The match is the home side's final warm-up before Euro 2008, a competition the Scots narrowly failed to qualify for under Alex McLeish.

However, Burley has suffered from numerous withdrawals since taking over and heads into the game with a very different side from the one narrowly beaten by Italy last year.

James McFadden, Alan Hutton, Steven Fletcher and Rangers trio Kevin Thomson, Steven Whittaker and Kris Boyd have all pulled out of the trip to Prague, while a long-term ankle problem meant skipper Barry Ferguson was not name in the squad either.

But veteran coach Bruckner insisted: "I believe Scotland will be strong opponents. They have very good players who played well in the qualifying campaign.

"They didn't qualify but, in my opinion, Scotland are one of the top teams in Europe."

The Czechs defeated Lithuania on Tuesday night, with star striker Jan Koller claiming both goals.

Bruckner now intends to use the game against Scotland to experiment with other players in a bid to find his strongest side.

He said: "We have had a couple of test matches and now we would like to use the players who didn't play in those matches.

"We will try a different tactical play from before and use different players who did not play the full match against Lithuania.

"It is an international match and we would like to test our players - but we also want to win."

Meanwhile, stand-in captain Tomas Ujfalusi is hoping for a more open game than the UEFA Cup semi-final he experienced against Rangers with Fiorentina this year.

"I don't know if Scotland play in the same style as Rangers," he said.

"If they do, that means nine players staying in their half of the pitch. Offensively, we just have to play more quickly and pass the ball as quickly as possible in the opposition's half."

Ujfalusi may have been unimpressed by Rangers' style of play but admits they are opponents he will not forget in a hurry.

"We were close to the final and I can say it was the most disappointing moment of my career," said the defender.

Ujfalusi - who will wear the armband in the absence of the injured Tomas Rosicky - has now turned his focus to international matters and insists the Czechs must do better after a disappointing performance against Lithuania, despite the 2-0 win.

He said: "We have seen the video from the Lithuania match and we know we didn't play at our best defensively.

"Our opponents had two good chances. But we know where we made the mistakes and we will play better against Scotland."

Looking ahead to the European championships, he added: "We are preparing properly for the first match (against Switzerland). It will be a tough match and it could be the most important.

"But our form is good and I believe we will perform at our best in the opening match. We are looking forward to the whole tournament.

"I am not nervous yet but there is enough time before the first game and maybe I will be nervous the day before."