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by Kennedy Kechula | in World Cup Predictions
The two giants in Group L of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Croatia and the Czech Republic, are set to meet. Hosts Croatia will troop into the match in third, two places behind leaders Czech.
A win for either nation will be a massive boost to their qualification race, and here’s our prediction. After the heartbreaking loss in the Nations League quarter-finals against France, Croatia have switched focus to securing a fourth straight World Cup appearance.
They started off in the best fashion, beating Gibraltar 7-0 away from home, and hope to carry on against a much tougher opponent.
The Czech Republic are winless in three matches against Croatia, but the last two ended in draws. After three opening wins in the group, they are facing their toughest opponent.
The visitors are coming from a 2-0 win against Montenegro, having earlier beaten the Faroe Islands and Gibraltar. The difficulty goes higher against Croatia, but a run of eight matches unbeaten will breed positivity at the Czechia camp.
In that period they only drew two matches. It hasn’t been very fruitful for the visitors on the road, winning only two of the last 10. Half of those 10 matches, however, ended in draws. Their last meeting with Croatia ended in a 1-1 draw.
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The Best Betting Odds for Croatia v Czechia Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.8 | 3.75 | 4.33 |
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1.73 | 3.6 | 4 |
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1.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
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1.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
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1.74 | 3.75 | 4.4 |
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Croatia vs Czechia Form
Croatia and Czechia's standings in the World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
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1
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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3
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Croatia and Czechia Last Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Jun 2025 - World Cup
23 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
20 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
18 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
18 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
12 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
8 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
24 Jun 2024 - Euro
19 Jun 2024 - Euro
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Jun 2025 - World Cup
23 Mar 2025 - UEFA Nations League
15 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
5 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
15 Jun 2024 - Euro
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Jun 2025 - World Cup
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
22 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
16 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
14 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
6 Jun 2025 - World Cup
22 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
11 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
10 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
26 Jun 2024 - Euro
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
16 Nov 2024 - UEFA Nations League
14 Oct 2024 - UEFA Nations League
7 Sep 2024 - UEFA Nations League
22 Jun 2024 - Euro
18 Jun 2024 - Euro
Croatia vs Czechia Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
18 Jun 2021 - Euro
Croatia vs Czechia last Lineups
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Most goals and assists
Croatia
Czechia
A. Kramaric
(2 Goals)
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F. Ivanovic
(2 Goals)
P. Schick
(4 Goals)
Croatia - Czechia Key Points
- Croatia drew three of six home matches.
- The last two meetings between these two ended in draws.
- Five of the Czech Republic’s last 10 away matches ended in draws.
- Only one of Czech’s five draws in 10 away matches ended goalless.
- All three draws in Czech’s last 10 matches had both sides score.
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Our Croatia vs Czechia Prediction
In the Czech Republic’s last away match, they scored four times, and in Croatia’s last outing, they scored seven. The last two meetings between these nations, which ended in draws, had six goals in total. These stats point us to goals in this encounter, yet neither team sticks out as a favorite.
Their two competitive meetings produced draws, and the same has been the outcome in many of their recent matches. With all considered, our prediction for Croatia v Czech Republic is for the match to end in a scoring draw.
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