Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League 16th Finals between Slavia Praha and Leicester City. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Slavia Praha and Leicester City should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Slavia Praha form and stats
Slavia Praha was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Europa League. Chelsea was too strong.Slavia Praha have been outstanding at home so far in the Fortuna Liga with 9 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Slavia Praha has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. Slavia haven’t lost a league-game in 31 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Slovacko, 354 days ago. In general it's been a long time since Slavia Praha tasted defeat here at Sinobo stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 34 home games in the league.
Slavia's previous game was a Fortuna Liga match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Pardubice. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Slavia played out a Fortuna Liga draw 3-3 when visiting Pribram.
The manager J. Trpišovský will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Teplice in only three days.
Slavia are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (27 goals in 10 games). Defensively Slavia have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Leicester City form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Premier League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Liverpool game have they lost an away game, meaning Leicester has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
Leicester had fun at their own home (Sinobo stadium) last time out, beating Liverpool 3-1. James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy scored. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Leicester manager B. Rodgers as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Aston Villa.
Leicester City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 12 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 12 goals |   J. Kuchta 11 goals | A. Sima 11 goals |
Slavia Praha missing players
Leicester City missing players
| Slavia Praha | Leicester City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 63 | 35 | Scored | S | 24 | 46 | ||
| 25 | 7 | Conceded | C | 13 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 46 | 51 |
| 2 | Sparta Praha | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Jablonec | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 | Slovacko | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Banik Ostrava | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Ceske Budejovice | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Viktoria Plzen | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 28 |
| 9 | Pardubice | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 28 |
| 10 | Sigma Olomouc | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Karvina | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Bohemians 1905 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 23 |
| 13 | Zlin | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Teplice | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -22 | 17 |
| 15 | Zbrojovka Brno | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -17 | 14 |
| 16 | Mlada Boleslav | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Pribram | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -21 | 12 |
| 18 | Opava | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -27 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 32 | 53 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Everton | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 37 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 32 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 13 | Southampton | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Burnley | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 13 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 23 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 11 |
- Leicester City
- Leicester Mercury - (local newspaper)