Czech Republic – Wales

Wales travel to the Czech Republic for their World Cup qualifier on Friday evening. Czech Republic and Wales come into this game joint-second in Group E, on seven points apiece and both nine points behind leaders Belgium, though Wales do have a game in hand. Both four points clear of fourth-place Belarus, this game is taking on ever-increasing importance as the race for the second spot in the group heats up. The runners-up will not qualify directly for the World Cup, but they will go into a play-off round, and that should be incentive enough for both of these teams.

These two have already played the reverse fixture in Wales, a game Robert Page’s side won 1:0, but the Czech’s will be out for revenge on their home patch, and without Gareth Bale, who has not been included in the squad after suffering a ‘significant hamstring injury’,

A close match is on the cards and we predict under 2,5 goals.