Czech Republic VS England Match Prediction
2019-10-11
18:45:00
Czech Republic
VS
England
Our Prediction Tip
England will win this match.
2019-10-1118:45:00 England will win this match.
In three previous meetings, England have two wins a draw against the Czech Republic. The only time they have played competitively, and the only time since 2008, was back in March when the Three Lions ran out 5-0 winners at Wembley as Raheem Sterling exploded for a hat trick.
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Czech Republic are at 7/1, a draw is at 7/2, and England are at 2/5.
Group A is shaping up nicely so far. England have a chance to seal things up should they win here and also win at Bulgaria as well. If they do so, they will win the group and move on. However, the Czechs are still very much in the thick of it and have a real chance. They are only three points off England, though they have played one more match, so they will still have high hopes of qualification for sure.
The Czech Republic will come into this match in pretty good form and will feel like they have a decent chance of making it to the Euros regardless of the result. In an ideal world, they would like to win here, no doubt, but a draw would also do them very well. In their last year of action, they have six wins and four losses. It’s all a bit feast of famine for them. As far as home outings go, they have three wins and a loss, with the loss coming at the hands of Brazil in a friendly.
England are at the peak of their powers right now, such is the level of the run they have put together. They have been incredibly steady for a decade in qualification now, and they are off the back of getting to the World Cup semis and the Nations League Finals as well. Two wins and they are in Euro 2020 officially, but even if they don’t win them both they will feel great about their chances to get there. In the last year, they have seven wins, a win on penalties, one draw, and a loss, which was in extra time against the Netherlands. Away from home, they have compiled two draws and a win.
Ladbrokes have no for both teams scoring at ¾.
Betfair have Sterling scoring anytime at 2.25.
England simply have too much about them at the moment to be held down by the Czechs for too long. The Three Lions have a big mission ahead of them to win some silverware, and they can a large step toward that goal here.
Jaroslav Silhavy has no major injuries that will keep players out of his team, but he has chosen to make a few notable omissions, including leaving out forward Matej Vydra and midfielders David Pavelka and Borek Dockal.
Patrik Schick has seen his club form slow down quite a bit of late, but he still holds a lot of promise and hope for the Czech national side. The RB Leipzig man has scored four goals in the campaign so far, the only man in the team with more than one, emphasizing just how crucial he is to their cause. Creatively speaking, Jakub Jankto is just as important, if not more so. The winger has scored just once but he has three assists, so you know where those chances that fall to Schick are likely to come from.
Czech Republic have three wins and two losses in their last five matches:
0-3 win at Montenegro
2-1 loss at Kosovo
3-0 home win vs Montenegro
2-1 home win vs Bulgaria
1-3 home loss vs Brazil (Fri)
Gareth Southgate has virtually the same side this time around as he did last month, though he has made some big calls here. Kyle Walker, for one, has been left out, while injuries to Aaron Wan-Bissaka and John Stones keep them out of defence. Midfielder Jesse Lingard also misses out through injury as the Manchester clubs seem a bit cursed at the moment.
England were a little nervy last time out against Kosovo, a fearless group of pressers, but they still scored five goals in the first half. Two of them came as a result of Raheem Sterling. The pacy winger had two assists and a goal, helping them get on their way toward a hectic and more than entertaining win. Jadon Sancho was quite good in that match as well, underlining how quickly he has gotten himself established in the team. The Dortmund man scored his first two goals of the group with his brace that effectively killed off the game with 45 minutes to play.
England have three wins, a draw, and a loss in their last five matches:
5-3 home win vs Kosovo
4-0 home win vs Bulgaria
0-0 draw, penalty win vs Switzerland (UNL)
3-1 extra time loss vs Netherlands (UNL)
1-5 win at Montenegro
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