Jablonec (home)
- Jablonec are 3rd in the Czech First League with 35 points, aiming for a European place.
- Luboš Kozel’s Jablonec build balanced, structured sides that maximise their attacking output and are solid enough to get results through organisation and pressing in the right moments.
- Jablonec are flying in friendlies, hammering Zemplín Michalovce 5-3 and Vardar Skopje 6-2, but their league form has been more inconsistent, although they have picked up some crucial results such as their 1-0 win over Bohemians and 4-3 loss at Slavia Prague.
Teplice (away)
- Teplice are 10th in the table with 21 points, aiming for midtable safety.
- Zdenko Frťala has had a strong influence at Teplice, a side that have kept things solid in defence while being flexible and pragmatic in formation, prioritising results over style.
- Teplice are a team that likes to control the pace of the game, are compact and disciplined, and will win games with their defence and set pieces, rather than by dominating their opponents.
Jablonec
- Jablonec’s main man up top is Jan Chramosta; he’s their top scorer with 7 - 8 goals.
- The next most prolific is Lamin Jawo, who is more of an aerial threat but is crucial for Jablonec in transition, though his fitness is worth monitoring after an autumn injury.
- Alexis Alégué is Jablonec’s creative spark, he tops the club’s chances created statistics and orchestrates the hosts’ attacking play.
Teplice
- Teplice have a real goalscorer in the midfield; Michal Bílek has scored around six times this season and is always a threat from set pieces.
- Matouš Trmal is the heart of the Teplice backline, while Daniel Mareček and Matěj Radosta are the two midfielders that hold Teplice together in terms of tempo, and both also contribute going forward and from set-pieces.
Betting Insights
- Jablonec are the favourites to win at 1.6, Teplice are big underdogs at 5.7, with the draw at 3.45.
- Teplice have been in steady league form, grinding out a tough 1-0 win over Slovácko and then drawing 2-2 at Sparta Prague, as well as several 1-0 victories.
- The under 2.5 goals market at 1.7 also makes sense as this is a classic clash of two teams that know their own game plans and will be hard to break down.
Prediction
- However, they have shown fragility at the back against the top sides in the 1. Liga 2025-2026, so this should be a close, low-scoring, tactical battle.
- The home team’s better form, superior squad depth, and regional rivalry should give them the edge over Teplice in a hard-fought contest that will be decided by fine margins and possibly set-pieces and clinical finishing.
