Teplice (home)
- The visitors come into this Sunday afternoon's 1. Liga battle with a slightly better away record than Teplice's home record, 3-0-2 from 5 away games compared to the hosts' 2-1-2 from 5 at home.
- However, the home side are in much better form with 4 wins from their last 5 matches and back-to-back victories heading into this, while Sigma are in mixed form with 2 wins and 3 defeats from their last 5.
- Teplice average 2.00 goals both scored and conceded per home game in the 1. Liga.
Sigma (away)
- Sigma are 4th in the 1. Liga on 16 points from 9 games, while Teplice are 5th on 16 from 9 and trailing on momentum.
- Sigma's away record is 3-0-2 from 5 away games.
- Sigma average 1.60 goals scored and 1.40 goals conceded per away game in the 1. Liga.
Head-to-Head
- The head-to-head is level at 2-2-1 after 5 meetings.
- Teplice have won two of the last three home H2Hs.
- Sigma beat them 3-1 away in the 1. Liga seven months ago.
Key Players
- John Auta is Teplice's main spark, leading the club's scoring with 4 goals in 9 1. Liga matches, while Abubakar Ghali is Sigma's danger man with 3 from 9 in the league.
- Tactical notes:
- Pavel Hapal's team are built on possession and pressure, but they have the ability to adapt their formation and personnel to play a three centre-back system if necessary.
- Zdenko Frtala's team are more positive and brave in their approach, preferring a 4-2-3-1, with short, sharp combinations, patience in the build-up and an organised style of pressing.
Betting Insights
- Sigma have the edge on the odds boards, with 2.53 compared to Teplice's 2.52, and the draw is 3.4.
- Both teams to score, yes, at 1.64 is a good fit for this fixture.
- Over 2.5 goals at 1.82 is also appealing as neither of these two teams will sit back and make it a chess match.
Prediction
- It looks like a close matchup in the 1. Liga, and with Teplice hot and Sigma solid away from home this looks finely balanced.
- We're going for a narrow away result or the draw in this clash of styles, with both teams to score a likely outcome.