Kolín beat Slavia Prague 4-2 in a club friendly on Monday, 11 August 2026, at the 15:30 kickoff. The result came as a surprise given Slavia's reputation, and by then you could see why both managers were experimenting. The visitors took control early and held on despite pressure from the hosts.
Kolín arrived with nothing to prove and plenty to settle. Their last outing on 6 August ended 0-5 against Dynamo Pardubice B, a scoreline that sat heavy. Slavia, meanwhile, had shown flashes of promise — 4-3 against Litoměřice and 5-4 against Sokolov in previous months — but also inconsistency, losing 0-2 to Tábor and 0-3 to Třeboň. The relationship between form and expectation is always tricky in friendlies.
Kolín's four goals suggest they found their rhythm quickly, though no breakdown of individual scorers or timings is available. Slavia pulled two back but couldn't complete the comeback. The match wasn't about tactics so much as finding legs, and both sides tested different combinations. To be fair, neither side gave everything — it was a friendly, after all.
The result closes a chapter on Kolín's pre-season preparations. They've now played six matches in the last few months, winning three, losing three, and scoring 16 while conceding 20. Slavia's record over the same period shows five matches with three wins and two defeats, scoring 16 and conceding 15. The table doesn't move in friendlies, but confidence might.