Slavia Prague vs LASK Linz Match Analysis and Prediction

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LASK Linz will make a trip to Czech Republic for the first leg of the Europa Conference League last 16 tie against Slavia Prague o Thursday.

The hosts enter the match off the back of six consecutive victories across all competitions, while LASK Linz have won only once in their last five competitive matches.

Slavia Prague had to go through a playoff tie after eight points from their six group stage games saw them finish in second place behind Feyenoord.

A couple of games against Fenerbahce ensured that Slavia Prague advanced to the last 16 after eliminating the Turkish outfit with a 6-4 aggregate victory.

Those victories aided Slavia Prague put together six successive victories across all competitions, and a derby victory over rivals Sparta Prague at the weekend guaranteed that the Czech outfit would carry momentum into Thursday’s fixture.

Jindrich Trpisovsky’s side will only be encouraged by their home form in the competition so far, with Slavia Prague’s Europa Conference League home matches resulting in three wins and one draw.

Their opponents LASK Linz advanced straight to the round of 16 after finishing top of their Europa Conference League group in a dominant style.

They recorded five victories and one draw from their six group games, scoring 12 goals in the process and conceded one goal in the entire group stage.

However, LASK’s impressive European form has failed to translate into their domestic matches, having experienced a poor campaign in the Austrian Bundesliga.

In fact, they will be involved in the relegation places in the final part of the season, while they also dropped out of the Austrian Cup at the quarter final stage after losing to Red Bull Salzburg. They now need to go all the way in the Europa Conference League if they are to compete in European competition next season.

Slavia Prague vs LASK Linz head to head

The two clubs have not previously met on any occasion and this will be the first time they will have an encounter in a competitive match in the first leg of the Europa Conference League last 16.

Slavia Prague latest home form

Slavia Prague have recently been on a good run of form at home, having won in each of their three most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat Fenerbahce 3-2 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded five in the process.

Slavia Prague 0-1 Karvina 05/02/22

Slavia Prague 0-2 Sparta Prague 09/02/22

Slavia Prague 1-0 Bohemians 1905 20/02/22

Slavia Prague 3-2 Fenerbahce 24/02/22

Slavia Prague 2-0 Sparta Prague 06/03/22

Slavia Prague latest away form

Slavia Prague have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their eight most recent away matches. They recently managed to defeat Fenerbahce 3-2 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five away matches, they have scored 13 goals and conceded seven.

Union Berlin 1-1 Slavia Prague 09/12/21

Banik Ostrava 3-3 Slavia Prague 19/12/21

Slovacko 0-1 Slavia Prague 13/02/22

Fenerbahce 2-3 Slavia Prague 17/02/22

Hradec Kralove 1-5 Slavia Prague 27/02/22

LASK Linz latest home form

LASK have recently been on good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their nine most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat HJK 3-0 in the Europa Conference League. In their last five matches, they have won two and drawn three, scoring 14 goals and conceding five.

LASK 3-0 HJK 09/12/21

LASK 7-1 Grazer AK 15/01/22

LASK 2-2 Mladost Lucani 28/01/22

LASK 2-2 Austria Klagenfurt 13/02/22

LASK 0-0 Salzburg 02/03/22

LASK Linz latest away form

LASK have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent away matches. They recently lost 3-1 to Salzburg in the Austrian Cup. In their last five, they have won one and lost four, scoring six goals and conceded eight.

Maribor 2-1 LASK 22/01/22

Red Star Belgrade 2-1 LASK 28/01/22

Salzburg 3-1 LASK 06/02/22

Admira 0-3 LASK 19/02/22

Wolfsberger AC 1-0 LASK 06/03/22

Slavia Prague news

Lukas Provod and Jan Boril will be absent due to injury issues, while Oscar Dorley and Taras Kacharabe are suspended for the first leg.

Following an important victory over Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague could name a similar lineup, with Yira Sor looking to play a key role when he starts upfront.

LASK Linz news

LASK’s Petar Filipovic is still unavailable having not featured since October, while Rene Rennar could return to the starting lineup after missing the league defeat to Wolfsberger due to suspension.

If LASK are to progress, then Sascha Horvath will be their crucial player, having scored 13 goals in all competitions this season.

Prediction and Odds

LASK enter the contest having not lost in the competition yet, and will fancy their chances of getting the advantage of the first leg to cement their chances of winning of aggregate.

Meanwhile, Slavia Prague are unbeaten at home in the competition, which will likely lead to the game ending level.

Odds: 1 2.20 X 2.05 2 2.35