Slavia Praha will host FK Zorya in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff-round tie on Thursday at the Eden Arena.
Slavia Praha will host FK Zorya in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff-round tie on Thursday at the Eden Arena. The hosts have avoided defeat in each of their seven matches across all competitions this season. While the visitors have made an indifferent start to the 2023-24 campaign. Slavia Prague heads into the first leg on the back of a 1-0 victory over Banik Ostrava. The Red and Whites find themselves at the summit of the Czech Liga table. Slavia are two points clear of arch-rivals Sparta Prague. In contrast, Praha has conceded just two goals while keeping three clean sheets. Praha has picked up six wins and one draw across seven outings this term. This run also includes 12 goals while conceding on only three occasions.
Meanwhile, Zorya Luhansk played out a goalless draw with FC Oleksandriya in their previous match. Consequently, Luhansk occupies 10th place in the Ukrainian Premier League after four games, having taken four points from a possible 12 this term, but they appear to have turned the corner following back-to-back defeats at the beginning of the season. The Ukrainian outfit qualified for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 editions of the Europa League. However, they managed to win just two of their 12 group games during those campaigns. They suffered eight defeats in the process. Zorya Luhansk finds themselves in the Europa League playoffs thanks to a third-place finish in the Ukrainian Premier League last season. Lalatovic’s men will be determined to improve on the club’s previous performances in European competition.
Slavia Praha’s probable starting lineup: Kolar, Vlcek, Ogbu, Boril, Doudera, Zafeiris, Hromada, Jurasek, Schranz, Tijani, Chytil
FK Zorya’s probable starting lineup: Turbayevskyi, Kyryukhantsev, Jordan, Batagov, Snurnitsyn, Vantukh, Myshnyov, Voloshyn, Dryshlyuk, Guerrero, Antyukh
Slavia Praha
| Opponents | Score |
| Banik | 1-0 (W) |
| Dnipro-1 | 1-1 (D) |
| Mlada | 0-1 (W) |
| Dnipro-1 | 3-0 (W) |
| Zlin | 2-1 (W) |
FK Zorya
| Opponents | Score |
| Oleksandria | 0-0 (D) |
| Vorskla | 1-2 (W) |
| Kryvbas | 1-3 (L) |
| Rukh Lviv | 2-1 (L) |
| Ruzomberok | 1-2 (L) |
The two teams are meeting at this level of competition for the first time.
The UEFA Europa League Qualification match between Slavia Praha and FK Zorya will take place at the Eden Arena on Thursday at 10:30 pm IST.
| Slavia Praha vs FK Zorya | Key Details |
| Date | August 24 (Czech Republic) |
| Venue | Eden Arena |
| Kickoff time in Ukraine | 8:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in the Czech Republic | 7:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:30 pm |
The qualification matches of the UEFA Europa League can be watched on the official website of UEFA worldwide. For Chinese fans, this match will be telecasted on QQ Sports Live. While those in Ukraine can watch the match on Unian TV. However, there will be no telecast of this match in India.
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