Slavia Prague faced Tábor in a club friendly match on 18 August 2026. The visitors claimed a 5:4 victory in a contest that defied recent expectations.
Slavia had shown attacking intent in their warm-up games, scoring four goals against Sokolov just five days before this encounter. They had also produced a 5:4 win over the same opponent back in August 2025. Yet tonight they found themselves on the wrong side of a similar scoreline.
Tábor arrived with a run of defeats that would have tested any squad's resolve. They had lost 4:0 to České Budějovice and 5:2 to Jihlava in consecutive days earlier in August. By then, many would have expected them to have hit a wall.
The two sides had met before on 2 September 2025, when Tábor secured a 2:0 win at Slavia's ground. That result gave them confidence, though tonight's performance went well beyond a straightforward victory.
Slavia's four goals were not enough to secure a result against a side that had lost their previous two matches. The friendly ended with Tábor taking all three points in a match that highlighted both teams' attacking capabilities.