Slavia Prague will aim to maintain their 100% record in 2023-24 when they host Dnipro-1 at Eden Arena in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday night. Slavia Prague tried everything to win the Czech First League in the last two seasons, but could only finish second. The Red and Whites have started the new season well with nine points from their first three games and hope that this form will continue in Europe. The hosts maintained their 100% record in the Czech top flight with a 2-1 win over Zlin on Sunday. Jindrich Trpisovsky’s side have won their opening three 1. Liga games, edging out Hradec Kralove, Dynamo Ceske Budejovice and Zlin respectively. Dnipro, meanwhile, would have hoped for a more positive start to their new campaign, as they were dumped out of the Champions League qualifiers following a 5-3 aggregate defeat to Panathinaikos. After a 3-1 first-leg loss on July 25, theg could only salvage a 2-2 draw in the return leg to drop to the Europa qualifiers. Since then, Dnipro-1 have picked themselves up, claiming a 2-1 win over Polissya Zhytomyr at the Avanhard Stadium on Saturday in the Ukrainian Premier League. For this encounter, I am expecting a win for the home side for the following reasons:

Firstly. It is safe to say that Slavia Prague could not have wished for a better start to the new season, as the Red and Whites find themselves joint-top of the Czech Liga after securing three consecutive wins. Slavia Prague are in excellent winning form in the Czech First League as they are on a three-game winning streak. Slavia have now won 13 of their last 14 competitive home games, with a 1-1 draw against Hradec Kralove on April 30 being the exception. They are quite formidable at home, and have now scored ten goals and conceded only two in their last four home games.

Secondly. After finishing second in the Ukrainian Premier League last term, five points behind perennial champions Shakhtar Donetsk, Dnipro-1 started the new season in the second qualifying round for the Champions League. But they ended up suffering a 5-3 aggregate defeat to Greek club Panathinaikos, losing 3-1 at home before drawing 2-2 in Athens to drop into Europa League qualification. They have recorded mixed results recently, recording two wins and three losses in their last six games. They are also battling with injuries in their squad.

Objectively, Slavia Prague are a much stronger team than their current opponents, and they are riding on the back of good form. Having started the new season in eye-catching form, Slavia Prague look set to gain a healthy first-leg lead over Dnipro-1, who will likely struggle to deal with their attacking style of play on home ground. I am expecting Slavia Prague to win this contest by at least two goals.

周四晚上，布拉格斯拉维亚将在伊甸竞技场举行的欧联杯第三轮预选赛首回合比赛中主场迎战第聂伯-1，他们的目标是在2023-24赛季保持100%的战绩。在过去的两个赛季里，布拉格斯拉维亚竭尽全力想要赢得捷克甲级联赛的冠军，但最终只能获得第二名。红白军团新赛季开局不错，前三场比赛拿到9分，他们希望这种状态能在欧洲赛场上保持下去。周日，东道主以2-1战胜兹林，保持了他们在捷克顶级联赛中100%的战绩。金德里奇·特皮索夫斯基的球队赢得了开局的三场比赛。在西甲的比赛中，分别淘汰了克拉洛维夫、布德乔维什和兹林。与此同时，第聂伯罗本希望他们的新赛季有一个更积极的开始，因为他们在冠军杯预选赛中以总比分5-3输给帕纳辛奈科斯后被淘汰出局。在7月25日的首回合1 - 3失利后，他们只能在第二回合挽回2-2的平局，进入欧锦赛预选赛。从那以后，第聂伯-1开始振作起来，周六在乌克兰超级联赛的阿文哈德球场以2-1战胜了日托米尔。对于这场比赛，我希望主队能取得胜利，原因如下:

首先。可以肯定地说，布拉格斯拉维亚队在新赛季的开局是再好不过的了，红白军团在取得三连胜后并列捷克联赛榜首。布拉格斯拉维亚在捷克甲级联赛中取得了出色的胜利，他们已经取得了三连胜。斯拉维亚在最近的14场主场比赛中赢了13场，除了4月30日1-1战平克拉洛维。他们在主场非常强大，在最近的四场主场比赛中，他们已经进了10球，只丢了2球。

其次。继上赛季在乌克兰超级联赛中排名第二，落后常年冠军顿涅茨克矿工队5分之后，第聂伯-1在新赛季的欧冠资格赛第二轮开始了比赛。但最终他们以总比分3- 5不敌希腊帕纳辛纳科斯俱乐部，主场1 -3失利，随后在雅典2-2战平，无缘欧联杯资格。他们最近的战绩好坏参半，最近6场比赛2胜3负。他们也在与伤病作斗争。

客观地说，布拉格斯拉维亚比他们现在的对手要强大得多，而且他们的状态很好。在新赛季以抢眼的状态开始后，布拉格斯拉维亚看起来将在首回合领先于第聂伯-1，后者可能会在主场努力应对他们的进攻风格。我希望布拉格斯拉维亚能以至少两球的优势赢得这场比赛。