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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Czechia is hosting Croatia for another epic battle.
- 5' David Lafata has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 10' Croatia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 14' The referee calls foul for Milan Badelj. He receives a Yellow card.
- 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 24' Czechia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Czechia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 34' Jaroslav Plasil needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 37' Ivan Perisic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Croatia that had 169 games and scored 46 goals.
- 47' Czechia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 52' Croatia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 57' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danijel Subasic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Croatia.
- 59' Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ivan Rakitic makes no mistake. 0-2!
- 61' Mateo Kovacic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luka Modric on 61 minute.
- 66' The Czech Republic manager makes a substitution. David Lafata departs to be replaced by Milan Skoda.
- 67' Josef Sural gets the nod from Czech Republic. He replaces Jiri Skalak and will look to change the dynamic.
- 72' The referee calls foul for Tomas Sivok. He receives a Yellow card.
- 74' A moment of madness from Marcelo Brozovic on 74 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Croatia will be frustrated.
- 76' Milan Skoda makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Czech Republic are in front.
- 81' Both keepers have barely been tested. Czechia and Croatia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 86' The Czech Republic manager makes a substitution. Jaroslav Plasil departs to be replaced by Tomas Necid.
- 90' Magnificent from Tomas Necid! That is 18 goals in 95 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Domagoj Vida.
- 90' Gordon Schildenfeld gets the nod from Croatia. He replaces Ivan Rakitic and will look to change the dynamic.
- 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 |
| Milan Skoda | 1 |
| Ivan Rakitic | 1 |
| Ivan Perisic | 1 |
| Tomas Necid | 1 |
| Milan Skoda | 1 |
| Patrik Schick | 1 |
| Ivan Rakitic | 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.