Fans in the stands before the match Pardubice – HK | Video: Ondřej Cigánek
Anyone who was at the derby against Hradec at the end of August saw the red and white win 2:1. It was also the last match that Pardubice played at home for an unusually long time. The reason for the long break was not only the national team break, but also the postponement of the entire round, in which the Pardubice team was supposed to welcome Sigma from Olomouc.
Good performances since the derby with Hradec
The East Bohemians should be in a complete lineup. Only the long-term injured Kalabiška will be missing, while the visitors from Teplice have question marks over six of their players.
The home football players will want to follow up on the game being played and above all the results from the last matches. From the last 3 league matches, the Pardubice players won 4 points and lost only on the ground of the super-favorite Slavia. Last week they drew 2:2 at Mladá Boleslav, a participant of the Conference League.
On Wednesday, they won promotion to the next stage of the Mol Cup, as they won 3:0 over Aritma in Prague. They got into such a good mood for the match with Teplice and they will want to ride the scoring wave as long as possible.
The uncertain performance of the goalkeeper cost Teplice points
On the contrary, Teplice have big problems. While they are praised for their display of play, they are let down by individual defensive errors. For example, in the last round, in which they lost to Baník Ostrava, they lost the match, even though they were in the lead. Goalkeeper Němeček certainly didn’t miss the goals he got from Baník’s shooters.
Saturday’s game will be very important for both teams in terms of survival battles. Pardubice currently have 7 points and would like to move away from the troubled relegation waters. They would like to gain another lead in Teplice.
In 8 matches, the North Bohemians scored only three points for the win over Liberec and are second to last. If they lost, the situation could already be critical for them. Pardubice, who are in fourteenth place, would escape them by a difference of 7 points.
According to the value of the squad, Teplice should be in the middle of the table
An interesting fact is that, according to the specialized football site Transfermarkt, the Sklarů team has a significantly higher value than the Pardubice team.
At the current exchange rate of the euro, the footballers of East Bohemia have a total value of approximately 154 million crowns. The most expensive player in their squad is Tomáš Zlatohlávek, for whom the club could ask around 10 million crowns.
If Teplice wanted to sell off their staff, they could collect around 240 million crowns. They would get the most for the trio of players Kričfaluši, Knapík, Labík. While for the first two named they can count on a severance payment of around 25 million crowns, for Labík they could say “only” less than 18 million crowns.
The arrival of the players on the pitch before the match Pardubice – HK | Video: Ondřej Cigánek
