]
[p]Friendlies haven’t been any source of joy for the Macedonians in recent times after winning just two of their last eight non-competition matches (D2, L4). What is even more worrying is that North Macedonia scored just once across their last ten away friendlies (D4, L6), whilst the last time they won such an encounter was back in 2011 against Azerbaijan! [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Mojmír Chytil scored twice against Malta and has now directly contributed to six goals in his last six matches for club and country (G5, A1), with four of his five strikes during that run coming in the second half. Forward Milan Ristovski, who spent the spring with Czech side Bohemians, scored in the second-half of North Macedonia’s last win back in 2023.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The Czech Republic have scored beyond the 75th minute in each of their last four matches.[/p]