Our prediction for this match:
Montenegro and Czech Republic face each other at Podgorica City Stadium in their first meeting since September 2019. Back then Czech Republic rolled over Montenegro 3-0 in the EURO 2020 qualifiers, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. Key players Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid), Stevan Jovetic (Hertha Berlin), and Marko Vesovic (Qarabag) all made the cut, but Savic is likely to be rested in Tuesday’s friendly. Lazio wing-back Adam Marusic remains on the sidelines with a long-term injury, while Jonathan Dresaj and Andrija Radulovic are the new names in Miodrag Radulovic’s team.
The Czechs, on the other hand, are still without Bayer Leverkusen striker Patrick Schick, who remains in the recovery room. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards in Podgorica and we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on draw. Schick’s teammate Adam Hlozek is widely expected to start for the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Czech Republic):
Czech Republic national team is the natural successor of the Czechoslovakia side that dominated world football during the 20th century, winning one European Championship trophy and coming second at 1934 and 1962 World Cups. After the separation of the country in 1992, Czech Republic continued the proud tradition by qualifying for each of the next six European Championship finals, losing to Germany in the final of the 1996 tournament.
The Czechs also reached the last eight at the 2012 finals, but their World Cup record of late is pretty disappointing. Since separating from Slovakia, Czech Republic only qualified for one of five World Cup finals. The 1996 generation, featuring players like Pavel Nedved, Karel Poborsky and Patrik Berger, will forever remained etched in the fans’ memory, while the likes of Milan Baros, Jan Koller, Petr Cech and Tomas Rosicky are some of the other notable footballers.
Highly rated goalkeeper Petr Cech is the team’s most capped player, whereas towering forward Jan Koller tops the goalscoring charts with 55 strikes in 91 games.