Fortuna Arena | Nations League 2026-27 Group A3 | Saturday, September 26 | 7:45pm BST
An intriguing clash awaits in Prague and here at BetVictor News, we take a closer look at the Czech Republic vs Croatia odds – providing a detailed match preview, score prediction, overall H2H record, team news, the best betting angles and more.
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Czech Republic Vs Croatia Odds
The Czech Republic vs Croatia Nations League odds imply the points will be going back to Zagreb. Slaven Bilic’s side are the 21/20 favourites, the draw is online at 12/5 with the Czech’s priced at 85/40.
Ahead of the game, the Czech Republic vs Croatia betting markets are online which include BTTS, O/U, anytime goalscorers, bet builders, bet boosts, correct score, Asian lines and many, many more.
Czech Republic Vs Croatia Preview
Having secured promotion last year, the Czech Republic are back in League A and will get to test themselves against Croatia, England and Spain. Newly appointed boss Santi Denia inherits a squad who suffered a group stage exit at the World Cup registering just one point in the process.
At the North American extravaganza, Croatia lost to Portugal in the R32 in highly controversial circumstances. The 2-1 defeat saw Zlatko Dalic step down from his role with the Croats calling upon Slaven Bilic to fill the void 14 years after his first stint in charge of the national team.
Czech Republic Vs Croatia H2H Record
When it comes to Czech Republic vs Croatia betting, it’s worth bearing in mind the latter are yet to taste defeat to Saturday’s hosts. The two have gone toe-to-toe six times previously with the Blazers registering three wins with the remainder ending in stalemate.
Czech Republic vs Croatia H2H record:
- Czech Republic wins – 0
- Draws – 3
- Croatia wins – 3
Czech Republic Vs Croatia Team News
Patrik Schick retired from the Czech Republic national side after the World Cup which means that Adam Hlozek and Pavel Sulc are the likeliest contenders to lead the attack. Alex Kral and Michal Sadilek are also expected to start on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, Croatian legend Luka Modric is in line to earn his 203rd international cap. Only Cristiano Ronaldo has earned more in the men’s game. Man City midfielder Mateo Kovacic is likely to line up against the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner.
Czech Republic Vs Croatia Predicted Lineups
Czech Republic predicted lineup:
Kovar; Vitik, Hranac, Krejci; Coufal, Kral, Cerv, Sadilek, Karabec; Sulc, Hlozek
Croatia predicted lineup:
Livakovic; Stanisic, Sutalo, Pongracic, Gvardiol; Modric, Kovacic; Vlasic, Sucic, Baturina; Budimir
Czech Republic Vs Croatia Betting Angles
Key Match Stats
- Nations League stats – This will be the first ever Nations League encounter between the sides.
- Czech Republic stats – Six of Czech Republic’s last seven competitive home internationals featured over 10.5 corners.
- Croatia stats – Slaven Bilic’s side have never lost to the Czech Republic in six previous encounters.
Top Betting Angles for Czech Republic vs Croatia
- Over 2.5 goals: Landed in seven of the Czech’s last eight fixtures. Online at 3/4.
- BTTS (Yes): Six of Czech Republic’s last seven games saw both teams score. Our football betting markets have BTTS (Yes) available at 3/5.
- Anytime goalscorers: Adam Hlozek (9/4), Martin Baturina (14/5), Pavel Sulc (17/10) and Ante Budimir (6/4) are worth considering.
Czech Republic Vs Croatia Prediction
Both sides will be aiming to impress under new management and we are going to predict a narrow Croatia win in Prague. Slaven Bilic’s side have never lost to the Eastern Europeans and boast a better squad on paper so with that in mind, we believe they will come up trumps.
Prediction: Czech Republic 1-2 Croatia
