Czechia vs South Africa, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Czechia vs South Africa — Worldcup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
- Czechia 3 games · 1 pts (2026/26)
- South Africa 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tori Penso (USA)
- Assistant 1 Brooke Mayo (USA)
- Assistant 2 Kathryn Nesbitt (USA)
17 games this season
🟨 2.5/game
⚽ 8.0 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Czechia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #2 |
| 1 | Points | 4 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 / 1 / 2 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| 2 | Scored | 2 |
| 6 | Conceded | 3 |
| -4 | GD | -1 |
| 0.33 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 0% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Czechia this season
Czechia this season
25%
Clean Sheets
South Africa this season
South Africa this season
Czechia are 4th (1 pts). South Africa are 2nd (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Czechia
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
South Africa
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Czechia and South Africa has kicked off!
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 6' Goal! Michal Sadilek scores his 11 goal in 436 matches.
- 11' Khuliso Mudau needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 21' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Czechia that had 106 games and scored 14 goals.
- 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matej Kovar made 409 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 31' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lukas Cerv suffering a number of foals already.
- 33' That looks like a foul for a card for Teboho Mokoena.
- 38' Czechia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
- 40' The referee shows South Africa player a card on 40.
- 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robin Hranac, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 50' It looks surprising Czechia does not make any changes. Teboho Mokoena has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 60' Czechia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 65' The travelling South Africa supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 75' Ladislav Krejci was booked on 75.
- 80' South Africa is showing some good football. However, South Africa are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 83' What an equalizer from Teboho Mokoena!
- 88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
Czechia Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
-
18
Michal Sadilek ↓ Tomas Soucek 67'
-
8
Vladimir Darida ↓ Pavel Sulc 55'
- 10
- 7
- 5
- 3
-
9
Adam Hlozek ↓ Lukas Provod 67'
- 1
-
12
Lukas Cerv ↓ David Zima 78'
- 4
- 24
Bench
- 19
-
22
Tomas Soucek ↑ 67'
-
20
Jaroslav Zeleny ↑ 55'
- 13
-
2
David Zima ↑ 78'
-
17
Lukas Provod ↑ 67'
- 21
- 16
- 23
- 11
- 26
- 6
-
15
Pavel Sulc ↑ 55'
- 25
Coach
Miroslav Koubek
South Africa Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1
- 14
- 6
- 20
- 21
- 23
- 12
- 5
- 4
- 7
- 15
Bench
- 16
- 22
- 26
- 18
- 24
- 2
- 3
- 19
-
25
Kamogelo Sebelebele ↑ 84'
- 9
-
17
Evidence Makgopa ↑ 66'
-
10
Relebohile Mofokeng ↑ 46'
- 8
Coach
Hugo Broos
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Michal Sadilek | 1 |
| Teboho Mokoena | 1 |
Head to Head
Czechia Form
South Africa Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.85
Czechia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96
South Africa xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 73% + South Africa or Draw 68%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 1.81
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 1.5 | 54% |
|
46% |
| ± 2.5 | 27% |
|
73% |
| ± 3.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
Czechia or Draw
66%
Draw or South Africa
68%
Czechia or South Africa
66%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Czechia win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.9%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 3
2.3%
1 – 3
2.1%
3 – 1
1.6%
Asian Handicap — Czechia
| Handicap | Czechia covers | Push | South Africa covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 19% | 71% |
| -0.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| +0.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +1 | 65% | 22% | 13% |
| +1.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +2 | 87% | 10% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Czechia keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
South Africa keeps clean sheet
43%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.