Portugal vs Czechia, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Portugal vs Czechia — European Championship at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.
Match Details
- Referee Marco Guida
- Assistant 1 Filippo Meli
- Assistant 2 Giorgio Peretti
11 games this season
🟨 1.5/game
⚽ 5.3 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
80%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
40%
Clean Sheets
Portugal this season
Portugal this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Czechia this season
Czechia this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Portugal
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Czechia
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Portugal
| Francisco Conceicao | 1 G |
Czechia
| Lukas Provod | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Red Bull Arena Leipzig will turn into a battlefield for Portugal and Czechia.
- 5' 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 Bernardo Silva suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' Portugal are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Czechia's 3-1-4-2 shape.
- 15' Portugal is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 25' Portugal has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 35' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. Czechia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 39' Rafael Leao was booked on 39.
- 44' Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 49' Patrik Schick is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Czechia tonight.
- 54' Portugal are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Czechia backline.
- 57' The referee has no hesitation. Patrik Schick is booked for Czechia — card on 57.
- 60' Jan Kuchta is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ondrej Lingr at the 60 minute mark.
- 62' What a moment for Lukas Provod! That strike on 62 puts his side firmly in control.
- 63' The crowd applauds Rafael Leao as he leaves the pitch. Diogo Jota steps in for Portugal.
- 68' The 31-year-old Tomas Soucek has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 69' Robin Hranac does the damage! The net is bulging and Czechia surge ahead!
- 74' Czechia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 79' It is a substitution in Czechia team. Lukas Provod is replaced by Antonin Barak on 79 minute.
- 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' Czech Republic international Jindrich Stanek has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 90' Portugal player sees a card in front of him.
- 90' The crowd applauds Vitinha as he leaves the pitch. Francisco Conceicao steps in for Portugal.
- With this win, Portugal is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Portugal Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 10
-
5
Diogo Dalot ↓ Goncalo Inacio 63'
-
17
Rafael Leao ↓ Diogo Jota 63'
- 7
-
20
Joao Cancelo ↓ Nelson Semedo 90'
- 8
- 3
- 4
- 22
-
19
Nuno Mendes ↓ Pedro Neto 90'
-
23
Vitinha ↓ Francisco Conceicao 90'
Bench
- 1
- 18
-
21
Diogo Jota ↑ 63'
-
2
Nelson Semedo ↑ 90'
-
25
Pedro Neto ↑ 90'
- 13
- 16
- 12
- 11
- 6
- 9
-
14
Goncalo Inacio ↑ 63'
-
26
Francisco Conceicao ↑ 90'
- 24
- 15
Coach
Roberto Martínez
Czechia Lineups
3-1-4-2Starting XI
-
10
Patrik Schick ↓ Mojmir Chytil 60'
- 22
- 5
-
3
Tomas Holes ↓ Tomas Chory 90'
- 18
-
14
Lukas Provod ↓ Antonin Barak 79'
- 12
- 1
-
11
Jan Kuchta ↓ Ondrej Lingr 60'
- 4
-
25
Pavel Sulc ↓ Petr Sevcik 79'
Bench
- 17
-
7
Antonin Barak ↑ 79'
-
19
Tomas Chory ↑ 90'
- 24
- 9
-
13
Mojmir Chytil ↑ 60'
-
8
Petr Sevcik ↑ 79'
- 2
- 16
- 21
-
20
Ondrej Lingr ↑ 60'
- 23
- 6
- 26
- 15
Coach
Ivan Hasek
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.59
Portugal xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43
Czechia xG
I would bet for:
Portugal or Czechia 74% + Both teams to score 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portugal win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Portugal or Draw
69%
Draw or Czechia
57%
Portugal or Czechia
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.6%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.3%
Asian Handicap — Portugal
| Handicap | Portugal covers | Push | Czechia covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 12% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 19% | 60% |
| -0.5 | 40% | — | 60% |
| +0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +1 | 67% | 17% | 16% |
| +1.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +2 | 84% | 10% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
Portugal keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Czechia keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.