Czech Republic vs Spain Prediction & Match Preview

Aron Wright - June 3, 2022

Czech Republic vs Spain
UEFA Nations League
Date: Sunday, 5 June 2022
Kick-off at 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: Eden.

The Spaniards were on course to lift the previous edition of the Nations League. They were leading by one goal till late in the final of the competition, before the French managed to script a magnificent comeback.

This time around they will be determined to make amends for that near miss and will try to start their new campaign on the best of notes.

It was also heart-breaking for them as they were clearly the better team in the semi-finals of the recently-concluded Euro Cup. However, they had to bow out against eventual champions Italy in a tightly-contested fixture which was settled by penalties at the end.

Luis Enrique really have brought forward a crop of young Spaniards who are able to challenge for all titles. He is determined to once again bring back the golden period of domination by the Spaniards.

Meanwhile, Czech Republic had to face heartbreak in the recently concluded World Cup qualifiers. They were part of the playoffs and were eliminated by Sweden the semi-finals.

This obviously will take some fire away from them and their recent form has not been that impressive as well. On top of that they also have a poor head-to-head record against this rival over the last several years.

For these reasons expect Spain to be the better team on the pitch by all means this Saturday.

Czech Republic vs Spain Head-to-head (h2h)

• The latest encounter had finished in a 1-0 win for Spain.
• They are on a winning streak since 1996.
• In fact, they have a 100 percentage unbeaten record against this rival barring a single draw in 1996.
• They had kept clean sheets in 4 of the past 5 meetings.

Czech Republic vs Spain Prediction & Analysis

Czech Republic are on a 2-game winless run and they had also remained so in 5 of their past 8 fixtures. They had finished 3^rd in their World Cup qualifiers group and even though they secured an entry into the playoffs they were eliminated in the first knockout fixture itself.

On the other hand, the Spaniards are on a 4-fixture winning streak and they had also won 7 of the past 8 games. Do also note that they had scored a total of 18 goals from these 8 fixtures as well.

Taking into account these observations, as well as the head to head superiority of Spain over the years, expect a win for them this Saturday.

Key Stats for Betting

• The 2010 world champions are placed 7^th in world rankings by FIFA while their counterparts for the day are placed 33^rd.

Tips for Czech Republic vs Spain

• Spain to Win @ 1.75 (3/4)

• Correct Score: 3-1 Spain @ 15.00 (14/1).