Czechia vs Croatia, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Czechia vs Croatia — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Simon Beck
- Referee Andre Marriner
- Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
- Referee Mark Clattenburg
- Referee Jake Collin
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Czechia this season
Czechia this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Croatia this season
Croatia this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Czechia
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Croatia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Czechia
| Lukas Provod | 1 G |
Croatia
| Andrej Kramaric | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Czechia launch into their encounter with Croatia.
- 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Czechia and Croatia are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 14' Milan Badelj catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
- 19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Czechia and Croatia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 24' Czechia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Czechia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 37' GOAL! Ivan Perisic fires home to make it 0-1!
- 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 47' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
- 57' Petr Cech is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Croatia so far.
- 59' Ivan Rakitic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
- 61' Another substitution for Croatia to replace Luka Modric by Mateo Kovacic on 61 minute.
- 66' A tactical swap from Czech Republic — Milan Skoda on, David Lafata off on 66 minutes.
- 67' The Czech Republic manager makes a substitution. Jiri Skalak departs to be replaced by Josef Sural.
- 72' Controversy at the stadium! Tomas Sivok argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 74' Croatia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 76' Assisted by Tomas Rosicky with the perfectly-timed delivery and Milan Skoda makes no mistake. 0-3!
- 81' Czechia is showing some good football. However, Czechia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 86' Tomas Necid is replacing Jaroslav Plasil for the Czech Republic side.
- 90' The Czech Republic Tomas Necid breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 0-4!
- 90' Domagoj Vida is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in Croatia team. Ivan Rakitic is replaced by Gordon Schildenfeld on 90 minute.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Czechia Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
20
Jiri Skalak ↓ Josef Sural 67'
-
13
Jaroslav Plasil ↓ Tomas Necid 86'
- 2
- 22
- 19
- 8
- 5
- 10
- 6
-
21
David Lafata ↓ Milan Skoda 66'
Bench
- 4
- 11
-
7
Tomas Necid ↑ 86'
- 23
- 16
- 9
- 17
- 14
-
12
Milan Skoda ↑ 66'
- 3
- 12
-
18
Josef Sural ↑ 67'
Coach
Pavel Vrba
Croatia Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 7
-
10
Luka Modric ↓ Mateo Kovacic 61'
- 17
- 11
-
3
Ivan Strinic ↓ Sime Vrsaljko 90'
- 14
- 4
- 19
- 21
- 5
Bench
-
8
Mateo Kovacic ↑ 61'
- 6
- 9
- 16
- 15
- 18
-
2
Sime Vrsaljko ↑ 90'
- 20
- 22
- 12
-
13
Gordon Schildenfeld ↑ 90'
- 1
Coach
Ante Cacic
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Ivan Perisic | 3 |
| Ivan Rakitic | 1 |
| Tomas Necid | 1 |
| Milan Skoda | 1 |
| Ivan Rakitic | 1 |
| Ivan Perisic | 1 |
| Tomas Necid | 1 |
| Milan Skoda | 1 |
Head to Head
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.57
Czechia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39
Croatia xG
I would bet for:
Czechia or Croatia 73% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Czechia or Draw
68%
Draw or Croatia
59%
Czechia or Croatia
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Croatia win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Czechia
| Handicap | Czechia covers | Push | Croatia covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 20% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +1 | 67% | 17% | 15% |
| +1.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +2 | 85% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Czechia keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Croatia keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.