Spain vs Czechia, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Spain vs Czechia — European Championship .
Match Details
- Referee Tomasz Musial
- Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
- Referee Szymon Marciniak
- Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
- Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
- Referee Pawel Raczkowski
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
40%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
20%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
43%
Clean Sheets
Spain this season
Spain this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Czechia this season
Czechia this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Spain
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
3/–
46-60
3/–
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ 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)
Spain
| Dani Olmo | 3 G | 2 A |
| Fabian Ruiz | 2 G | 2 A |
| Nico Williams | 2 G | 1 A |
| Alvaro Morata | 1 G | |
| Dani Carvajal | 1 G |
Czechia
| Lukas Provod | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Czechia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 10' David Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Spain and Czechia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Spain in their trying to find a way past Czechia's compact .
- 30' It’s high time Pavel Vrba made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 35' Czechia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Spain side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 45' Spain are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Czechia's shape.
- 50' Spain are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Czechia backline.
- 55' 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.
- 60' Spain international Busquets has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Limbersky.
- 62' Another substitution for Spain to replace Alvaro Morata by Aduriz on 62 minute.
- 67' Jaroslav Plasil has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' A tactical swap from Spain — Thiago Alcantara on, Fabregas off on 70 minutes.
- 75' David Lafata is replacing Tomas Necid for the Czech Republic side.
- 80' The travelling Czechia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' The whistle greets Nolito as he departs to be replaced by Pedro.
- 86' Josef Sural has so much to prove this time. He replaces Theodor Gebre Selassie on 86 minute.
- 87' Magnificent from Pique! That is 15 goals in 528 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 88' David Pavelka is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tomas Rosicky at the 88 minute mark.
- With this win, Spain is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Spain Lineups
Starting XI
-
10
Fabregas ↓ Thiago Alcantara 70'
-
7
Alvaro Morata ↓ Aduriz 62'
- 21
- 13
- 16
- 22
- 3
- 18
- 5
- 15
- 6
Bench
- 12
- 2
-
11
Pedro ↑ 82'
- 23
-
14
Thiago Alcantara ↑ 70'
- 8
- 17
-
20
Aduriz ↑ 62'
- 4
- 9
- 19
- 1
Coach
Del Bosque
Czechia Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 1
-
7
Tomas Necid ↓ David Lafata 75'
- 13
- 2
- 22
- 19
- 8
- 5
-
10
Tomas Rosicky C ↓ David Pavelka 88'
- 6
Bench
- 20
- 11
- 23
- 16
- 9
- 14
- 12
-
21
David Lafata ↑ 75'
- 3
-
12
David Pavelka ↑ 88'
-
18
Josef Sural ↑ 86'
Coach
Pavel Vrba
H2H
Head to Head
Spain Form
Czechia Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17
Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53
Czechia xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spain win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 1.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 2.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 3.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
Spain or Draw
83%
Draw or Czechia
48%
Spain or Czechia
69%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%
Asian Handicap — Spain
| Handicap | Spain covers | Push | Czechia covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 15% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 28% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 85% | — | 15% |
| +1 | 85% | 12% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Spain keeps clean sheet
59%
✓
Czechia keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.