Czech Republic v Kazakhstan background

The Czech Republic will look to reassert themselves in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group A as they welcome Kazakhstan in their first autumn fixture.

Previous meetings
• Two late goals from Yuri Logvinenko helped save some face for Kazakhstan when they lost 4-2 at home to the Czech Republic in the sides' first Group A meeting.

• That was the nations' first encounter at senior level. They had met twice in UEFA age-group tournaments, the Czechs winning 3-0 (2009) and 2-0 (2012) at Under-17 level.

Disciplinary
• Czech Republic defender David Limberský and midfielder Bořek Dočkal are both a yellow card away from a suspension.

• Renat Abdulin, Azat Nurgaliyev and Dmitriy Shomko are all a booking away from a suspension.

Form guide
• The Czech Republic are unbeaten at home in Group A (W2 D1), but after kicking off the section with four straight victories they have won none of their competitive fixtures in 2015 (D1 L1).

• Kazakhstan have lost their last five Group A games since opening with a 0-0 draw against Latvia.

• Kazakhstan are without a win in nine competitive games (D2 L7) since a 2-1 FIFA World Cup qualifying success against the Faroe Islands in September 2013. Twelve games have passed (D1 L12) since their last competitive away win – 3-1 in Andorra in September 2009.

Trivia and links
• Czech Republic defender Tomáš Sivok made his 49th appearance for his country in their most recent Group A game, a 2-1 loss in Iceland.

• The six meetings between the nations' clubs in UEFA competition have favoured the Czech sides, whose record is W3 D2 L1. Most recently, FC Slovan Liberec eliminated FC Shakhter Karagandy from the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, winning 1-0 at home and drawing 1-1 after extra time in Karaganda.