Trinec come into this one off the back of a goalless stalemate with Vysocina Jihlava at Stadion Rudolfa Labaje. A 0-0 at home tells you plenty. They were solid, organised, but blunt in the final third. That is the Trinec way under their expected 4-4-2. They sit in, stay compact, and hope to nick something on the break. It works against the better sides, but it leaves them short of invention when they need to force the issue. Recent form shows a team that grinds rather than glides. No goals in their last outing, and that lack of a cutting edge is a worry when they face a side with genuine attacking intent.

Slovan Usti, meanwhile, played out a wild 3-3 draw with Arsenal Ceska Lipa in their most recent fixture. That result screams chaos, but also character. They were involved in a six-goal thriller, which tells you they carry a real threat going forward. They score goals, but they also concede them. That is the trade-off with a 4-2-3-1 that pushes bodies forward. On the road, they will fancy their chances here. Trinec are not exactly a fortress, and Usti have the firepower to punish a side that struggles to create. Momentum is with the visitors. They have goals in them. Trinec do not.