Viking – Sparta Prague: Rematch for the 2nd qualifier of the event, takes place at the ‘SR-Bank Arena’. Prague’s first match ended scoreless. Evolution however that looks like a magical image. Viking was not shut down, managed to have 44% possession, but was unable to control the match in the middle block. She conceded too many finals, 28 in total but the goalkeeper’s ability were enough for the zero in defense. Her championship is in full swing, she is 4th with 28 points after 17 games, with a record of 8W-4I-5H and goals 30-23. It comes off the back of a 4-2 home defeat against Valerenga, where she let out all her lingering insecurities.
Sparta Prague were clearly superior in the first place, but failed to transform their superiority in goals and by extension into a lead ahead of the second leg in Norway. She was able to control the tempo, found all the ways to create chances but none to execute properly. She didn’t feel much of a threat, but since the ball didn’t fatally score it sat at 0-0. The team was ranked 3rd in last year’s Czech championship, had 3W-1W-1H in the five friendly matches.
Viking – Sparta Prague: the Viking, has managed to run positive and negative streaks in the Eliteserien, with its image on the grass changing often and abruptly. They are a pace team, quick up front and capable of creating situations. But she is also vulnerable defensively, especially from the edges and when she is behind the score she rarely reacts correctly. Sparta Prague is more balanced, with good ball circulation. She has the element of speed, is focused and knows how to control matches against teams with similar dynamics. Creates phases consistently and is usually effective in execution, finding gaps at the back.
Viking is a team that can present itself differently for the better. More generally, however, she is an enigma, since much is judged by her fragile psyche. Sparta Prague are superior overall they don’t have big swings in their performance and can dictate the tempo that suits them. The guest has the first chance but the match is strange. Covering the favorite is essential, we will bet with the X2 & goal/goal combo at 2.12 by TigersBet.
