Qatar vs Czech Republic
International Friendlies
Date: 11th November 2017
Kick off at 16:30 UK/ 17:30 CET
Venue: Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Stadium (Doha).
Qatar
Team News
Jose Daniel Carreno has called in the same side that he went with for most of the qualification fixtures.
Key Man
Hassan Al-Haidos, sometimes known as Khalid, is one of the men for Qatar with some real potential. The 27 year old has played 88 times for his country, and he has scored 18 goals now. Nine of those came in qualification, while he also racked up three assists. He led the team in both categories as a result, and he will be a focal point for them in this tie.
Team Form
Qatar have three losses and two wins in their last five matches:
1-2 home loss vs Curacao (Friendly)
3-1 home win vs Singapore (Friendly)
1-2 home loss vs China
3-1 loss at Syria
2-1 home win vs Turkmenistan (Friendly)
Qatar Predicted Starting Line-up
Expected Line-up: 4-3-3
Czech Republic
Team News
Karel Jarolim saw his side come through unscathed against Iceland, and will likely go with the same side once more here.
Key Man
Iceland had to play from behind early on Wednesday thanks to an early goal from center midfielder Tomas Soucek. The 22 year old Slavia Prague man has just seven caps now, but he looks like he is going to be an important part of his national side for some time to come and will look to follow up his first goal with another good performance in Qatar.
Team Form
Czech Republic have three wins and two losses in their last five matches:
1-2 win vs Iceland (Friendly)
5-0 home win vs San Marino
1-2 win at Azerbaijan
2-0 loss at Northern Ireland
1-2 home loss vs Germany
Czech Republic Predicted Starting Line-up
Expected Line-up: 4-4-2
Qatar vs Czech Republic: Head to head
The two sides have never previously crossed each other’s paths.
Qatar vs Czech Republic: Prediction
Qatar conceded two goals to Curacao in October and they allowed 15 in 10 qualifying outings against defensive-minded Asian sides.
We thus see the Czechs as pretty clear favourites here and we’ll back them to take the win here at the decent-value 1.90 odds.
Qatar vs Czech Republic: Bet Tips
The first bet is Czech Republic to win the match at the odds of 1.90.
The second pick is Michal Krmencik to score anytime at 2.50.
