Sparta Praha vs Viking FK Preview 21/07/2022

Sparta Praha vs Viking FK – 21/07/2022

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The Europa Convention League second qualifying spherical kicks off this week and Czech First League membership Sparta Praha will host Norwegian Eliteserien membership Viking FK on Thursday.

Sparta Praha completed third within the Czech First League in 2021-22 to qualify for the Europa Convention League qualifiers. The Czech membership has not began its 2022-23 season and go into Thursday evening’s first leg having performed 5 friendlies within the build-up to the match.

The Prague-based membership defeated Dukla, Opava, Rijeka, and drew with Paksi FC. Sparta Praha’s solely defeat throughout preseason has come towards Austria’s Wolfsberg 1-0 on July 9.

Whereas Sparta Praha haven’t began their season, Viking FK are in the midst of their Eliteserien marketing campaign for 2022. The Norwegian prime flight is performed throughout Europe’s summer season months, not like the Czech First League.

Viking are presently third within the Eliteserien and battling for a league title. 5 factors separate Viking from prime of the desk Molde on the home entrance. Viking may have the higher hand in health and kind heading into the primary leg, however Sparta Praha have the general stronger squad.

Veton Berisha leads Viking in objectives with eight in 12 league matches. Managers Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim

Morten Jensen will hope the striker can get onto the scoresheet to guide Viking to an away win. Fellow Norwegian Sebastian Sebulonsen has tallied 4 objectives for the Vikings.

Sparta Praha have made a number of additions to the squad this offseason and every of these new gamers will likely be salivating for a cup match begin versus Viking.

Probably the most thrilling addition to the Prague workforce’s squad is Jan Kuchta, who arrived from Lokomotiv Moscow. The centre-forward beforehand performed for Sparta’s rival, Slavia Prague. He scored 32 objectives and assisted 33 in 66 video games.

Supervisor Brian Priske begins his first season at Sparta on Thursday after becoming a member of the membership from Belgium’s Royal Antwerp. Priske will hope fellow new signing Lukas Haraslin can arrange the objectives for Kuchta. Haraslin arrived from Sassuolo for £1.35 million and can occupy the left wing.

Anticipate Viking to play a 3-5-2 formation as they purpose to decelerate the house aspect in the midst of the park. Viking’s supervisor duo ought to play a powerful squad from the beginning with hope of being the subsequent Bodo/Glimt after they reached the semifinals final season.

Nevertheless, the far stronger Sparta Praha will take the spoils within the first leg at dwelling. Kuchta may get the all-important aim as Sparta win 1-0.