Opava make statement with comfortable victory over Nový Jičín
Opava put their recent struggles behind them with a resounding 4:1 victory over Nový Jičín in a club friendly on Monday evening. The result stands in stark contrast to their last three competitive outings, where they've conceded thirteen goals across two defeats and a draw. To be fair, this was a friendly — but even then, the scoreline tells a story.
And here's the thing about this fixture: Nový Jičín have been on the receiving end of heavy defeats from Opava before. They lost 1-4 on 4 September last year, and again 1-4 in September 2024. This time around, the pattern held — though Opava's attacking output was something else entirely.
Looking at Opava's recent form, one might have expected a different outcome. They'd been hammered 6-1 by Šumperk on 13 August, and suffered a 6-2 loss to Poruba just days before that. By then, questions were circulating about their defensive organisation. But against Nový Jičín, they were left flat-footed — and not the other way round.
Nový Jičín's recent results offered little confidence heading into this encounter. Their last outing was a 3-0 defeat to Šumperk on 9 September, and before that, a 4-1 loss to Opava themselves. They'd managed a 2-1 victory over Valašské Meziříčí on 2 September 2025, but that was the lone bright spot in an otherwise difficult run.
What this result means for both sides remains to be seen. Opava will take confidence from finally putting some runs of poor form behind them — four wins in five games if you count this friendly alongside their previous success against Nový Jičín. For the visitors, it's another chapter in a difficult period that saw them lose four of their last five competitive matches before this friendly.