Czech Republic vs England
Czech Republic vs England takes place on June 22 at Wembley with both teams in pole position to qualify from Group C automatically. Czech Republic currently lead the group on goal difference, and a win or a draw would see them advance to the group stages as group winners. A win or a draw would also suit England, although a draw would place them second and lose their home advantage in further rounds. Read on for more analysis, match predictions and betting tips.
Form
Pre-tournament it’s unlikely that many people would have had Czech Republic to be group winners here but thanks to Bayer Leverkusen forward Patrik Schick’s three goals, they’re very much in that position. Jaroslav Silhavy’s team have already beaten Scotland on their own turf in Glasgow, and frustrated Croatia into a draw in their last game. With a draw being enough for them to win the group, this might be another game where they go to stifle the opposition.
England fans have been up in arms since Gareth Southgate’s men were frustrated by Scotland at Wembley. In a game of few chances, England couldn’t break the Scots down and now they have to beat the Czech Republic if they are to win the group and thus keep playing at Wembley in the knockout stages. Harry Kane has severely lacked service which hasn’t helped England, while fans have criticised the need for two defensive midfielders in Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips. Will Southgate roll the dice for this one?
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With no reports of injuries head coach Silhavy should come into this game with a full squad to choose from. Slavia Prague defender Tomas Holes was the solitary change for the game against Croatia, replacing Spartak Moscow midfielder Alex Kral. It’s likely Silhavy will again go for a 4-2-3-1 formation and the question will be if Holes is again preferred to help frustrate England players trying to play in the gap between midfield and attack.
Harry Kane has had to come out and deny that his performances have been hampered either by injury or by speculation surrounding his future at Tottenham Hotspur. While he has been quiet, the lack of service into him has been an issue and there are question marks over why players like Jadon Sancho have been left out. Although Southgate will want the win, he’ll know that as long as England do not lose they cannot go out of the group and caution might win the day yet again.
Match Predictions
Once again, England are hot favourites to win this game with bookies offering only 1.60 against Southgate’s men wrapping up the group with a victory. Once again, we think that backing England should be avoided. With a draw being good for both teams it might be a good betting tip to back that at 3.50, and we also like Czech Republic +1 at 2.25 in the handicap market.
