Czechoslovakia 2-0 Wales - May 26, 1957 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1958
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CZE

CZE
WAL
WAL
Team line-ups
Wales
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Alfred John Kelsey | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Melvyn Hopkins | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Melvyn Charles | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Raymond Daniel | 22 | 28 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
David Thomas | 30 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Harris | 28 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
John Charles | 25 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Terry Medwin | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Royston Vernon | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Desmond Palmer | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cliff Jones | 22 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
9
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersChanges in the starting players regarding the previous match
Desmond Palmer
IN
Derek Tapscott
OUT
Raymond Daniel
IN
Leonard Edwards
OUT
David Thomas
IN
David Bowen
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
46
6
Success rate in this team:
17 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
17 %
Murphy vs Czechoslovakia
1 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Paul Wyssling
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Czechoslovakia1 match | General total | Wales1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Czechoslovakia1 match | Season total | Wales1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on May 26, 1957 | Latest figure on May 26, 1957 |
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Key figures

Wales keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a draw away from home running (since 08/02/1890). It's a record streak. The first of history

Wales keeps its 3 matches with at least 2 goals conceded away from home running (since 08/02/1890). It's a record streak. The first of history

It's the first time since the 08/10/1953 (Belgium vs Sweden ) that a game ends with 2-0 in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VCzechoslovakia 3-2 Austria27/03/1955 | VCzechoslovakia 5-2 Belgium25/09/1955 | LCzechoslovakia 1-3 Hungary02/10/1955 | DCzechoslovakia 0-0 Brazil21/04/1956 | DCzechoslovakia 1-1 Turkey25/11/1956 | VCzechoslovakia 1-0 Yugoslavia18/05/1957 |
Overall | LArgentina 1-0 Czechoslovakia19/08/1956 | LChile 3-0 Czechoslovakia26/08/1956 | VYugoslavia 1-2 Czechoslovakia30/09/1956 | DCzechoslovakia 1-1 Turkey25/11/1956 | LWales 1-0 Czechoslovakia01/05/1957 | VCzechoslovakia 1-0 Yugoslavia18/05/1957 |
Current form
Away | LAustria 2-0 Wales09/05/1954 | LEngland 3-2 Wales10/11/1954 | VNorthern Ireland 2-3 Wales20/04/1955 | LScotland 2-0 Wales09/11/1955 | LEngland 3-1 Wales14/11/1956 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Wales10/04/1957 |
Overall | DWales 1-1 Northern Ireland11/04/1956 | DWales 2-2 Scotland20/10/1956 | LEngland 3-1 Wales14/11/1956 | DNorthern Ireland 0-0 Wales10/04/1957 | VWales 1-0 Czechoslovakia01/05/1957 | LEast Germany 2-1 Wales19/05/1957 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 3 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 1 | 0 |
Winless streak | 3 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 2 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0
|
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0
|
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
- | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Melvyn Charles | ![]() |
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- | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Melvyn Charles | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Away
0 gf
1 ga
Total
0 gf
1 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
0 ga
Total
1 gf
0 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
Overall | 1 - 0 |
May 01, 1957 |
Away | No success yet |
Latest head to head
May 01, 1957 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1958
Best historical scorers against Wales
Best historical scorers against Czechoslovakia
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Royston Vernon | 1 goal | 1957 - 1957 |
Players with most games played vs Wales
Players with most games played vs Czechoslovakia
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Melvyn Hopkins | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
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David Bowen | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
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Derek Tapscott | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
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Royston Vernon | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
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Terry Medwin | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
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John Charles | 1 match | 1957 - 1957 |
Competition info
The other matches
May 01, 1957
May 19, 1957
June 16, 1957
September 25, 1957
October 27, 1957
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